,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bacg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #af1 
#bjag ,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,hoeven7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,rural ,development ,act  
of #aigb to improve access to grants for
 evidence-based substance use disorder  
treatment services in rural areas1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,rural health  
and safety education programs  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #ejb7;i7 of the ,rural 
,development ,act of #aigb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bffb7;i77 is amended--  7#a7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 ,substance use disorder education  
and prevention ,in making grants under  
this subsection1 the ,secretary shall   
give priority to an applicant that will 
use the grant for substance use disorder

 education1 prevention1 or treatment4  4
  7b7 ,technical amendments ,title ,v of
 the ,rural ,development ,act of #aigb  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bffa et seq47 7as amended
 by subsection 7a77 is amended--  7#a7  
in section #ejb1 in the matter preceding
 subsection 7a71 by inserting 7referred 
to in this title as the ,secretary7     
after ,agriculture2 and  7#b7 by        
striking ,secretary of ,agriculture each
 place it appears 7other than in section
 #ejb in the matter preceding subsection
 7a77 and inserting ,secretary4