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On the recordMay 11, 2016
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 13, strike ``and''. Page 6, after line 16, insert the following: (F) research that has been, or is being, conducted or supported by the Federal Government on prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults relative to any unique circumstances (including social and biological circumstances) of adolescents and young adults that may make adolescent-specific and young adult-specific treatment protocols necessary, including any effects that substance use and substance use disorders may have on brain development and the implications for treatment and recovery; (G) Federal non-research programs and activities that address prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults, including an assessment of the effectiveness of such programs and activities in-- (i) preventing substance use by and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults; (ii) treating such adolescents and young adults in a way that accounts for any unique circumstances faced by adolescents and young adults; and (iii) supporting long-term recovery among adolescents and young adults; and (H) gaps that have been identified by Federal officials and experts in Federal efforts relating to prevention of…
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Katherine Clark
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