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HR 2027 102th Congress House Health Drug abuse Drugs Education Executive reorganization Licenses Medical education Public health personnel Public service employment Scholarships Student aid Student loan funds Treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics Treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts

Substance Abuse Treatment Corps Act

Introduced: April 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 23, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Substance Abuse Treatment Corps Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Public Health Service the Substance Abuse Treatment Corps to increase the availability of treatment for alcohol and drug abuse in geographic areas with a significant incidence of abuse and an inadequate availability of services. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out such purpose only through assigning Corps members to provide services for such areas.

Allows the Secretary to assign a Corps member to an entity only if the entity, among other requirements, enters into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the allocation, between the Secretary and the entity, of costs relating to the assignment.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program of entering into contracts with students in specified fields under which the students agree to serve in the Corps upon obtaining their degree in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to pay tuition, other expenses, and a stipend. Applies, except as inconsistent, provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to this program.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program of entering into contracts with individuals who have been licensed or certified in certain fields, or who are students in such fields, under which the individuals agree to serve in the Corps in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to repay up to a specified sum of educational loans of the individuals. Applies, except as inconsistent, provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to this program.

Authorizes appropriations for the scholarship and loan repayment programs established by this Act.

What's happening now May 6, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3