S.Amdt. 2536Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)

S.Amdt. 2536

Submitted August 4, 2020

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Senate amendment submitted

August 4, 2020

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SA 2536. Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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:  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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