,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mr4 
,higgins of ,new ,york introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to make opioid treatment       
programs eligible for grants under      
section #bjjh of the ,social ,security  
,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,opioid ,treatment      
,providers ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility of   
opioid treatment programs for health    
professions opportunity grants ,section 
#bjjh7;a77#d77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acig;g7a77#d77;,a77 is amended by      
striking or a community-based           
organization and inserting 1 a          
community-based organization1 or an     
opioid treatment program 7as defined in 
section #ahfa7;iii77#b774  #c4          
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this ,act shall take effect on ,october 
#a1 #bjai4