A bill to amend the Rural Development Act of 1972 to improve access to grants for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-2137
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Introduced: 2017-11-16
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health promotion and preventive care

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Rural Development Act of 1972, with respect to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program, to require USDA to give priority to applicants that will use the grants for substance use disorder education, prevention, or treatment.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2137 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Rural Development Act of 1972 to improve access to grants for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

1. Rural health and safety education programs (a) In general Section 502(i) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2662(i) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Substance use disorder education and prevention In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to an applicant that will use the grant for substance use disorder education, prevention, or treatment. . (b) Technical amendments Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended— (1) in section 502, in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting (referred to in this title as the Secretary ) after Agriculture ; and (2) by striking Secretary of Agriculture each place it appears (other than in section 502 in the matter preceding subsection (a)) and inserting Secretary .