Methamphetamine Prevention Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse.
Requires the Clearinghouse Director to: (1) serve as a resource for employers maintaining or attempting to establish a drug-free workplace policy; (2) provide assistance to employers and employees in resolving complaints, grievances, and requests for information regarding drug-free workplaces and in understanding rights and responsibilities under federal employment laws pertaining to drug-free workplace policies; and (3) conduct an educational campaign for employers on federal drug-free workplace standards or guidelines and on federal assistance available to employers to establish or maintain a drug-free workplace.
Requires the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to: (1) make grants to medical associations, health care providers, and health care facilities to conduct training for health care providers on recognizing the signs of methamphetamine addiction and recognizing vulnerable populations for purposes of preventing and treating such addiction; (2) conduct an educational campaign on the public health effects of methamphetamine addiction; and (3) make grants to schools, community organizations, and local governmental entities to establish or maintain a methamphetamine awareness project consisting of after-school or extracurricular activities in which students learn about the dangers of methamphetamine through hands-on advertising or video production exercises.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3749 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3749
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment
of a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse, to authorize
programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 4, 2007
Ms. Hooley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment
of a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse, to authorize
programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Prevention
Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 506C. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish within the
Administration an office to be known as the `Drug-Free Workplace
Information Clearinghouse', to be headed by a director (referred to in
this section as the `Director') appointed by the Administrator.
``(b) Duties.--The Director shall--
``(1) serve as a resource for employers maintaining or
attempting to establish a drug-free workplace policy;
``(2) provide assistance to employers and employees in--
``(A) resolving complaints, grievances, and
requests for information with regard to drug-free
workplaces; and
``(B) understanding rights and responsibilities
under Federal employment laws pertaining to drug-free
workplace policies; and
``(3) conduct an educational campaign for employers under
subsection (c).
``(c) Educational Campaign.--The Director shall conduct an
educational campaign for employers on--
``(1) any Federal drug-free workplace standards or
guidelines; and
``(2) any Federal assistance available to employers for
establishing or maintaining a drug-free workplace.
``(d) Reports.--The Administrator, acting through the Director,
shall submit annual reports to the Secretary and the Congress--
``(1) describing the activities of the Director; and
``(2) including any recommendations for the improvement of
Federal drug-free workplace policies or guidelines.''.
SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON METHAMPHETAMINE
ADDICTION.
Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second section 514 (relating to
methamphetamine and amphetamine treatment initiative) as
section 514B; and
(2) by inserting after section 514B, as so redesignated,
the following:
``SEC. 514C. TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON METHAMPHETAMINE
ADDICTION.
``(a) Grants.--The Director of the Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment shall make grants to medical associations, health care
providers, and health care facilities to conduct training for health
care providers on--
``(1) how to recognize the signs of methamphetamine
addiction; and
``(2) how to recognize vulnerable populations for purposes
of preventing and treating such addiction.
``(b) Education Campaign.--The Director of the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment, in cooperation with health care providers, shall
conduct an educational campaign on the public health effects of
methamphetamine addiction. Such campaign shall include the distribution
by such providers of materials prepared by the Director.''.
SEC. 4. METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS PROJECTS.
(a) Technical Correction.--Section 3104(c) of the Children's Health
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-310; 114 Stat. 1101) is amended by striking
``is amended by adding the following'' and inserting ``is amended by
inserting after section 519D the following''.
(b) Grants.--Subpart 2 of part B of title V of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 519E the following:
``SEC. 519F. METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS PROJECTS.
``(a) Grants.--
``(1) Authorization.--The Director of the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment shall make grants to schools,
community organizations, and local governmental entities to
establish or maintain a methamphetamine awareness project
described in subsection (b).
``(2) Project description.--A methamphetamine awareness
project described in this subsection is a community project
meeting each of the following:
``(A) The project consists of after-school or
extracurricular activities for students in grades 6 to
12 in which the students learn about the dangers of
methamphetamine through hands-on advertising or video
production exercises.
``(B) Such exercises must culminate in production
of a finished product, such as a public service
announcement or a television, radio, or print
advertisement, to disseminate the anti-methamphetamine
message.
``(C) Such exercises must be student-driven with
guidance from adult mentors and professionals from the
chosen medium.
``(b) Administration Announcements.--Before disseminating any
methamphetamine-related public service announcement or advertisement,
the Secretary shall consider the suitability of using an announcement
or advertisement produced pursuant to subsection (a).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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