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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Administration
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for ‘‘Continuity of Care
and Follow-Up App Challenge’’
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The ‘‘Continuity of Care and
Follow-Up App Challenge’’ challenges
individuals and organizations with the
development of an application for a
mobile handheld device that will
provide continuity of care and followup care linkages for a person at risk for
suicide who was discharged from an
inpatient unit or emergency department.
Proposed activities can include but are
not limited to: live chatting via the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Web site, safety planning, SMS [you
need to spell this out] functionality,
scheduling functionality and
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appointment reminders, and mapping/
transportation functionality showing
locations of health care resources. At a
minimum, entrants must include safety
planning and utilize two resources to
provide users with access to services
through the crisis centers within the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
and the SAMHSA treatment locator.
SAMHSA is not looking for an
application that simply connects a user
to a crisis line via a single button, as
functionality is found in a number of
other suicide prevention applications.
Innovation is highly encouraged.
The statutory authority for this
challenge competition is Section 105 of
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–358), and Title V, Section 501 of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Wright, (240) 276–1854; Richard
McKeon, (240) 276–1873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), an operating division of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), is announcing an
opportunity for individuals and
organizations to help solve a critical
problem in today’s health environment:
the need for ongoing mental health
follow up treatment after hospitalization
or inpatient services for individuals
who were suicidal. SAMHSA is seeking
the development of a mobile handheld
device application that will provide
linkages for a person at risk for suicide
who was discharged from an inpatient
unit or emergency department.
Many people who attempt suicide end
up in the emergency room. From 2005–
2009 there was a 55 percent increase in
emergency department visits for drug
related suicide attempts by men age 21–
34 and a 49 percent increase by women
age 50 and over. While treatment at an
emergency department is critical,
experience and research have shown
that people are still at risk after
discharge. Evidence shows that the
period following inpatient and
emergency department discharge is one
of heightened risk for suicide,
particularly in the following 30 days.
Approximately 10 percent of
individuals who died by suicide had
been discharged from an emergency
department within the previous 60 days
and 8.6 percent of people hospitalized
for suicidal tendencies are predicted to
eventually die by suicide. The problem
is the lack of coordinated care
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transition, follow-up treatment and
continued connection. Evidence shows
that efforts to maintain this connection
with persons at risk during a high risk
period can help prevent suicidal
behavior.
This challenge aligns with SAMHSA’s
mission to reduce the impact of
substance use and mental disorders on
America’s communities. SAMHSA
would like this to be a tool that will be
utilized to connect health care
providers/suicide crisis and support
organizations to an at-risk individual
who was recently discharged from an
inpatient unit or emergency department.
Functions of the application may
include but are not limited to: live
chatting, safety planning, SMS
functionality, scheduling functionality
and appointment reminders, and
mapping functionality showing
locations of health care resources. At a
minimum, entrants must include safety
planning and utilize two resources to
provide contact and/or linkages to: the
crisis centers within the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline via 1–800–
273–TALK (8255) and the SAMHSA
treatment locator. The SAMHSA
treatment locator is found at https://
findtreatment.samhsa.gov/.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the
Competition
To be eligible to win a prize under
this challenge, an individual or entity
participating in the competition
(‘‘entrant’’):
(1) Shall have registered to participate
in the competition under the rules
promulgated by the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Administration;
(2) Shall have complied with all the
requirements under this section;
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall
be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United
States, and in the case of an individual,
whether participating singly or in a
group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States;
(4) May not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment;
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee
working on their entries or submissions
during assigned duty hours;
(6) Shall not be an employee of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Administration;
(7) Must warrant that the entrant is
the sole author and owner of the
submission, that the submission is
wholly original with this entrant (or is
an improved version of an existing app
that the entrant has sufficient rights to
use—including the substantial
improvement of existing open-source
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apps), and that the submission does not
infringe any copyright or other thirdparty rights of which the entrant is
aware;
(8) Must warrant that the app is free
of malware;
(9) Must demonstrate compliance
with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act (29 U.S.C. 794d);
(10) Must not use the HHS logo,
symbol, or seal, or any SAMHSA logo,
and must not claim endorsement by
HHS or SAMHSA;
(11) Must submit the object and
source code of the app, as well as a
detailed description of the app,
including at least (i) instructions on
how to install and operate the app, (ii)
system requirements for running the
app, and (iii) a user’s manual or guide.
