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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1991
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
A BILL
To reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes.
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
.
Treatment, recovery, and workforce support grants
Section 7183 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–8) is amended—
in subsection (b), by inserting each
before for a period
;
by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
Rates
The rates described in this paragraph are the following:
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.
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.
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.
;
in subsection (g)—
in paragraphs (1) and (3), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
by striking An entity
and inserting the following:
In general
An entity
; and
by adding at the end the following:
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.
;
in subsection (j)—
in paragraph (1), by inserting for each grant cycle
after grant period
; and
in paragraph (2)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
by striking the preliminary report
and inserting each preliminary report
; and
by inserting for the grant cycle
after final report
; and
in subparagraph (A), by striking (g)(3)
and inserting (g)(1)(C)
; and
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
.
Reauthorization of the Recovery Housing Program
In general
Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 5301 note; Public Law 115–271) is amended—
by striking the section heading and inserting Recovery Housing Program
;
in subsection (a), by striking through 2023
and inserting through 2028
;
in subsection (b)—
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
in paragraph (2)(B)(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)
;
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
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
in subsection (f), by striking For the 2-year period following the date of enactment of this Act, the
and inserting The
.
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:
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