,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,dunn of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,soto1 and ,mr4 ,bean of ,florida7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,public ,health ,service ,act to        
authorize the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services to address priority    
substance use disorder and serious      
mental illness treatment needs through  
long-acting injectable medications1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,treatment ,continuity ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,priority substance use disorder and
 serious mental illness treatment needs 
of regional and national significance   
7a7 ,in general ,section #eji of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#b7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in the section heading1 by inserting    
,,and ,,serious ,,mental ,,illness after

 ,,substance ,,use ,,disorder2  7#b7 in 
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and serious mental illness after        
substance use disorder2 and  7,b7 by    
striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7   
and inserting the following3  7#a7      
access to long-acting injectable        
medications that are approved by the    
,food and ,drug ,administration for the 
treatment of individuals with substance 
use disorders or serious mental illness2
  7#b7 lab testing and supportive       
counseling for substance use disorder   
and serious mental illness2 and  7#c7   
training on the use of long-acting      
injectable medications for the purposes 
described in paragraph 7#a71 in         
combination with associated clinical    
services such as counseling4  2  7#c7 in
 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the subsection
 heading1 by inserting and ,serious     
,mental ,illness after ,substance ,use  
,disorder2 and  7,b7 in paragraphs 7#a7 
and 7#b71 by inserting and serious      

mental illness after substance use      
disorder2  7#d7 by striking subsections 
7d7 and 7e7 and inserting the following3
  7d7 ,annual report to ,congress ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of the ,treatment ,continuity 
,act of #bjbe1 and annually thereafter  
during the term of the program under    
this section1 the ,secretary shall      
transmit to ,congress a report on the   
outcomes of such program1 including     
completed or substantial progress toward
 treatment requirements based on        
clinician assessment4  2 and  7#e7 by   
redesignating subsection 7f7 as         
subsection 7e74  7b7 ,applicability ,the
 amendments made by this section shall  
apply to grants made under section #eji 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4