S.Amdt. 3387

SA 3387. Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3378 proposed by Mr.
Grassley (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Portman, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr.
Durbin) 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 of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 7__. GAO REPORT ON GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).
(2) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization''
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b).
(b) Report.--Not later than 250 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Congress a report--
(1) listing each Federal grant relating to mental health or
substance abuse available to an Indian tribe or a tribal
organization;
(2) describing the number of Indian tribes and tribal
organizations receiving a grant described in paragraph (1);
(3) listing each Indian tribe and tribal organization that
received a grant described in paragraph (1) during the period
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on the date of
enactment of this Act;
(4) identifying areas in which Federal agencies can
increase coordination and collaboration to improve the
ability of an Indian tribe or tribal organization to receive
a grant described in paragraph (1); and
(5) identifying barriers that Indian tribes or tribal
organizations frequently encounter when seeking a grant
described in paragraph (1).
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