,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,kim 7for himself and ,ms4    
,sherrill7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services to provide 
grants to medical and other health      
profession schools to expand or develop 
education and training programs for     
substance use prevention and treatment1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,solutions ,not ,stigmas ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,grant program to develop or enhance
 substance use disorder                 
treatment-related curricula in medical  
and other health profession schools  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary acting     
through the ,administrator of the       
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration 7in this section        
referred to as the #8,secretary'7 may   

award grants to eligible entities to    
establish1 expand1 and implement        
substance use disorder treatment or     
chronic pain education curricula1       
including with respect to clinical      
training experiences in primary care1   
mental1 and behavioral health settings4 
7b7 ,curricula ,curricula funded under  
this section shall-- 7#a7 be designed   
based on the best possible evidence to  
improve communication and provider      
preparedness with respect to substance  
use disorder and chronic pain treatment2
  7#b7 include curricula on-- 7,a7      
prevention and early intervention for   
unhealthy substance use2  7,b7 best     
practices1 when applicable1 for         
prescribing opioids and other addictive 
substances2 and  7,c7 clinical training 
experiences in primary care1 mental1 and
 behavioral health care settings to     
complement classroom-based instruction2 
and  7#c7 highlight the importance of   
reducing stigma and bias associated with
 substance use disorders and chronic    

pain4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible 
to receive a grant under this section1  
an entity shall -- 7#a7 be--  7,a7 a    
school of allopathic medicine1 or a     
school of osteopathic medicine 7as      
defined in section #gii;,b of the       
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #biep772  7,b7 a school of    
nursing 7as defined in section #hja of  
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bif772  7,c7 a health        
profession school or program 7other than
 a school of allopathic medicine or     
osteopathic medicine7 that is accredited
 by an appropriate 7as determined by the
 ,secretary7 accrediting body1 including
 any such physician assistant           
educational program2 or  7,d7 a         
residency or fellowship program         
accredited by the ,accreditation        
,council for ,graduate ,medical         
,education 7,,acgme72 and  7#b7 submit  
an application to the ,secretary by such
 time1 in such form and manner1 and     
containing such information as specified

 by the ,secretary1 including--  7,a7 a 
description of how the entity intends to
 implement the substance use disorder   
treatment or chronic pain training      
curricula funded under this section2 and
  7,b7 a description of how the entity  
intends to evaluate the success of such 
curricula4  7d7 ,administrative         
provisions  7#a7 ,duration of grant     
,under this section1 a grant awarded to 
an entity shall be for a three-year     
period4  7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,grant 
amounts ,a grant awarded to an eligible 
entity under this section may not exceed
 #ejj1jjj4  7,b7 ,one grant per school  
,an entity shall not be eligible for    
more than one grant1 and the ,secretary 
shall not renew a grant1 under this     
section4  7#c7 ,priority ,in awarding   
grants under this section1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to       
medical schools and other health        
profession schools and programs--  7,a7 
that submit applications under          
subsection 7c77#b7-- 7i7 in coordination

 with an addiction medicine fellowship  
training program2  7ii7 in coordination 
with a residency program2 or  7iii7     
demonstrating specific outcomes         
competencies in substance use disorders 
or chronic pain management2 or  7,b7    
that1 for purposes of implementing      
curricula funded under this section     
through the use of such a grant1 partner
 with education programs for both       
physicians and non-physician health     
professionals4  7e7 ,funding ,there is  
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary to carry out this section    
#e1jjj1jjj for each fiscal years #bjbj  
through #bjbb4