,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,roberts7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,consolidated ,farm and   
,rural ,development ,act to improve     
access to grants and loans for          
evidence-based substance use disorder   
treatment services in rural areas1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,community     
facilities direct loans and grants      
,section #cjf7;a7 of the ,consolidated  
,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#bg7 
,direct loans and grants for substance  
use disorder treatment services  7,a7   
,selection priority ,in selecting       
recipients of loans or grants 7not      
including loans guaranteed by the       
,secretary7 for the development of      

essential community facilities under    
this section1 the ,secretary shall give 
priority to entities eligible for those 
loans or grants--  7i7 to develop       
facilities to provide substance use     
disorder 7including opioid substance use
 disorder7-- 7,i7 prevention services2  
7,,ii7 treatment services2  7,,iii7     
recovery services2 or  7,,iv7 any       
combination of those services2 and  7ii7
 that employ staff that have appropriate
 expertise and training in how to       
identify and treat individuals with     
substance use disorders4  7,b7 ,use of  
funds ,an eligible entity described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 that receives a loan  
or grant described in that subparagraph 
may use the loan or grant funds for the 
development of telemedicine facilities  
and systems to provide telemedicine for 
substance use disorder treatment4  4