S.Amdt. 3369

SA 3369. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Alexander) 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:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE VIII--MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE REFORM ACT

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Reform Act of 2016''.

SEC. 802. ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF
SYSTEMS.

Section 2976(f) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) provide mental health treatment and transitional
services for those with mental illnesses or with co-occurring
disorders, including housing placement or assistance.''.

SEC. 803. CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES IN DRUG COURTS.

Part EE of title I of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2951(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3797u(a)(1)), by
inserting ``, including co-occurring substance abuse and
mental health problems,'' after ``problems''; and
(2) in section 2959(a) (42 U.S.C. 3797u-8(a)), by inserting
``, including training for drug court personnel and officials
on identifying and addressing co-occurring substance abuse
and mental health problems'' after ``part''.

SEC. 804. CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES IN RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

Section 1901(a) of title I of Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) developing and implementing specialized residential
substance abuse treatment programs that identify and provide
appropriate treatment to inmates with co-occurring mental
health and substance abuse disorders or challenges.''.
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