[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3341 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3341

  To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 
                    2008 of the Social Security Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2019

   Mr. Higgins of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 
                    2008 of the Social Security Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Treatment Providers Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
              OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.

    Section 2008(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397g(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``or a community-based 
organization'' and inserting ``, a community-based organization, or an 
opioid treatment program (as defined in section 1861(iii)(2))''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2019.
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