,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbf,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,welch7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to maintain the ,rural ,communities     
,opioid ,response ,program1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,rcorp        
,authorization ,act4  #b4 ,rural        
,communities ,opioid ,response ,program 
,subpart ,i of part ,d of title ,,iii of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act is   
amended by inserting after section      
#ccj;,a-#b 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c-#a;b7  
the following3  #ccj;,a-#c4 ,rural      
,communities ,opioid ,response ,program 
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary1     
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,health ,resources and ,services       
,administration 7in this section        

referred to as the ,administrator71     
shall maintain a program to be known as 
the ,rural ,communities ,opioid         
,response ,program to establish and     
expand prevention1 treatment1 and       
recovery services in rural areas 7as    
defined by the ,secretary7 for substance
 use disorders 7including opioid use    
disorder71 related behavioral health    
conditions1 and other related public    
health issues4  7b7 ,grants and         
cooperative agreements  7#a7 ,in general
 ,in carrying out the program under this
 section1 the ,administrator may award  
grants or cooperative agreements to     
eligible entities4  7#b7 ,use of funds  
,an eligible entity that receives a     
grant or cooperative agreement under    
this section may use funds received     
through such grant or cooperative       
agreement to-- 7,a7 conduct planning    
activities to strengthen the capacity of
 cross-sector networks and improve      
coordination of resources and care      
involving substance use disorder2  7,b7 

identify and implement evidence-based   
and sustainable delivery models to      
provide direct prevention1 treatment1   
and recovery services2  7,c7 respond to 
new and emerging public health issues   
involving substance use disorder2  7,d7 
provide targeted technical assistance or
 evaluation activities with respect to  
grants or cooperative agreements awarded
 under this section2 or  7,e7 engage in 
such other activities as the ,secretary 
may determine appropriate to carry out  
the program under this section4  7#c7   
,prohibited use of funds ,an eligible   
entity that is awarded a grant or       
cooperative agreement under this section
 may not use funds provided through such
 grant or cooperative agreement for the 
acquisition or improvement of real      
property4  7#d7 ,eligibility ,to be     
eligible to receive a grant or          
cooperative agreement under this        
section1 an entity shall be-- 7,a7 a    
,state2  7,b7 an ,indian ,tribe or      
,tribal organization 7as such terms are 

defined in section #d of the ,indian    
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act72  7,c7 a ,state office
 of rural health2 or  7,d7 any other    
domestic entity4  7#e7 ,application ,to 
seek a grant or cooperative agreement   
under this section1 an eligible entity  
shall submit to the ,administrator an   
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,administrator may require1      
including a description of how the rural
 population in the local community or   
region to be served will be involved in 
the development and ongoing operations  
of such activities1 as applicable4  7#f7
 ,grant period ,the ,administrator may  
not award a grant or cooperative        
agreement under this section for a      
period of more than #e years4  7#g7     
,funding ,the ,administrator may fully  
fund a grant or cooperative agreement   
made under this section at the time of  
the award4  7c7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there are authorized to 

be appropriated to carry out this       
section #afe1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjbg through #bjca4  4