REDUCTION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT.

SEC. 2053. REDUCTION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT. Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.), as amended by section 2052 of this chapter, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “reduction of waiting period for drug abuse treatment“Sec. 509E. (a) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, may make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of reducing the waiting list of public and nonprofit private programs providing treatment services for drug abuse. “(b) The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant for the grant— “(1) is experienced in the delivery of treatment services for drug abuse; “(2) is, on the date the application is submitted, successfully carrying out a program for the delivery of such services approved by the State; “(3) as a result of the number of requests for admission into the program, is unable to admit any individual into the program any earlier than one month after the date on which the individual makes a request for such admission; and “(4) provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that, after funding is no longer available under this section, the applicant will have access to financial resources sufficient to continue the program. “(c) The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant for the grant agrees that the payments will not be expended— “(1) to provide inpatient hospital services; “(2) to make cash payments to intended recipients of services under the program involved; “(3) to purchase or improve real property (other than minor remodeling of existing improvements to real property) or to purchase major medical equipment; “(4) to satisfy any requirement for the expenditure of non-Federal funds as a condition for the receipt of Federal funds; or “(5) to provide financial assistance to any entity other than a public or nonprofit private entity. “(d) The Secretary may not make more than one grant under subsection (a) for any program of treatment services for drug abuse. 102 STAT. 4209 “(e) The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless— “(1) an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary; “(2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which the grant is to be made, the application provides assurances of compliance satisfactory to the Secretary; and “(3) the application otherwise is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. “(f)(1) For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000. “(2) Amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. “(3) No grant may be made under this section after the aggregate amounts obligated by the Secretary pursuant to this section are equal to $100,000,000.”.