S. 2137 — 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.

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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.

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H.R. 2Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
2018-12-20Became Public Law No: 115-334.
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H.R. 3566Addiction Recovery for Rural Communities Act
2017-09-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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2017-11-16
Introduced in Senate
2017-11-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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.

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