[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1991 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1991
To reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and
Communities Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 14, 2023
Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and
Communities Act, 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 ``Comprehensive Addiction Recovery
through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023'' or the ``CAREER
Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT GRANTS.
Section 7183 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42
U.S.C. 290ee-8) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``each'' before ``for a
period'';
(2) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
``(2) Rates.--The rates described in this paragraph are the
following:
``(A) The amount by which the average rate of drug
overdose deaths in the State, adjusted for age, for the
period of 5 calendar years for which there is available
data, including if necessary provisional data,
immediately preceding the grant cycle (which shall be
the period of calendar years 2018 through 2022 for the
first grant cycle following the enactment of the
Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective
Employment and Reentry Act of 2023) is above the
average national overdose mortality rate, as determined
by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, for the same period.
``(B) The amount by which the average rate of
unemployment for the State, based on data provided by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the period of 5
calendar years for which there is available data,
including if necessary provisional data, immediately
preceding the grant cycle (which shall be the period of
calendar years 2018 through 2022 for the first grant
cycle following the enactment of the Comprehensive
Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and
Reentry Act of 2023) is above the national average for
the same period.
``(C) The amount by which the average rate of labor
force participation in the State, based on data
provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the
period of 5 calendar years for which there is available
data, including if necessary provisional data,
immediately preceding the grant cycle (which shall be
the period of calendar years 2018 through 2022 for the
first grant cycle following the enactment of the
Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective
Employment and Reentry Act of 2023) is below the
national average for the same period.'';
(3) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii),
respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and
adjusting the margins accordingly;
(C) by striking ``An entity'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--An entity''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Transportation services.--An entity receiving a grant
under this section may use the funds for providing
transportation for individuals to participate in an activity
supported by a grant under this section, which transportation
shall be to or from a place of work or a place where the
individual is receiving vocational education or job training
services or receiving services directly linked to treatment of
or recovery from a substance use disorder.'';
(4) in subsection (j)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``for each grant
cycle'' after ``grant period''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)--
(I) by striking ``the preliminary
report'' and inserting ``each
preliminary report''; and
(II) by inserting ``for the grant
cycle'' after ``final report''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``(g)(3)'' and inserting ``(g)(1)(C)''; and
(5) in subsection (k), by striking ``$5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$36,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and
Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 5301 note; Public Law 115-271) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting
``recovery housing program'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``through 2023'' and
inserting ``through 2028'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not later than
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act'' and
inserting ``not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery
through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023'';
and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ``for
calendar years 2013 through 2017'' and
inserting ``for the period of 5 calendar years
for which there is available data, including if
necessary provisional data, immediately
preceding the grant cycle (which shall be the
period of calendar years 2018 through 2022 for
the first grant cycle following the enactment
of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through
Effective Employment and Reentry Act of
2023)'';
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``for
calendar years 2013 through 2017'' and
inserting ``for the period of 5 calendar years
for which there is available data, including if
necessary provisional data, immediately
preceding the grant cycle (which shall be the
period of calendar years 2018 through 2022 for
the first grant cycle following the enactment
of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through
Effective Employment and Reentry Act of
2023)''; and
(iii) in subclause (III), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``for the
period of 5 calendar years for which there is
available data, including if necessary
provisional data, immediately preceding the
grant cycle (which shall be the period of
calendar years 2018 through 2022 for the first
grant cycle following the enactment of the
Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through
Effective Employment and Reentry Act of
2023).''; and
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ``For the 2-year period
following the date of enactment of this Act, the'' and
inserting ``The''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271; 132
Stat. 3894) is amended by striking the item relating to section 8071
and inserting the following:
``Sec. 8071. Recovery Housing Program.''.
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