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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§290aa–2a Report on Individuals with Co-occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III–A — SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Part A — Organization and General Authorities › § 290aa–2a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must, no later than 2 years after October 17, 2000, prepare and send a report to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Commerce. The report must be made after talking with state groups, mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention experts, people getting services, and their families, and must use federal and state survey data. It must say how people with both mental illness and substance abuse get care, give the latest counts of children and adults affected, explain how funds under sections 300x and 300x–21 are used and how many people those funds serve, list needed improvements, summarize prevention practices, and describe evidence-based treatment practices with recommendations. The Secretary may use available appropriated funds to do this.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §290aa–2a

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(a)In general
Not later than 2 years after October 17, 2000, the Secretary shall, after consultation with organizations representing States, mental health and substance abuse treatment providers, prevention specialists, individuals receiving treatment services, and family members of such individuals, prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report on prevention and treatment services for individuals who have co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders.
(b)Report content
The report under subsection (a) shall be based on data collected from existing Federal and State surveys regarding the treatment of co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders and shall include—
(1)a summary of the manner in which individuals with co-occurring disorders are receiving treatment, including the most up-to-date information available regarding the number of children and adults with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders and the manner in which funds provided under section 300x and 300x–21 of this title are being utilized, including the number of such children and adults served with such funds;
(2)a summary of improvements necessary to ensure that individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders receive the services they need;
(3)a summary of practices for preventing substance abuse among individuals who have a mental illness and are at risk of having or acquiring a substance abuse disorder; and
(4)a summary of evidenced-based practices for treating individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders and recommendations for implementing such practices.
(c)Funds for report
The Secretary may obligate funds to carry out this section with such appropriations as are available.

Legislative History

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Change of Name

Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 290aa–2a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110