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S 2137 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health promotion and preventive care Rural conditions and development

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.

Introduced: November 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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