STAR Plus Scholarship Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3655 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3655 To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce Scholarship Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Ms. Salinas (for herself, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce Scholarship Program, 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 ``STAR Plus Scholarship Act''. SEC. 2. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Part F of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295h) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 782. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (in this section referred to as the `Secretary') shall establish the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce Scholarship Program (in this section referred to as the `Scholarship Program') to awa