1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prescriber Support Act of 2017 . 2. Resources for prescribers on patient pain, substance misuse, and substance abuse disorders The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 399O of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g–3 ) the following: 399O–1. Resources for prescribers on patient pain, substance misuse, and substance abuse disorders (a) Grants The Secretary may award grants to States (or collaborations of States) to establish, expand, or maintain a comprehensive regional, State, or municipal system to provide training, education, consultation, and other resources to enable prescribers— (1) to effectively and appropriately treat and manage patient pain; and (2) to prevent, identify, and respond to patient substance misuse and substance abuse disorders. (b) System implementation A system funded through this section may provide the training, education, consultation, and other resources described in subsection (a) directly or through a professional association, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or another appropriate entity. (c) Number Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall make grants under this section to not fewer than 3 States (or collaborations of States). (d) Priority In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications to States (or collaborations of States) demonstrating the greatest lack of, and need for, the training, education, consultation, and other resources described in subsection (a). (e) Evaluation Not later than 3 years after the date on which a State (or collaboration of States) receives a grant under this section, the State (or collaboration) shall submit to the Secretary an evaluation of the extent to which the system funded through the grant has been effective in— (1) improving the treatment and management of pain