,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aijf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjbe,ms4 
,budzinski 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,finstad1 
,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina1 and    
,mr4 ,taylor7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide for the prioritization of   
projects that provide behavioral and    
mental health treatment services in     
selecting grantees under certain rural  
development programs1 and extend the    
substance abuse disorder set-aside and  
priority under the programs4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,rural ,wellness ,act4  #b4             
,prioritization of projects that provide
 behavioral and mental health treatment 
services in selecting grantees under    
certain rural development programs2     
extension of substance use disorder     
set-aside and priority under the        
programs ,section #faja7;a77#a7 of the  
,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 

7#acb ,stat4 #dgbf7 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking #bjbe and inserting #bjbi2    
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
#bj each place it appears and inserting 
#ag2  7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7  
in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 by inserting or    
7ii7 before that receives2 and  7ii7 by 
inserting or for behavioral and mental  
health treatment1 respectively before   
the period2 and  7,b7 by redesignating  
clause 7ii7 as clause 7iii7 and         
inserting after clause 7i7 the          
following3  7ii7 ,behavioral and mental 
health treatment selection priority ,in 
selecting recipients of direct loans or 
grants for the development of essential 
community facilities under section      
#cjf7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and 
,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aibf7;a771 the ,secretary shall give   
priority to entities eligible for those 
direct loans or grants-- 7,i7 to develop
 facilities to provide behavioral and   
mental health services such as-- 7aa7   
prevention services2  7bb7 treatment    

services2  7cc7 recovery services2 or   
7dd7 any combination of those services2 
and  7,,ii7 that employ staff that have 
appropriate expertise and training in   
how to identify and treat individuals   
with behavioral and mental health       
concerns4  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7,d7 ,rural health  
and safety education programs2          
behavioral and mental health selection  
priority ,in making grants under section
 #ejb7;i7 of the ,rural ,development    
,act of #aigb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bffb7;i771 
the ,secretary shall give priority to an
 applicant that will use the grant for  
behavioral and mental health education  
and treatment4  4