Entrants may submit additional software
documentation, if they believe it
provides a more complete description of
the app, as part of the app submission;
and
(12) Must provide SAMHSA with
continuous access to the app during the
judging period defined above.
An app submission may be
disqualified if, in SAMHSA’s sole
judgment, (i) the app fails to function as
expressed in the detailed description,
(ii) the detailed description is
significantly inaccurate or incomplete,
or (iii) malware or other security threats
are present. Entrants agree that
SAMHSA may conduct testing on the
app to determine whether malware or
other security threats may be present
such that they may damage the
equipment or operating environments of
the Federal Government or those acting
on its behalf.
Federal grantees may not use Federal
funds to develop COMPETES Act
challenge applications unless consistent
with the purpose of their grant award.
Federal contractors may not use
Federal funds from a contract to develop
COMPETES Act challenge applications
or to fund efforts in support of a
COMPETES Act challenge submission.
Registered entrants shall be required
to agree to assume any and all risks and
waive claims against the Federal
Government and its related entities for
any injury, death, damage, or loss of
property, revenue, or profits, whether
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising
from their participation in a
competition, whether the injury, death,
damage, or loss arises through
negligence or otherwise.
All entrants are required to provide
written assurance to comply with the
challenge rules and abide by SAMHSA’s
and the judging panel’s decisions upon
or before submitting an entry.
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Applicable Federal law will apply to all
disputes arising from this challenge.
DATES:
Submission Period Begins: June 03,
2013.
Submission Period Ends: August 09,
2013.
Judging Period begins: August 12,
2013.
Judging Period ends: August 23, 2013.
Registration Process for Entrants
To register for this challenge entrants
should:
• Access the www.challenge.gov Web
site and search for the ‘‘Continuity of
Care and Follow-Up App Challenge’’.
Æ A registration link for the challenge
can be found on the landing page under
the challenge description.
Prize
• First Prize: $50,000
• Second Prize: $30,000
• Third Prize: $20,000
Awards may be subject to Federal
income taxes and HHS will comply with
IRS withholding and reporting
requirements, where applicable.
Winner Selection and Judging
Following the deadline for
submissions, a panel will judge the
entries for accuracy of the information
presented and compliance with the
challenge requirements described above.
The panel of expert judges will choose
the top seven entries submitted. The
panel will then select the top three
winners from these seven entries. There
will be one grand prize award of
$50,000 and two additional awards of
$30,000 and $20,000 given to winning
entrants. The expert panel of judges,
qualified by training and experience,
will evaluate the submissions on the
criteria identified below. Judges will be
fair and impartial, may not have a
personal or financial interest in, or be an
employee, officer, director, or agent of,
any entity that is a registered participant
in the competition, and may not have a
familial or financial relationship with
an individual who is a registered
contestant. The panel will provide
expert advice on the merits of each
submission to SAMHSA officials
responsible for final selections for
award. Awardees will be notified on or
around September 01, 2013.
Panel:
(1) James Wright, M.S., LCPC, Public
Health Advisor, CMHS, Suicide
Prevention Branch, SAMHSA.
(2) Ashley Womble, Online
Communications Manager, National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
(3) Maureen Boyle, Team Lead, Health
Information Technology, CSAT,
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Division of State and Community
Assistance, SAMHSA.
The Administrator of SAMHSA will
make the final decision based on the top
seven entries.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
Basis Upon Which Winners Will Be
Selected
The judging panel will make
selections based upon the following
criteria (100 points total):
1. Ease in which a user can navigate
different mobile device interfaces (20
points).
2. Ability to initiate and sustain
relevant information according to user
need and location (20 points).
3. Demonstration of creative and
innovative uses of multiple platforms
over mobile devices (20 points).
4. Impact on suicide prevention: Each
entry will be rated on the strength of its
perceived potential to help individuals
identified at risk of suicide during
emergency room or psychiatric facility
discharge link to outpatient treatment or
immediate help. Examples of potential
strengths will include, but are not
limited to: the likelihood of increased
usage of application, use of safety
planning to maintain safety, and
potential for multiple successful
connections with mental health,
substance abuse and Lifeline crisis
center services. (40 points).
Entrants will be expected to
demonstrate in real time the functional
features of their apps to assist the
judging panel’s evaluations according to
the selection criteria. Demonstrations
must be accomplished remotely during
this designated time during the judging
period.
Additional Information
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Intellectual Property Rights
■ All entries are required to be
submitted under a Creative Commons
license that permits adaptations and
commercial uses but does not require
share-alike distribution (e.g., CC
Attribution 3.0). Details about
CreativeCommons licenses can be found
at https://creativecommons.org.
■ Each entrant hereby irrevocably
grants to the Federal Government and
those acting on its behalf a
nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable
license to practice or have practiced for
or on behalf of the United States any
invention throughout the world that, if
patented, would cover the app
submission or its use.
■ Each entrant hereby acknowledges
that SAMHSA has the right to distribute
the software (source and object code)
under the Creative Commons license
used to transfer the software to
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SAMSHA and under SAMSHA’s own
trademark or service mark. SAMSHA
agrees to include the license notice
required by the Creative Commons
license with each copy.
Summer King,
Statistician, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Administration.
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Notice of Public Meetings:
Northeastern Great Basin Resource
Advisory Council, Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Nevada
Northeastern Great Basin Resource
Advisory Council (RAC), will hold two
meetings in Nevada in 2013. All
meetings are open to the public.
DATES AND TIMES: A June 27 meeting in
Elko will be held via video conference
and can be viewed at the BLM Ely, Elko
or Battle Mountain district offices. A
September 12 meeting will be held at
the Ely District Office. Meeting times
will be published in local and regional
media sources at least 14 days before
each meeting. All meetings will include
a public comment period.
ADDRESSES:
• Elko District Office, 3900 E. Idaho
Street, Elko, Nevada.
• Ely District Office, 702 North
Industrial Way, HC 33, Ely, Nevada.
• Battle Mountain District Office, 50
Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lesli Ellis-Wouters, Public Affairs
Officer, Elko District Office, 3900 E.
Idaho St., Elko, NV 89801. Telephone:
(775) 753–0386. Email: lellis@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in Nevada. Topics for
discussion at each meeting will include,
but are not limited to:
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• June 27 (Elko)—mine water
management and an overview of oil and
gas development on public lands.
• September 12 (Ely)—overview of
draft sub-regional Greater Sage-grouse
Environment Impact Statement.
Managers’ reports of field office
activities will be given at each meeting.
The Council may raise other topics at
any of the three planned meetings.
Final agendas will be posted on-line
at the BLM Northeastern Great Basin
Resource Advisory Council Web site at
https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/res/
resource_advisory.html and will be
published in local and regional media
sources at least 10 days before each
meeting.
Individuals who need special
assistance such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, or who wish to
receive a copy of each agenda, may
contact Lesli Ellis-Wouters no later than
10 days prior to each meeting.
Erica Haspiel-Szlosek,
Chief, Office of Communications.
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Decision for the Alta East Wind
Project, Kern County, California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) to grant a right-of-way (ROW) and
amend the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan (CDCA Plan) for
the Alta East Wind Project (AEWP). The
Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management approved the
ROD on May 23, 2013, which
constitutes the final decision of the
Department.
SUMMARY:
Copies of the ROD/
Approved Amendment to the CDCA
Plan are available upon request from the
Field Manager, Ridgecrest Field Office,
300 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest,
CA 93555, and the California Desert
District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553–
9046, or via the Internet at: https://
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ridgecrest/
alta_east_wind_project.html.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for ``Continuity of
Care and Follow-Up App Challenge''
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The ``Continuity of Care and Follow-Up App Challenge''
challenges individuals and organizations with the development of an
application for a mobile handheld device that will provide continuity
of care and follow-up care linkages for a person at risk for suicide
who was discharged from an inpatient unit or emergency department.
