,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,vela 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mooney of  
,west ,virginia7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,education to develop and disseminate an
 evidence-based curriculum for          
kindergarten through grade #ab on       
substance use disorders4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
8,saving ,america's ,future by          
,educating ,kids ,act of #bjbj04  #b4   
,evidence-based curriculum on substance 
use disorders  7a7 ,in general  7#a7    
,development and dissemination of       
curriculum ,the ,secretary of           
,education1 in consultation with the    
partners described in paragraph 7#b71   
shall develop and disseminate an        
evidence-based curriculum for           
kindergarten through grade #ab on       
educating students at an age-appropriate

 level on the dangers and harmful       
impacts of substances that-- 7,a7       
focuses on opioid and other substances  
misuse and abuse2 and  7,b7 includes    
vaping1 e-cigarettes1 tobacco1 and other
 substances4  7#b7 ,partners ,the       
partners described in this paragraph are
 the following3 7,a7 ,the ,assistant    
,secretary of the ,substance ,abuse and 
,mental ,health ,services               
,administration4  7,b7 ,the ,director of
 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and 
,prevention4  7,c7 ,the ,assistant      
,secretary of the ,administration for   
,children and ,families4  7,d7 ,the     
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs4  7,e7
 ,the ,director of the ,national        
,institute on ,drug ,abuse or a designee
 of the ,director from the ,national    
,institute on ,drug ,abuse4  7,f7 ,the  
,director of the ,national ,institute on
 ,alcohol ,abuse and ,alcoholism or a   
designee of the ,director from the      
,national ,institute on ,alcohol ,abuse 
and ,alcoholism4  7,g7 ,the             

,administrator of the ,office of        
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention of the ,department of       
,justice or a designee of the           
,administrator from the ,office of      
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention4  7#c7 ,review and update   
,the ,secretary of ,education1 in       
consultation with the partners described
 in paragraph 7#b71 shall review and    
update the evidence-based curriculum    
developed under paragraph 7#a7 every #b 
years4  7b7 ,competitive grant program  
7#a7 ,in general ,beginning the first   
fiscal year following the completion of 
the development of the evidence-based   
curriculum under subsection 7a77#a71 the
 ,secretary of ,education shall award   
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
,state educational agencies to enable   
the ,state educational agencies to      
implement the evidence-based curriculum4
 ,the ,secretary of ,education shall    
award not less than #aj grants during   
each grant cycle4  7#b7 ,application ,a 

,state educational agency that desires  
to receive a grant under this subsection
 shall submit an application to the     
,secretary of ,education at such time1  
in such manner1 and accompanied by such 
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7#c7 ,preference ,in awarding 
grants under this subsection1 the       
,secretary of ,education shall give     
preference to ,states that have         
experienced the highest drug overdose   
death rate per capita4  7#d7            
,subcontract ,a ,state educational      
agency that receives a grant under this 
subsection may subcontract with         
community coalitions1 that are or have  
been a recipient of a grant under       
section #ajcb of the ,anti-,drug ,abuse 
,act of #aihh 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #aecb71 to 
implement the evidence-based curriculum1
 as needed4  7#e7 ,annual report ,each  
,state educational agency that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall     
provide an annual report to the         
,secretary of ,education on measures set

 by the ,secretary to monitor the       
quality of implementation of the        
evidence-based curriculum4  7c7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,evidence-based ,the term evidence-based
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #haja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,state         
educational agency ,the term ,state     
educational agency has the meaning given
 the term in section #haja of the       
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7d7 ,funding ,there are authorized to be
 appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for the   
period of fiscal years #bjba through    
#bjcj4