,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #echa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #af1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,suozzi 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;jjj77#b77 and other high 
quality comprehensive addiction care    
providers4  #c4 ,effective date ,the    
amendment made by this ,act shall take  

effect on ,october #a1 #bjbe4