A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-1677
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Introduced: 2017-07-31
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Educational technology and distance education

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Health technology, devices, supplies

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require the Department of Agriculture to make funding available for substance use disorder treatment services from appropriations made for facilities and systems to provide telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1677 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Strange ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

1. Distance learning and telemedicine Section 2333(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Substance use disorder treatment services (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall make available not less than 20 percent of amounts made available under section 2335A for financial assistance under this chapter for substance use disorder treatment services. (B) Exception In the case of a fiscal year for which the Secretary determines that there are not sufficient qualified applicants to receive financial assistance for substance use disorder treatment services to reach the 20-percent requirement under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may make available less than 20 percent of amounts made available under section 2335A for those services. .