SERVICE RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY-BASED ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

SEC. 2039. SERVICE RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY-BASED ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS. (a) In General.—Part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.), as amended by section 2038 of this Act, is further amended by adding after section 1921 the following new section: “service research on community-based alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs“Sec. 1922. The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, shall evaluate alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs to determine the quality and appropriateness of various forms of treatment, including the effect of living in housing provided by programs established pursuant to section 1916A. Such programs shall be carried out through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements provided to public and non-profit private entities. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall assess the quality, appropriateness, and costs of various treatment forms for specific patient groups.”. (b) Requirement of Plan.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments Act of 1988, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a plan for the program to be established under section 1922 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section.