[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8705 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8705

     To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to 
 institutions of higher education to develop programs and materials to 
educate students who have a substance use disorder on treatment options 
               for such disorder, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2020

   Ms. Dean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to 
 institutions of higher education to develop programs and materials to 
educate students who have a substance use disorder on treatment options 
               for such disorder, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Education for New Dispositions on 
Stigma Act'' or ``END Stigma Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 
              TREATMENT OPTIONS.

    Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 553. GRANT PROGRAM TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 
              TREATMENT OPTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to institutions 
of higher education to develop programs and materials to--
            ``(1) educate students who have a substance use disorder on 
        treatment options for such disorder;
            ``(2) reduce stigmas with respect to substance use 
        disorders; and
            ``(3) refer students to substance use disorder treatment 
        providers and facilities.
    ``(b) Grant Number.--An institution of higher education may not 
receive more than 1 grant under this section.
    ``(c) Grant Period.--The period of a grant under this section shall 
be 3 years.
    ``(d) Grant Amount.--The amount of a grant under this section shall 
not exceed $100,000.
    ``(e) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section, 
the term `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2024.''.
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