Comprehensive Indian Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention and Treatment Act - Amends the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Indian Health Service, to make grants to Indian tribes to establish Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) programs. Authorizes appropriations. Requires that 30 percent of the funds appropriated be used for urban Indian organizations funded under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, to assist Indian tribes in: (1) the development, printing, and dissemination of education and prevention materials on FAS/FAE; and (2) the development and implementation of culturally sensitive assessment and diagnosis tools for use in tribal communities.
Directs the Secretary to convene a FAS/FAE Task Force to: (1) examine the needs of Indian communities and current Federal resources; and (2) develop an annual plan for prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare for those affected by FAS and FAE in Indian communities.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) make grants to tribes and urban Indian organizations for applied research projects proposed to elevate the understanding of methods to prevent, intervene, treat, or provide aftercare for persons affected by FAS or FAE; and (2) provide a national prevention and education clearinghouse for American Indian and Alaska Native women FAS activities. Authorizes appropriations. Provides that 50 percent of such appropriated funds shall be used for such projects.
Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the status of FAS/FAE in the Indian population, along with recommendations on legislation needed to improve the prevention, intervention, treatment and aftercare of individuals affected by FAS/FAE in Indian communities. Authorizes the Secretary to contract the production of this report to a national organization specifically addressing the FAS/FAE issue. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs to develop and implement models for training school teachers and administrators in identifying FAS and FAE in students, and in the special educational needs of them. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, to develop and implement models for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse by American Indian and Alaska Native women.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, in administering the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, to ensure that alcoholism and substance abuse treatment resources are provided to Indian women proportionate to the number of Indians requiring such treatment. Mandates that at least 40 percent of Indian Health Service treatment resources available under such Act be made available for Indian women. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, to study the special educational, vocational, school-to-work transition and independent living needs of adolescents and adult Indians and Alaska Natives with FAS or FAE. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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