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Senate Bill 1678
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in Senate on Jul 31, 2017
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S. 1678 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1678


To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 31, 2017

Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Community facilities direct loans and grants.

Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(27) DIRECT LOANS AND GRANTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES.—

“(A) SELECTION PRIORITY.—In selecting recipients of loans or grants (not including loans guaranteed by the Secretary) for the development of essential community facilities under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to entities eligible for those loans or grants—

“(i) to develop facilities to provide substance use disorder (including opioid substance use disorder)—

“(I) prevention services;

“(II) treatment services;

“(III) recovery services; or

“(IV) any combination of those services; and

“(ii) that employ staff that have appropriate expertise and training in how to identify and treat individuals with substance use disorders.

“(B) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity described in subparagraph (A) that receives a loan or grant described in that subparagraph may use the loan or grant funds for the development of telemedicine facilities and systems to provide telemedicine for substance use disorder treatment.”.