text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Awareness and 
  Prevention Act of 2006''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
              (1) Methamphetamine addiction is a growing epidemic in the 
          United States.
              (2) Existing programs within the Federal Government do not 
          specifically target methamphetamine use in an effective manner, 
          considering the widespread use of the drug.
              (3) The existing drug policy of the Federal Government 
          focuses on the impact of marijuana as a gateway drug rather 
          than methamphetamine.
              (4) Methamphetamine use impacts a variety of Federal and 
          State services, from child welfare to addiction, treatment, and 
          housing costing taxpayers millions of dollars every year.
              (5) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
          Administration found in 2004 that 1,400,000 persons ages 12 and 
          older used methamphetamine in the past year.
              (6) Precursor chemicals for the production of 
          methamphetamine vary widely and are easily accessible across 
          the United States.
      (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to prevent the spread 
  of methamphetamine through the establishment of a competitive grant 
  program to identify successful methamphetamine education and awareness 
  campaigns.
  
  SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
  
      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. METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.
  
      ``(a) Office.--
              ``(1) In general.--There is established within the 
          Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration an 
          office to be known as the Methamphetamine Awareness and 
          Prevention Office. The Office shall be headed by a director to 
          be appointed by the Secretary.
              ``(2) Duties.--In addition to other activities determined 
          appropriate by the Secretary to reduce the use of 
          methamphetamines, the director of the Office shall administer 
          the grant program established under subsection (b).
      ``(b) Grant Program.--
              ``(1) In general.--The director of the Office shall 
          establish a program to award competitive grants to eligible 
          entities for the establishment and implementation of successful 
          methamphetamine education and awareness campaigns to reduce the 
          spread of methamphetamine use.
              ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
          subsection an entity shall--
                      ``(A) be a State or local government or a private 
                  nonprofit organization;
                      ``(B) submit to the director of the Office an 
                  application in accordance with paragraph (3)(C); and
                      ``(C) provide assurances that the entity will 
                  contribute non-Federal funds towards the costs of 
                  carrying out activities under the grant in an amount 
                  equal to 100 percent of the amount received under the 
                  grant.
              ``(3) Applications.--
                      ``(A) Process.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                  date of enactment of this section, the director of the 
                  Office shall solicit applications for grants under this 
                  subsection. The director of the Office shall notify an 
                  applicant in writing of the reasons why an applicant 
                  has failed to be awarded such a grant.
                      ``(B) Evaluation of applications.--In determining 
                  whether to award a grant to an applicant under this 
                  subsection, the director of the Office shall--
                              ``(i) evaluate the scope of the education 
                          and awareness campaign to be conducted under 
                          the grant to ensure that the target audience is 
                          reached;
                              ``(ii) consider the duration of the 
                          education and awareness campaign involved and 
                          the expected positive impact at the State or 
                          local level;
                              ``(iii) consider the ability of the 
                          applicant to tailor the message to at-risk 
                          populations;
                              ``(iv) require a reduced match of 50 
                          percent with respect to applications from rural 
                          or underserved areas, such as Indian 
                          reservations, with little access to outside 
                          capital, and any other areas deemed eligible by 
                          the director of the Office; and
                              ``(v) consider the benefit of the 
                          applicant's program based on the criteria 
                          described in clauses (i) through (iv).
                      ``(C) Contents.--An application submitted under 
                  paragraph (2)(B) shall contain--
                              ``(i) a description of the methamphetamine 
                          education and awareness campaign to be funded 
                          under the grant and how such campaign will 
                          significantly curb methamphetamine use, 
                          especially among those vulnerable to using 
                          methamphetamine for the first time;
                              ``(ii) a description of the significance of 
                          the methamphetamine problem in the area 
                          targeted by the applicant's campaign, which may 
                          include the use of statistics provided through 
                          the annual research of the Administration as 
                          well as any statistics collected by the 
                          Department of Justice, the Office of National 
                          Drug Control Policy, or any other State or 
                          local law enforcement agency determined useful 
                          by the Office to accurately identify the scope 
                          of the methamphetamine problem;
                              ``(iii) a description of the size and 
                          characteristics of the target audience 
                          (including a focus on pre-teen and teenage 
                          populations and populations that are 
                          historically vulnerable to first-time use) and 
                          the most effective means to reach such audience 
                          as determined through the conduct of a thorough 
                          review by the applicant prior to the submission 
                          of the application;
                              ``(iv) a detailed budget or spending plan 
                          for use of grant funds;
                              ``(v) evidence to demonstrate positive 
                          outcomes of the campaign; and
                              ``(vi) any other information determined 
                          appropriate by the director of the Office.
              ``(4) Limitation.--An entity may receive not more than one 
          grant in each fiscal year under this subsection. Each such 
          grant shall not exceed $5,000,000.
              ``(5) Submission of impact reports.--Not later than 90 days 
          after the exhaustion of each grant period, the grant recipient 
          shall submit to the director of the Office a report on the 
          impact of the education and awareness campaign carried out 
          under the grant. Each such report shall include quantitative 
          data to demonstrate, with respect to the campaign, the size of 
          the audience reached, the impact of the campaign, and the 
          reaction to the campaign from the State or local area involved. 
          The director of the Office shall use such impact reports in any 
          subsequent determinations with respect to grant awards.
      ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
  the first and each subsequent grant cycle under this section, the 
  director of the Office shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
  Congress a report that contains a summary of grant awards under 
  subsection (b) and the impact of such grants on communities throughout 
  the United States. Information contained in the report may be shared 
  among all interested Federal and State entities for use to coordinate 
  effective methamphetamine prevention activities.
      ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
              ``(1) Education and awareness campaign.--The term 
          `education and awareness campaign' means a coordinated effort 
          to reduce methamphetamine use through the use of any media, 
          print, radio, television, Internet-based or any other mode of 
          communication to convey messages to an audience.
              ``(2) Grant cycle.--The term `grant cycle' means the length 
          of time from the date on which a grant is awarded under this 
          section until the date on which such grant is expended.
              ``(3) Office.--The term `Office' means the Methamphetamine 
          Awareness and Prevention Office.
      ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section, $25,250,000 for fiscal year 
  2006. Of the amount appropriated for such fiscal year, $250,000 shall 
  be made available for the activities of the Office, and $25,000,000 
  shall be made available for grants under subsection (b).''.
target: Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention Office within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Requires the Director of the Office to establish a program to award competitive matching grants to states, local governments, and private nonprofit organizations for the establishment and implementation of methamphetamine education and awareness campaigns to reduce the spread of methamphetamine use. Limits a recipient to one grant each fiscal year. Requires recipients to report to the Director on the impact of the campaign carried out under the grant.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use.