Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act expands eligible uses of federal public-safety grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. Grant recipients may develop, implement, or expand research-based public service announcement campaigns targeted at preventing youth substance use, using age-appropriate television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital materials. The bill also allows contests that solicit youth-created PSAs. The Attorney General must report annually on funded campaigns, including the research basis, regional or geographic messaging, how the campaign supports a broader prevention strategy, and whether it appears to reduce youth drug use.
Who Benefits and How
Youth at risk of substance use benefit if age-appropriate prevention messaging changes behavior or increases awareness before addiction develops. DOJ grant recipients benefit because the bill makes PSA campaigns and youth contests eligible grant activities. Community prevention coalitions benefit from federal support for research-based outreach. Media and advertising firms may benefit from contracts to produce, place, or evaluate PSA campaigns.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Attorney General grant staff must evaluate applications, oversee campaign spending, and prepare annual reports to Congress. Grant recipients must document the research behind their messages, tailor regional or geographic outreach, connect campaigns to broader prevention strategies, and evaluate effectiveness. Federal taxpayers fund the grant-supported outreach. Youth contest administrators must manage submissions, judging, and campaign use of youth-created materials.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes federal public-safety grants for youth substance-use prevention PSA campaigns.
- Authorizes age-appropriate television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital prevention messages.
- Allows PSA contests that solicit youth-created prevention materials.
- Requires annual Attorney General reports on campaign design, research support, geography, strategy, and effectiveness.
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds youth substance-use prevention public service announcement campaigns and youth PSA contests as eligible federal public-safety grant uses and requires annual Attorney General reporting on campaign design and effectiveness.
Key Policy Areas
Public Health, Justice, Youth Programs
Primary Purpose
Adds youth substance-use prevention public service announcement campaigns and youth PSA contests as eligible federal public-safety grant uses and requires annual Attorney General reporting on campaign design and effectiveness.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Youth at risk of substance use
- DOJ grant recipients
- Community prevention coalitions
- Media and advertising firms
Identified Costs
- Attorney General grant staff
- Grant recipients
- Federal taxpayers
- Youth contest administrators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Tran (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, and Ms. …
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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