,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bd1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,trone 7for himself and ,mr4  
,riggleman7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title ,v of the       
,public ,health ,service ,act4  #a4     
,short title2 findings  7a7 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,honoring ,national ,recovery ,month    
,act4  7b7 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,national ,recovery    
,month is an annual observance in the   
,united ,states to celebrate individuals
 who are in recovery from a substance   
use disorder or mental illness1 educate 
the public1 and combat stigma4  7#b7    
#bjbj is the #cjth anniversary of       
,national ,recovery ,month4  7#c7 ,over 
#gj1jjj people died from drug overdoses 
in #bjai and #dh1jjj people died from   
suicide in #bjah in the ,united ,states4
  7#d7 ,fatal overdoses in the ,united  

,states increased from #bjah to #bjai1  
and overdoses have increased since the  
onset of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  7#e7
 ,a ,june #bjbj study conducted by the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention shows that #da percent of   
adults are experiencing an adverse      
mental health or behavioral health      
condition1 including #ca percent who are
 experiencing symptoms of anxiety or    
depression1 #aa percent who are         
seriously considering suicide1 and #ac  
percent who are starting or increasing  
their substance use to cope with stress 
or emotions related to ,,covid-#ai4  #b4
 ,national ,recovery ,month activities  
,part ,d of title ,v of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bij;dd et seq47 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  #eeb;,a4       
,national ,recovery ,month activities   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting 
through the ,assistant ,secretary for   
,mental ,health and ,substance ,use1    
shall carry out activities1 or enter    

into an agreement with a national       
organization with experience            
coordinating activities in recognition  
of ,national ,recovery ,month to carry  
out activities-- 7#a7 to develop        
toolkits1 public service announcements1 
webinars1 graphics1 and other           
communication materials with respect to 
,national ,recovery ,month2  7#b7 to    
develop1 maintain1 and update           
appropriate websites with respect to    
,national ,recovery ,month2  7#c7 to    
develop and distribute best practices   
for community engagement with respect to
 ,national ,recovery ,month2 and  7#d7  
to celebrate individuals in recovery    
from substance use disorders or mental  
illness1 educate the public on treatment
 of and recovery from substance use     
disorders or mental illness1 combat     
stigma pertaining to substance use      
disorders or mental illness1 and engage 
stakeholders in their participation in  
such activities4  7b7 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there is authorized to  

be appropriated to carry out this       
section #a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbb through #bjbe4  4