,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ded  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #e71         
#bjbe,mr4 ,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal 
,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use to aw>d =mula   
grants to ! ,/ates to address gambl+    
addiction1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gambl+ 
,addiction ,recov]y1 ,inve/m5t1 &       
,treatm5t ,act4  #b4 ,grants to address 
gambl+ addiction  7a7 ,sub/ance ,abuse &
 ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =  
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use %all aw>d
 grants to ! ,/ates to address gambl+   
addiction 9 am\nts det]m9$ 9 accordance 
) p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,det]m9ation (   
am\nt ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal   
,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use %all-- 7,a7     
allocate ! total am\nt ( funds aw>d$ z  

grants "u p>agraph 7#a7 among ! ,/ates =
 a fiscal ye> 9 ! same ratios z !       
,assi/ant ,secret>y allocates ! total   
am\nt ( block grants = prev5tion &      
treatm5t ( sub/ance abuse "u subp>t ,,ii
 ( "p ,b ( title ,,xix ( ! ,public      
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjjx-#ba et seq47 among ! ,/ates = su* 
fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 if any ,/ate fails  
to apply = a grant "u ?is subsection =  
su* fiscal ye>1 reallocate ! am\nt t    
w\ld o!rwise be aw>d$ to su* ,/ate among
 ! ,/ates t d s apply 9 proportion to ! 
am\nts allocat$ to su* ,/ates "u        
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,def9ition ,9   
?is subsection1 ! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ 
giv5 to t t]m 9 section #aied ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#fd74  7b7 ,national    
,in/itute on ,drug ,abuse ,! ,director (
 ! ,national ,in/itute on ,drug ,abuse  
may aw>d grants to support rese>* on    
gambl+ addiction4  7c7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    

,s]vices %all submit a report to !      
,congress on ! effectiv5ess ( ! programs
 & activities c>ri$ out pursuant to     
subsections 7a7 & 7b74  7d7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjcd-- 7#a7 to 
c>ry out subsection 7a71 ! am\nt t is   
#cg4e p]c5t ( ! am\nt e/imat$ by !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury z be+ equal to !
 am\nt ( taxes receiv$ "u section       
#ddja7;a77#a7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf dur+ ! prec$+ fiscal ye>2 &    
7#b7 to c>ry out subsection 7b71 ! am\nt
 t is #ab4e p]c5t ( su* am\nt e/imat$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4