S.Amdt. 3340

SA 3340. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse
and heroin use; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 17, line 14, insert ``and to describe the evidence-
based methodology and outcome measurements that will be used
by the eligible entity to evaluate an activity funded with a
grant under this section, and specifically explain how such
measurements will provide valid measures of the impact of the
activity'' before the period.
On page 23, line 21, strike ``and''.
On page 23, line 25, strike the period and insert ``;
and''.
On page 23, after line 25, add the following:
(F) describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome
measurements that will be used by the eligible entity to
evaluate an activity funded with a grant under this section,
and specifically explain how such measurements will provide
valid measures of the impact of the activity.
On page 39, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
``(3) Application.--
``(A) In general.--A State substance abuse agency, unit of
local government, nonprofit organization, or Indian tribe or
tribal organization desiring a grant under this section shall
submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
``(B) Contents.--As part of an application for a grant
under this section, a State substance abuse agency, unit of
local government, nonprofit organization, or Indian tribe or
tribal organization shall describe the evidence-based
methodology and outcome measurements that will be used to
evaluate an activity funded with a grant under this section,
and specifically explain how such measurements will provide
valid measures of the impact of the activity.
On page 41, line 14, strike ``and''.
On page 41, line 17, strike the period and insert ``;
and''.
On page 41, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
(C) describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome
measurements that will be used by the eligible entity to
evaluate a program funded with a grant under this section,
and specifically explain how such measurements will provide
valid measures of the impact of the program.
On page 46, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
``(c) Application.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a grant
under this section shall submit an application at such time,
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary of Health and Human Services may require.
``(2) Contents.--As part of an application for a grant
under this section, an eligible entity shall describe the
evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that will
be used by the eligible entity to evaluate an activity funded
with a grant under this section, and specifically explain how
such measurements will provide valid measures of the impact
of the activity.
On page 46, line 18, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
On page 48, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
``(d) Application.--
``(1) In general.--A recovery community organization
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such information as the Secretary of Health and Human
Services may require.
``(2) Contents.--As part of an application for a grant
under this section, a recovery community organization shall
describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome
measurements that will be used by the recovery community
organization to evaluate an activity funded with a grant
under this section, and specifically explain how such
measurements will provide valid measures of the impact of the
activity.
On page 48, line 24, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
On page 53, line 7, insert ``The application shall describe
the evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that
will be used by the eligible entity to evaluate each program
funded with a grant under this section, and specifically
explain how such measurements will provide valid measures of
the impact of the program.'' after the period.
On page 55, line 2, strike ``shall--'' and all that follows
through ``paragraph (1)'' on line 10 and insert ``shall
describe how each program funded with a grant under this
section''.
On page 70, strike lines 17 through 20 and insert the
following:

(III) a description of the evidence-based methodology and
outcome measurements that will be used by the State to
evaluate an activity funded with a planning grant under this
section, and specifically explain how such measurements will
provide valid measures of the impact of the activity; and

On page 71, line 15 insert ``The application shall describe
the evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that
will be used by the State to evaluate an activity funded with
an implementation grant under this section, and specifically
explain how such measurements will provide valid measures of
the impact of the activity.'' after the period.
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