,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cegi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #aa1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,assistant    
,secretary for ,mental ,health and      
,substance ,use to award formula grants 
to the ,states to address gambling      
addiction1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,gambling ,addiction1 ,recovery1    
,investment1 and ,treatment ,act4  #b4  
,grants to address gambling addiction   
7a7 ,substance ,abuse and ,mental       
,health ,services ,administration  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,assistant ,secretary  
for ,mental ,health and ,substance ,use 
shall award grants to the ,states to    
address gambling addiction in amounts   
determined in accordance with paragraph 
7#b74  7#b7 ,determination of amount    
,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,mental  

,health and ,substance ,use shall-- 7,a7
 allocate the total amount of funds     
awarded as grants under paragraph 7#a7  
among the ,states for a fiscal year in  
the same ratios as the ,assistant       
,secretary allocates the total amount of
 block grants for prevention and        
treatment of substance abuse under      
subpart ,,ii of part ,b of title ,,xix  
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#ba et seq47 among 
the ,states for such fiscal year2 and   
7,b7 if any ,state fails to apply for a 
grant under this subsection for such    
fiscal year1 reallocate the amount that 
would otherwise be awarded to such      
,state among the ,states that do so     
apply in proportion to the amounts      
allocated to such ,states under         
subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,definition ,in
 this subsection1 the term ,state has   
the meaning given to that term in       
section #aied of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#fd74
  7b7 ,national ,institute on ,drug     

,abuse ,the ,director of the ,national  
,institute on ,drug ,abuse may award    
grants to support research on gambling  
addiction4  7c7 ,report ,not later than 
#c years after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services shall submit a report 
to the ,congress on the effectiveness of
 the programs and activities carried out
 pursuant to subsections 7a7 and 7b74   
7d7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 for each of fiscal years #bjbc through 
#bjcb-- 7#a7 to carry out subsection    
7a71 the amount that is #cg4e percent of
 the amount estimated by the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury as being equal to the  
amount of taxes received under section  
#ddja7;a77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf during the preceding     
fiscal year2 and  7#b7 to carry out     
subsection 7b71 the amount that is #ab4e
 percent of such amount estimated by the
 ,secretary of the ,treasury4