Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program Reauthorization Act

Bill: 118-s-3200
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-11-02
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3200 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 2, 2023 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To reauthorize the loan repayment program for the substance use disorder treatment workforce.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program Reauthorization Act . 2. Loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce Section 781 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295h ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (3) Tax liability The amount of a payment made under this section on behalf of an individual shall not be considered income for any purpose under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ; and (2) in subsection (j), by striking $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .