END Stigma Act

Bill: 116-hr-8705
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2020-10-30
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Education programs funding

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Higher education

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Education for New Dispositions on Stigma Act or the END Stigma Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to institutions of higher education to educate students about substance use disorders.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8705 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2020 Ms. Dean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to institutions of higher education to develop programs and materials to educate students who have a substance use disorder on treatment options for such disorder, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Education for New Dispositions on Stigma Act or END Stigma Act . 2. Grant program to educate students on substance use disorder treatment options Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 553. Grant program to educate students on substance use disorder treatment options (a) In general The Secretary may award grants to institutions of higher education to develop programs and materials to— (1) educate students who have a substance use disorder on treatment options for such disorder; (2) reduce stigmas with respect to substance use disorders; and (3) refer students to substance use disorder treatment providers and facilities. (b) Grant number An institution of higher education may not receive more than 1 grant under this section. (c) Grant period The period of a grant under this section shall be 3 years. (d) Grant amount The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed $100,000. (e) Institution of higher education defined In this section, the term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024. .