,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ae1 #bjah,mr4   
,b>letta 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,titus1 & ,mr4
 ,rog]s ( ,k5tucky7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #dj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to address ! impact ( drug
 abuse on economic developm5t 9         
,appala*ia1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,treat+
 ,b>ri]s to ,prosp]ity ,act ( #bjah4    
#b4 ,drug abuse mitigation initiative   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ade ( title #dj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #adeji ! foll[+3  #adeaj4  
,drug abuse mitigation initiative  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,appala*ian ,regional       
,commission may provide te*nical        
assi/ance to1 make grants to1 ent] into 
contracts )1 or o!rwise provide am\nts  
to individuals or entities 9 !          
,appala*ian region = projects &         
activities to address drug abuse1       

includ+ opioid abuse1 9 ! region1       
includ+ projects & activities--  7#a7 to
 facilitate ! %>+ ( be/ practices among 
,/ates1 c\nties1 & o!r exp]ts 9 ! region
 ) respect to r$uc+ su* abuse2  7#b7 to 
initiate or exp& programs design$ to    
elim9ate or r$uce ! h>m to ! work=ce &  
economic gr[? ( ! region t results f su*
 abuse2  7#c7 to attract & reta9        
relevant heal? c>e s]vices1 bus9esses1 &
 work]s2 &  7#d7 to develop relevant    
infra/ructure1 includ+ broadb&          
infra/ructure t supports ! use (        
telem$ic9e4  7b7 ,limitation on         
available am\nts ,( ! co/ ( any activity
 eligible = a grant "u ?is section--    
7#a7 n m ?an #ej p]c5t may be provid$ f 
am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is      
section2 &  7#b7 not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a7--
 7,a7 9 ! case ( a project to be c>ri$  
out 9 a c\nty = :i* a di/ress$ c\nty    
designation is 9 effect "u section      
#adebf1 n m ?an #hj p]c5t may be provid$
 f am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is   
section2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( a project to

 be c>ri$ out 9 a c\nty = :i* an at-risk
 designation is 9 effect "u section     
#adebf1 n m ?an #gj p]c5t may be provid$
 f am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is   
section4  7c7 ,s\rces ( assi/ance       
,subject to subsection 7b71 a grant     
provid$ "u ?is section may be provid$ f 
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is   
section 9 comb9ation ) am\nts made      
available--  7#a7 "u any o!r ,f$]al     
program 7subject to ! availability (    
subsequ5t appropriations72 or  7#b7 f   
any o!r s\rce4  7d7 ,f$]al %>e ,not)/&+ 
any provision ( law limit+ ! ,f$]al %>e 
"u any o!r ,f$]al program1 am\nts made  
available to c>ry out ?is section may be
 us$ to increase t ,f$]al %>e1 z !      
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission       
det]m9es to be appropriate4  4  7b7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis = *apt]    
#ade ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 section #adeji ! foll[+3  #adeaj4 ,drug
 abuse mitigation initiative4  4