To ensure youth are considered when the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration follows guidance on the medication-assisted treatment for prescription drug and opioid addiction program.

SA 3870. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert
the following:
Sec. __.  Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall submit
to Congress a report on agency activities related to
medication-assisted treatment. The report submitted by the
Administrator under this section shall include a description
of how the agency is taking steps to overcome barriers to
medication-assisted treatment for adolescents and young
adults.
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