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Adds a new section (designated 782) to Part F of title VII of the Public Health Service Act establishing the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce Scholarship Program and a Replacement Fund, including eligibility, contract, scholarship, obligated service, breach, fund investment, and authorization of appropriations provisions.
Amends section 117 of the Internal Revenue Code to add an exception under subsection (c)(2) to exclude amounts received under section 782 of the Public Health Service Act from gross income for purposes of qualified scholarship rules.
Provides scholarships for students training for jobs that treat substance use disorders and behavioral/mental health conditions, and requires recipients to serve in areas with workforce shortages. The program pays eligible tuition, fees, and other training costs, sets a service commitment with rules for breach and repayment, establishes a replacement fund to cover unmet service obligations, authorizes funding for FY2026–2030, and excludes these scholarships from recipients’ taxable income for taxable years ending after enactment.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced May 29, 2025 by Andrea Salinas · Last progress May 29, 2025