,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,capito 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,wel*7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to ma9ta9 ! ,rural         
,communities ,opioid ,response ,program1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,rcorp           
,au?orization ,act4  #b4 ,rural         
,communities ,opioid ,response ,program 
,subp>t ,i ( "p ,d ( title ,,iii ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #ccj;,a-#b 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c-#a;b7 ! foll[+3        
#ccj;,a-#c4 ,rural ,communities ,opioid 
,response ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!  
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z
 ! ,adm9i/rator71 %all ma9ta9 a program 
to be kn[n z ! ,rural ,communities      

,opioid ,response ,program to e/abli% & 
exp& prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y     
s]vices 9 rural areas 7z def9$ by !     
,secret>y7 = sub/ance use disord]s      
7includ+ opioid use disord]71 relat$    
behavioral heal? conditions1 & o!r      
relat$ public heal? issues4  7b7 ,grants
 & coop]ative agreem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,9 c>ry+ out ! program "u ?is section1 !
 ,adm9i/rator may aw>d grants or        
coop]ative agreem5ts to eligible        
entities4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,an        
eligible entity t receives a grant or   
coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section may  
use funds receiv$ ?r\gh su* grant or    
coop]ative agreem5t to-- 7,a7 conduct   
plann+ activities to /r5g!n ! capacity (
 cross-sector networks & improve        
coord9ation ( res\rces & c>e involv+    
sub/ance use disord]2  7,b7 id5tify &   
implem5t evid5ce-bas$ & su/a9able       
deliv]y models to provide direct        
prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y s]vices2 
7,c7 respond to new & em]g+ public heal?
 issues involv+ sub/ance use disord]2   

7,d7 provide t>get$ te*nical assi/ance  
or evaluation activities ) respect to   
grants or coop]ative agreem5ts aw>d$ "u 
?is section2 or  7,e7 engage 9 su* o!r  
activities z ! ,secret>y may det]m9e    
appropriate to c>ry out ! program "u ?is
 section4  7#c7 ,prohibit$ use ( funds  
,an eligible entity t is aw>d$ a grant  
or coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section   
may n use funds provid$ ?r\gh su* grant 
or coop]ative agreem5t = ! acquisition  
or improvem5t ( real prop]ty4  7#d7     
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant or coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is   
section1 an entity %all be-- 7,a7 a     
,/ate2  7,b7 an ,indian ,tribe or       
,tribal organization 7z su* t]ms are    
def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian          
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act72  7,c7 a ,/ate (fice ( 
rural heal?2 or  7,d7 any o!r dome/ic   
entity4  7#e7 ,application ,to seek a   
grant or coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is     
section1 an eligible entity %all submit 
to ! ,adm9i/rator an application at su* 

"t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation
 z ! ,adm9i/rator may require1 includ+ a
 description ( h[ ! rural population 9 !
 local community or region to be s]v$ w 
be involv$ 9 ! developm5t & ongo+       
op]ations ( su* activities1 z           
applicable4  7#f7 ,grant p]iod ,!       
,adm9i/rator may n aw>d a grant or      
coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section = a  
p]iod ( m ?an #e ye>s4  7#g7 ,fund+ ,!  
,adm9i/rator may fully fund a grant or  
coop]ative agreem5t made "u ?is section 
at ! "t ( ! aw>d4  7c7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#afe1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg  
?r\gh #bjca4  4