,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,strange7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
to improve access to grants and loans   
for evidence-based substance use        
disorder treatment services in rural    
areas1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,distance learning and telemedicine     
,section #bccc7;c7 of the ,food1        
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#iej;aaa-#b7;c77 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7#e7 ,substance
 use disorder treatment services  7,a7  
,in general ,subject to subparagraph    
7,b71 the ,secretary shall make         
available not less than #bj percent of  
amounts made available under section    

#bcce;,a for financial assistance under 
this chapter for substance use disorder 
treatment services4  7,b7 ,exception ,in
 the case of a fiscal year for which the
 ,secretary determines that there are   
not sufficient qualified applicants to  
receive financial assistance for        
substance use disorder treatment        
services to reach the #bj-percent       
requirement under subparagraph 7,a71 the
 ,secretary may make available less than
 #bj percent of amounts made available  
under section #bcce;,a for those        
services4  4