Proposed activities can include but are not limited to: live chatting
via the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Web site, safety planning,
SMS [you need to spell this out] functionality, scheduling
functionality and appointment reminders, and mapping/transportation
functionality showing locations of health care resources. At a minimum,
entrants must include safety planning and utilize two resources to
provide users with access to services through the crisis centers within
the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the SAMHSA treatment
locator. SAMHSA is not looking for an application that simply connects
a user to a crisis line via a single button, as functionality is found
in a number of other suicide prevention applications. Innovation is
highly encouraged.
The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section
105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
358), and Title V, Section 501 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290aa).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Wright, (240) 276-1854; Richard
McKeon, (240) 276-1873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), is announcing an opportunity for individuals and
organizations to help solve a critical problem in today's health
environment: the need for ongoing mental health follow up treatment
after hospitalization or inpatient services for individuals who were
suicidal. SAMHSA is seeking the development of a mobile handheld device
application that will provide linkages for a person at risk for suicide
who was discharged from an inpatient unit or emergency department.
Many people who attempt suicide end up in the emergency room. From
2005-2009 there was a 55 percent increase in emergency department
visits for drug related suicide attempts by men age 21-34 and a 49
percent increase by women age 50 and over. While treatment at an
emergency department is critical, experience and research have shown
that people are still at risk after discharge. Evidence shows that the
period following inpatient and emergency department discharge is one of
heightened risk for suicide, particularly in the following 30 days.
Approximately 10 percent of individuals who died by suicide had been
discharged from an emergency department within the previous 60 days and
8.6 percent of people hospitalized for suicidal tendencies are
predicted to eventually die by suicide. The problem is the lack of
coordinated care
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transition, follow-up treatment and continued connection. Evidence
shows that efforts to maintain this connection with persons at risk
during a high risk period can help prevent suicidal behavior.
This challenge aligns with SAMHSA's mission to reduce the impact of
substance use and mental disorders on America's communities. SAMHSA
would like this to be a tool that will be utilized to connect health
care providers/suicide crisis and support organizations to an at-risk
individual who was recently discharged from an inpatient unit or
emergency department. Functions of the application may include but are
not limited to: live chatting, safety planning, SMS functionality,
scheduling functionality and appointment reminders, and mapping
functionality showing locations of health care resources. At a minimum,
entrants must include safety planning and utilize two resources to
provide contact and/or linkages to: the crisis centers within the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline via 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and the
SAMHSA treatment locator. The SAMHSA treatment locator is found at
https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition
To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual
or entity participating in the competition (``entrant''):
(1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under
the rules promulgated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Administration;
(2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this
section;
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group,
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
(4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within
the scope of their employment;
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their entries or
submissions during assigned duty hours;
(6) Shall not be an employee of the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Administration;
(7) Must warrant that the entrant is the sole author and owner of
the submission, that the submission is wholly original with this
entrant (or is an improved version of an existing app that the entrant
has sufficient rights to use--including the substantial improvement of
existing open-source apps), and that the submission does not infringe
any copyright or other third-party rights of which the entrant is
aware;
(8) Must warrant that the app is free of malware;
(9) Must demonstrate compliance with Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d);
(10) Must not use the HHS logo, symbol, or seal, or any SAMHSA
logo, and must not claim endorsement by HHS or SAMHSA;
(11) Must submit the object and source code of the app, as well as
a detailed description of the app, including at least (i) instructions
on how to install and operate the app, (ii) system requirements for
running the app, and (iii) a user's manual or guide. Entrants may
submit additional software documentation, if they believe it provides a
more complete description of the app, as part of the app submission;
and
(12) Must provide SAMHSA with continuous access to the app during
the judging period defined above.
An app submission may be disqualified if, in SAMHSA's sole
judgment, (i) the app fails to function as expressed in the detailed
description, (ii) the detailed description is significantly inaccurate
or incomplete, or (iii) malware or other security threats are present.
Entrants agree that SAMHSA may conduct testing on the app to determine
whether malware or other security threats may be present such that they
may damage the equipment or operating environments of the Federal
Government or those acting on its behalf.
Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES Act
challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract to
develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
Registered entrants shall be required to agree to assume any and
all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its
related entities for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property,
revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential,
arising from their participation in a competition, whether the injury,
death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise.
All entrants are required to provide written assurance to comply
with the challenge rules and abide by SAMHSA's and the judging panel's
decisions upon or before submitting an entry. Applicable Federal law
will apply to all disputes arising from this challenge.
DATES:
Submission Period Begins: June 03, 2013.
Submission Period Ends: August 09, 2013.
Judging Period begins: August 12, 2013.
Judging Period ends: August 23, 2013.
Registration Process for Entrants
To register for this challenge entrants should:
Access the www.challenge.gov Web site and search for the
``Continuity of Care and Follow-Up App Challenge''.
[cir] A registration link for the challenge can be found on the
landing page under the challenge description.
Prize
First Prize: $50,000
Second Prize: $30,000
Third Prize: $20,000
Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes and HHS will comply with
IRS withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.
Winner Selection and Judging
Following the deadline for submissions, a panel will judge the
entries for accuracy of the information presented and compliance with
the challenge requirements described above. The panel of expert judges
will choose the top seven entries submitted. The panel will then select
the top three winners from these seven entries. There will be one grand
prize award of $50,000 and two additional awards of $30,000 and $20,000
given to winning entrants. The expert panel of judges, qualified by
training and experience, will evaluate the submissions on the criteria
identified below. Judges will be fair and impartial, may not have a
personal or financial interest in, or be an employee, officer,
director, or agent of, any entity that is a registered participant in
the competition, and may not have a familial or financial relationship
with an individual who is a registered contestant. The panel will
provide expert advice on the merits of each submission to SAMHSA
officials responsible for final selections for award. Awardees will be
notified on or around September 01, 2013.
Panel:
(1) James Wright, M.S., LCPC, Public Health Advisor, CMHS, Suicide
Prevention Branch, SAMHSA.
(2) Ashley Womble, Online Communications Manager, National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline.
(3) Maureen Boyle, Team Lead, Health Information Technology, CSAT,
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Division of State and Community Assistance, SAMHSA.
The Administrator of SAMHSA will make the final decision based on
the top seven entries.
Basis Upon Which Winners Will Be Selected
The judging panel will make selections based upon the following
criteria (100 points total):
1. Ease in which a user can navigate different mobile device
interfaces (20 points).
2. Ability to initiate and sustain relevant information according
to user need and location (20 points).
3. Demonstration of creative and innovative uses of multiple
platforms over mobile devices (20 points).
4. Impact on suicide prevention: Each entry will be rated on the
strength of its perceived potential to help individuals identified at
risk of suicide during emergency room or psychiatric facility discharge
link to outpatient treatment or immediate help. Examples of potential
strengths will include, but are not limited to: the likelihood of
increased usage of application, use of safety planning to maintain
safety, and potential for multiple successful connections with mental
health, substance abuse and Lifeline crisis center services. (40
points).
Entrants will be expected to demonstrate in real time the
functional features of their apps to assist the judging panel's
evaluations according to the selection criteria. Demonstrations must be
accomplished remotely during this designated time during the judging
period.
Additional Information
Intellectual Property Rights
[squf] All entries are required to be submitted under a Creative
Commons license that permits adaptations and commercial uses but does
not require share-alike distribution (e.g., CC Attribution 3.0).
Details about CreativeCommons licenses can be found at https://creativecommons.org.
[squf] Each entrant hereby irrevocably grants to the Federal
Government and those acting on its behalf a nonexclusive, paid-up,
irrevocable license to practice or have practiced for or on behalf of
the United States any invention throughout the world that, if patented,
would cover the app submission or its use.
[squf] Each entrant hereby acknowledges that SAMHSA has the right
to distribute the software (source and object code) under the Creative
Commons license used to transfer the software to SAMSHA and under
SAMSHA's own trademark or service mark. SAMSHA agrees to include the
license notice required by the Creative Commons license with each copy.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
Summer King,
Statistician, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.
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