S.Amdt. 2535Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 2535

Submitted August 4, 2020

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Senate amendment submitted

August 4, 2020

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SA 2535. Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr.
McConnell to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations
of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to
arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities
inside and outside China; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE __--

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

health surveillance and program support

For an additional amount for ``Health Surveillance and
Program Support'', $4,500,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading
in this Act, $1,500,000,000 shall be for grants for the
substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant program
under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health
Service Act (``PHS Act''):  Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated under this heading in this Act,
$2,000,000,000 shall be for grants for the community mental
health services block grant program under subpart I of part B
of title XIX of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated in the previous proviso, the Assistant
Secretary is directed to provide no less than 50 percent of
funds directly to facilities defined in section 1913(c) of
the PHS Act:  Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading in this Act, not less than
$600,000,000 is available for Certified Community Behavioral
Health Clinic Expansion Grant program:  Provided further,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading in this
Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be available for suicide
prevention programs:

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Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading in this Act, $100,000,000 shall be for activities and
services under Project AWARE:  Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, not less
than $250,000,000 is available for activities authorized
under section 501(o) of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That
from within the amount appropriated under this heading in
this Act in the previous provisos, a total of not less than
$15,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, tribal
organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health
or behavioral health service providers to tribes:  Provided
further, That with respect to the amount appropriated under
this heading in this Act the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration may waive requirements with
respect to allowable activities, timelines, or reporting
requirements for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Block Grant and the Community Mental Health Services Block
Grant as deemed necessary to facilitate a grantee's response
to coronavirus:  Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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