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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 4210

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

SEC. 2055. DRUG ABUSE DEMONSTRATION SIGNIFICANCE.

PROJECTS OF

NATIONAL

Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.), as amended by section 2054 of this chapter, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: " D R U G A B U S E DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

Grants. 9QnYF^i^ 290aa-14.

"SEC. 509G. (a)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, may make grants to public and private entities for demonstration projects— "(A) to determine the feasibility and long-term efficacy of programs providing drug abuse treatment and vocational training in exchange for public service; (B) to conduct outreach activities to intravenous drug abusers with respect to the prevention of exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency sjmdrome and to encourage intravenous drug abusers to seek treatment for such abuse; and "(C) to provide drug abuse treatment services to pregnant women, post partum women, and their infants. "(2) The Secretary shall, directly or through contracts with public and private entities, provide for evaluations of projects carried out pursuant to subsection (a) and for the dissemination of information developed as result of such models. "(b)(1) The Secretary shall establish demonstration projects that provide grants to States for the purpose of enabling such States to provide effective treatment, and referrals for treatment, to individuals who abuse drugs. "(2) The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (a) to projects that operate in areas— "(A) in which a demand for drug treatment services exists, or a need for such services exists which exceeds the capacity of organizations operating in that area to provide such services; (B) that have a high prevalence of drug abuse; "(C) that have a high incidence of drug related criminal activities; and "(D) that meet any other requirements that the Secretary determines are appropriate. "(3) In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— "(A) select projects that focus on at least one of the following areas of treatment: "(i) treatment of adolescents; "(ii) treatment of minorities; "(iii) treatment of pregnant women; "(iv) treatment of female addicts and their children; and "(v) treatment of the residents of public housing projects; and "(B) select at least one project that includes a centralized local referral unit that shall provide— "(i) an initial analysis of the nature of the individual's problem and refer such individual to appropriate existing drug treatment programs; and "(ii) assistance to school teachers and other individuals who come into contact with drug abusers when attempting to refer such abusers to appropriate drug treatment programs.