H.R. 6249

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6249 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6249

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and 
alcohol use disorder services, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 21, 2025

Ms. Balint (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fields, Mr. 
Moulton, Mr. Carson, Mr. Soto, Mr. Costa, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Budzinski, 
and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and 
alcohol use disorder services, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Addressing Addiction After Disasters 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.

Section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``, substance use, or alcohol 
use'' after ``private mental health''; and
(B) by inserting ``, substance use, and alcohol 
use'' after ``relieve mental health''; and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``, substance use, or 
alcohol use'' before ``organization providing''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON CHANGES TO APPLICATION.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
Substance Use, the Director for the Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment, and State alcohol and drug agencies, shall review, adjust, 
and report to Congress any changes made to the application for 
assistance under section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) and to any other relevant 
guidance documents to reflect the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT TO CONGRESS.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review 
of the assistance provided under the crisis counseling assistance and 
training program established pursuant to section 416 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) 
and submit to Congress a report describing--
(1) the duration of assistance provided to individuals 
under such program; and
(2) the compliance of the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency with the requirement that such 
assistance may only be used for mental health, substance use, 
and alcohol use problems caused or aggravated by a major 
disaster or its aftermath.
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