S.Amdt. 4514

SA 4514. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. RESEARCH INTO NON-OPIOID PAIN MANAGEMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Director of the National
Institutes of Health and the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out research with
respect to non-opioid methods of pain management, including
non-pharmaceutical remedies for pain and integrative medicine
solutions.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of
conducting research under this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

SEC. 1065. LONG-TERM TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES
OUTCOMES RESEARCH.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall award grants to eligible entities to carry out
evidence-based, long-term outcomes research, over 5-year
periods, for different modalities of treatment and recovery
support for substance use disorder, including culturally
competent (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 15002)) treatment. Such research shall measure
mortality, morbidity, physical and emotional health,
employment, stable housing, criminal justice involvement,
family relationships, and other quality-of-life measures.
Such research shall distinguish outcomes based on race,
gender, and socioeconomic status, as well as any other
relevant characteristics.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary.

SEC. 1066. CONTINUING CARE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN
RECOVERY.

Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after section 547A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-2a)
the following:

``SEC. 547B. CONTINUING CARE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO
MAINTAIN RECOVERY.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to peer
recovery support services, for the purposes of providing
continuing care and ongoing community support for individuals
to maintain recovery from substance use disorders.
``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
`peer recovery support services' means an independent
nonprofit organization that provides peer recovery support
services, through credentialed peer support professionals.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2026, $50,000,000 for purposes of awarding grants
under subsection (a).''.
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