,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ehc  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ebid  ,report ,no4 #aae-gdi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#ae1 #bjah ,mr4 ,barletta 7for himself1 
,ms4 ,titus1 and ,mr4 ,rogers of        
,kentucky7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,june #ab1             
#bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,meadows1 ,mr4 ,thompson of             
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4  
,rothfus1 and ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west    
,virginia  ,june #ab1 #bjah ,committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
address the impact of drug abuse on     
economic development in ,appalachia1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,treating
 ,barriers to ,prosperity ,act of #bjah4
  #b4 ,drug abuse mitigation initiative 

7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ade of title  
#dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #adeji the   
following3  #adeaj4 ,drug abuse         
mitigation initiative  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,appalachian ,regional ,commission 
may provide technical assistance to1    
make grants to1 enter into contracts    
with1 or otherwise provide amounts to   
individuals or entities in the          
,appalachian region for projects and    
activities to address drug abuse1       
including opioid abuse1 in the region1  
including projects and activities--     
7#a7 to facilitate the sharing of best  
practices among ,states1 counties1 and  
other experts in the region with respect
 to reducing such abuse2  7#b7 to       
initiate or expand programs designed to 
eliminate or reduce the harm to the     
workforce and economic growth of the    
region that results from such abuse2    
7#c7 to attract and retain relevant     
health care services1 businesses1 and   
workers2 and  7#d7 to develop relevant  

infrastructure1 including broadband     
infrastructure that supports the use of 
telemedicine4  7b7 ,limitation on       
available amounts ,of the cost of any   
activity eligible for a grant under this
 section-- 7#a7 not more than #ej       
percent may be provided from amounts    
appropriated to carry out this section2 
and  7#b7 notwithstanding paragraph     
7#a7-- 7,a7 in the case of a project to 
be carried out in a county for which a  
distressed county designation is in     
effect under section #adebf1 not more   
than #hj percent may be provided from   
amounts appropriated to carry out this  
section2 and  7,b7 in the case of a     
project to be carried out in a county   
for which an at-risk designation is in  
effect under section #adebf1 not more   
than #gj percent may be provided from   
amounts appropriated to carry out this  
section4  7c7 ,sources of assistance    
,subject to subsection 7b71 a grant     
provided under this section may be      
provided from amounts made available to 

carry out this section in combination   
with amounts made available--  7#a7     
under any other ,federal program        
7subject to the availability of         
subsequent appropriations72 or  7#b7    
from any other source4  7d7 ,federal    
share ,notwithstanding any provision of 
law limiting the ,federal share under   
any other ,federal program1 amounts made
 available to carry out this section may
 be used to increase that ,federal      
share1 as the ,appalachian ,regional    
,commission determines to be            
appropriate4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the analysis for chapter #ade of title
 #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #adeji the following3  #adeaj4  
,drug abuse mitigation initiative4  4   
,june #ab1 #bjah ,committed to the      
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed