,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bebd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #h1 #bjah ,mr4    
,donnelly 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & 
,ms4 ,hassan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to        
au?orize a loan repaym5t program =      
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t employees1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sub/ance ,use
 ,disord] ,work=ce ,loan ,repaym5t ,act 
( #bjah 4  #b4 ,loan repaym5t program = 
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t employees 
,title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ "p ,f
 z "p ,g2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] "p ,e  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et seq47 ! foll[+3 
,f ,sub/ance use disord] treatm5t       
employees  #gha4 ,loan repaym5t program 
= sub/ance use disord] treatm5t         
employees  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?    

,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 c>ry out a program "u :i*--  7#a7 !    
,secret>y ent]s into agreem5ts )        
individuals to make paym5ts 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7b7 on ! pr9cipal ( &     
int]e/ on any eligible loan2 &  7#b7 !  
individuals ea* agree to complete a     
p]iod ( s]vice 9 a sub/ance use disord] 
treatm5t job1 z describ$ 9 subsection   
7d74  7b7 ,paym5ts ,= ea* ye> ( obligat$
 s]vice by an individual pursuant to an 
agreem5t "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
%all make a paym5t to su* individual z  
foll[s3  7#a7 ,s]vice 9 a %ortage area  
,! ,secret>y %all pay-- 7,a7 = ea* ye> (
 obligat$ s]vice by an individual       
pursuant to an agreem5t "u subsection   
7a71 #a_/f ( ! pr9cipal ( & int]e/ on   
ea* eligible loan ( ! individual :i* is 
out/&+ on ! date ! individual began     
s]vice pursuant to ! agreem5t2 &  7,b7 =
 completion ( ! six? & f9al ye> ( su*   
s]vice1 ! rema9d] ( su* pr9cipal &      
int]e/4  7#b7 ,maximum am\nt ,! total   
am\nt ( paym5ts "u ?is section to any   

individual %all n exce$ #bej1jjj4  7c7  
,eligible loans ,! loans eligible =     
repaym5t "u ?is section are ea* ( !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,any loan = education or   
tra9+ = a sub/ance use disord] treatm5t 
job4  7#b7 ,any loan "u "p ,e ( title   
,,viii 7relat+ to nurs+ /ud5t loans74   
7#c7 ,any ,f$]al ,direct ,/af=d ,loan1  
,f$]al ,direct ,,plus ,loan1 ,f$]al     
,direct ,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan1 or   
,f$]al ,direct ,consolidation ,loan 7z  
su* t]ms are us$ 9 section #dee ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife74  7#d7  
,any ,f$]al ,p]k9s ,loan "u "p ,e (     
title ,i ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife4  7#e7 ,any o!r ,f$]al loan z     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7d7
 ,p]iod ( s]vice ,! p]iod ( s]vice      
requir$ by an agreem5t "u subsection 7a7
 %all consi/ ( up to #f ye>s ( full-"t  
employm5t1 ) no m ?an "o ye> pass+      
betwe5 any two ye>s ( cov]$ employm5t1 9
 a sub/ance use disord] treatm5t job 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 9--  7#a7 a ,m5tal ,heal?
 ,pr(essional ,%ortage ,area1 z         

designat$ "u section #ccb2 or  7#b7 a   
c\nty 7or a municipality1 if n conta9$  
)9 any c\nty7 :]e ! mean drug ov]dose   
dea? rate p] #ajj1jjj p ov] ! pa/ #c    
ye>s = :i* (ficial data is available f !
 ,/ate1 is high] ?an ! mo/ rec5t        
available national av]age ov]dose dea?  
rate p] #ajj1jjj p1 z report$ by !      
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4
  7e7 ,ineligibility = d\ble b5efits ,no
 borr[] may1 = ! same s]vice1 receive a 
r$uction ( loan obligations or a loan   
repaym5t "u bo?--  7#a7 ?is subsection2 
&  7#b7 any f$]ally support$ loan       
=giv5ess program1 includ+ "u section    
#cch;,b1 #cch;,i1 or #hdf ( ?is ,act1 or
 section #dbh;,j1 #dbh,l1 #dee7m71 or   
#dfj ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife4
  7f7 ,brea*  7#a7 ,liquidat$ damages   
=mula ,! ,secret>y may e/abli% a        
liquidat$ damages =mula to be us$ 9 !   
ev5t ( a brea* ( an agreem5t ent]$ into 
"u subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,limitation ,! 
failure by an individual to complete !  
full p]iod ( s]vice obligat$ pursuant to

 su* an agreem5t1 tak5 alone1 %all n    
con/itute a brea* ( ! agreem5t1 s long z
 ! individual complet$ 9 good fai? !    
ye>s ( s]vice = :i* paym5ts 7 made to ! 
individual "u ?is section4  7g7         
,additional crit]ia ,! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 
may e/abli% su* crit]ia & rules to c>ry 
out ?is section z ! ,secret>y det]m9es  
are ne$$ & 9 addition to ! crit]ia &    
rules specifi$ 9 ?is section2 &  7#b7   
%all give notice to ! committees        
specifi$ 9 subsection 7h7 ( any crit]ia 
& rules s e/abli%$4  7h7 ,report to     
,congress ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,sub/ance ,use      
,disord] ,work=ce ,loan ,repaym5t ,act (
 #bjah1 & e o!r ye> !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y
 %all prep>e & submit to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate a report on--  7#a7 ! numb] & 
location ( borr[]s :o h qualifi$ = loan 
repaym5ts "u ?is section2 &  7#b7 !     
impact ( ?is section on ! availability (

 sub/ance use disord] treatm5t employees
 nationally & 9 %ortage areas & c\nties 
describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7i7         
,def9ition ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m  
#8municipality' means a city1 t[n1 or   
o!r public body creat$ by or pursuant to
 ,/ate law1 or an ,indian ,tribe4  7#b7 
,! t]m #8sub/ance use disord] treatm5t  
job' means a full-"t job 7includ+ a     
fell[%ip7-- 7,a7 :]e ! prim>y int5t &   
function ( ! job is ! direct treatm5t or
 recov]y support ( pati5ts ) or 9       
recov]y f a sub/ance use disord]1 su* z 
a physician1 physician assi/ant1 regi/]$
 nurse1 nurse practition]1 advanc$      
practice regi/]$ nurse1 social work]1   
recov]y coa*1 m5tal heal? c\nselor1     
addictions c\nselor1 psy*ologi/ or o!r  
behavioral heal? pr(essional1 or any o!r
 relevant pr(essional z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y2 &  7,b7 :i* is locat$ at a   
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t program1  
private physician practice1 hospital or 
heal? sy/em-affiliat$ inpati5t treatm5t 
c5t] or outpati5t cl9ic 7includ+ an     

academic m$ical c5t]-affiliat$ treatm5t 
program71 correctional facility or      
program1 y\? det5tion c5t] or program1  
inpati5t psy*iatric facility1 crisis    
/abilization unit1 community heal? c5t]1
 community m5tal heal? or o!r specialty 
community behavioral heal? c5t]1 recov]y
 c5t]1 s*ool1 community-bas$            
organization1 teleheal? plat=m1 migrant 
heal? c5t]1 heal? program or facility   
op]at$ by a tribe or tribal             
organization1 ,f$]al m$ical facility1 or
 any o!r facility z det]m9$ appropriate 
= purposes ( ?is section by ! ,secret>y4
  7j7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to  
c>ry out ?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbh4  4