,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbj,ms4   
,smi? 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize grants to       
address sub/ance use dur+ ,,covid-#ai4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,em]g5cy ,support = ,sub/ance ,use    
,disord]s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #bjah1 an e/imat$
 #afd1hjj1jjj p ag$ #ab or old] 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 or #fj4b p]c5t ( su*     
population1 7 sub/ance us]s 7includ+1   
tobacco1 alcohol1 or illicit drugs7 9 ! 
la/ mon?4  7#b7 ,9 #bjah1 ne>ly #a 9 #e 
p ag$ #ab or old] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or 
#ai4d p]c5t ( su* population1 us$ an    
illicit drug 9 ! pa/ ye>1 :i* is a high]
 p]c5tage ?an 9 #bjae & #bjaf4  7#c7 ,9 
#bjah1 an e/imat$ #aj1cjj1jjj p ag$ #ab 
or old] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates misus$ opioids
 9 ! pa/ ye>1 includ+ #i1ijj1jjj        

prescription pa9 reliev] misus]s &      
#hjh1jjj h]o9 us]s4  7#d7 ,9 #bjag1     
ov]dose dea?s involv+ opioids 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ f5tanyl1 0 #f times    
high] ?an 9 #aiii4  7#e7 ,! age-adju/$  
rate ( drug ov]dose dea?s involv+       
syn!tic opioids 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates o!r   
?an me?adone increas$ by #aj p]c5t f    
#bjag to #bjah4  7#f7 ,9 #bjah1         
approximately #bj1cjj1jjj p ag$ #ab or  
old] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates _h a sub/ance use
 disord] relat$ to _! use ( alcohol or  
illicit drugs 9 ! pa/ ye>4  7#g7 ,9     
#bjah1 an e/imat$ #ba1bjj1jjj p ag$ #ab 
or old] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ne$$ sub/ance 
use treatm5t4  7#h7 ,accord+ to !       
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 ,,covid-#ai w   
c]ta9ly contribute to gr[? 9 ! numb]s   
ref]r$ to 9 ! prec$+ p>agraphs4         
,individuals across ! ,unit$ ,/ates w   
/ruggle ) increases 9 depression1       
anxiety1 trauma1 & grief4 ,!re is also  
anticipat$ increase 9 sub/ance misuse 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates z lives are impact$ =   

individuals & families4  #c4 ,grant     
program on h>ms ( drug misuse  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal   
,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 section z ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y71 9    
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all    
aw>d grants to ,/ates1 political        
subdivisions ( ,/ates1 ,tribes1 ,tribal 
organizations1 & community-bas$ entities
 to support ! deliv]y ( ov]dose         
prev5tion1 syr+e s]vices programs1 & o!r
 h>m r$uction s]vices t address ! h>ms (
 drug misuse dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 
includ+ by-- 7#a7 prev5t+ & controll+ ! 
spread ( infecti\s diseases1 su* z      
,,hiv_/,,aids & viral hepatitis1 & !    
consequ5ces ( su* diseases = individuals
 ) sub/ance use disord]2  7#b7 di/ribut+
 opioid antagoni/s1 su* z naloxone1 to  
individuals at risk ( ov]dose2  7#c7    
connect+ individuals at risk =1 or )1 a 
sub/ance use disord] to ov]dose         
education1 c\nsel+1 & heal? education2 &
  7#d7 enc\rag+ su* individuals to take 

/eps to r$uce ! negative p]sonal &      
public heal? impacts ( sub/ance use or  
misuse dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod4  7b7       
,consid]ations ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is   
section1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all     
prioritize grants to applicants t are-- 
7#a7 culturally specific organizations1 
,tribal behavioral heal? & sub/ance use 
disord] provid]s1 or organizations t are
 int5tional ab\t s]v+ populations :]e   
,,covid-#ai has _h ! mo/ impact2 or     
7#b7 propos+ to s]ve areas )-- 7,a7 a   
high] proportion ( ! population :o meet 
crit]ia = dep5d5ce on1 or abuse (1      
illicit drugs2  7,b7 a high] drug       
ov]dose dea? rate2  7,c7 a great]       
telem$ic9e infra/ructure ne$2 &  7,d7 a 
great] behavioral heal? & sub/ance use  
disord] work=ce ne$4  7c7 ,use ( grant  
aw>ds ,a recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is      
section may use su* grant funds = !     
foll[+ purposes3 7#a7 ,adapt1 ma9ta91 & 
exp& ess5tial s]vices provid$ by h>m    
r$uction s]vice organizations to address
 ! risks ( ,,covid-#ai1 drug ov]dose1 & 

contraction ( infecti\s disease4  7#b7  
,ma9ta9 or hire /aff4  7#c7 ,support    
program op]ational co/s1 includ+ /aff1  
r5t1 & vehicle pur*ase or ma9t5ance4    
7#d7 ,program supplies4  7#e7 ,hygi5e & 
p]sonal protective equipm5t = bo? /aff &
 program p>ticipants4  7#f7 ,support &  
case managem5t s]vices4  7d7 ,def9ition 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m em]g5cy p]iod has 
! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9 section       
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774  7e7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
#bjbj1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4