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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4918 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants 
to medical and other health profession schools to expand or develop 
education and training programs for substance use prevention and treat-
ment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2023 
Mr. KIM of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to provide grants to medical and other health profession 
schools to expand or develop education and training pro-
grams for substance use prevention and treatment, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Solutions Not Stigmas 
Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE SUB-
STANCE 
USE 
DISORDER 
TREATMENT-RE-
LATED CURRICULA IN MEDICAL AND OTHER 
HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) 
may award grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, 
and implement substance use disorder treatment or chron-
ic pain education curricula, including with respect to clin-
ical training experiences in primary care, mental, and be-
havioral health settings. 
(b) CURRICULA.—Curricula funded under this sec-
tion shall— 
(1) be designed based on the best possible evi-
dence to improve communication and provider pre-
paredness with respect to substance use disorder and 
chronic pain treatment; 
(2) include curricula on— 
(A) prevention and early intervention for 
unhealthy substance use; 
(B) best practices, when applicable, for 
prescribing opioids and other addictive sub-
stances; and 
(C) clinical training experiences in primary 
care, mental, and behavioral health care set-
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tings to complement classroom-based instruc-
tion; and 
(3) highlight the importance of reducing stigma 
and bias associated with substance use disorders and 
chronic pain. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
(1) be— 
(A) a school of allopathic medicine, or a 
school of osteopathic medicine (as defined in 
section 799B of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 295p)); 
(B) a school of nursing (as defined in sec-
tion 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 296)); 
(C) a health profession school or program 
(other than a school of allopathic medicine or 
osteopathic medicine) that is accredited by an 
appropriate (as determined by the Secretary) 
accrediting body, including any such physician 
assistant educational program; or 
(D) a residency or fellowship program ac-
credited by the Accreditation Council for Grad-
uate Medical Education (ACGME); and 
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(2) submit an application to the Secretary by 
such time, in such form and manner, and containing 
such information as specified by the Secretary, in-
cluding— 
(A) a description of how the entity intends 
to implement the substance use disorder treat-
ment or chronic pain training curricula funded 
under this section; and 
(B) a description of how the entity intends 
to evaluate the success of such curricula. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
(1) DURATION OF GRANT.—Under this section, 
a grant awarded to an entity shall be for a three- 
year period. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) GRANT AMOUNTS.—A grant awarded 
to an eligible entity under this section may not 
exceed $500,000. 
(B) ONE GRANT PER SCHOOL.—An entity 
shall not be eligible for more than one grant, 
and the Secretary shall not renew a grant, 
under this section. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to medical 
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schools and other health profession schools and pro-
grams— 
(A) that submit applications under sub-
section (c)(2)— 
(i) in coordination with an addiction 
medicine fellowship training program; 
(ii) in coordination with a residency 
program; or 
(iii) demonstrating specific outcomes 
competencies in substance use disorders or 
chronic pain management; or 
(B) that, for purposes of implementing 
curricula funded under this section through the 
use of such a grant, partner with education pro-
grams for both physicians and non-physician 
health professionals. 
(e) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2024 through 2026. 
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