Building communities of recovery

Section 547 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–2) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in the heading, by striking

Definition

and inserting

Definitions

; (B)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking In this section, the term recovery community organization means an independent nonprofit organization that— and inserting In this section:; (C)by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; (D)by inserting before subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) the following:

(1)

Recovery community organization

The term recovery community organization means an independent nonprofit organization that—

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(E)by adding at the end the following:

(2)

Eligible entity

The term eligible entity means— (A)a national nonprofit entity focused on substance use disorder with a network of local affiliates and partners that are geographically and organizationally diverse; or (B)a nonprofit organization— (i)focused on substance use disorder; (ii)established by individuals in personal and family recovery; and (iii)serving prevention, treatment, recovery, payor, faith-based, and criminal justice stakeholders in the implementation of local addiction and recovery initiatives.

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(2)in subsection (b)— (A)by striking The Secretary shall award grants to recovery community organizations and inserting

The Secretary—(1)shall award grants to recovery community organizations

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(B)by striking services. and inserting services and, at the option of each such organization, carry out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (c)(2); and; and (C)by adding at the end the following:

(2)may award grants to eligible entities for purposes of establishing regional technical assistance centers, in accordance with subsection (c)(2)(D).

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(3)by striking subsection (c); (4)by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (5)in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking shall be used and inserting to a recovery community organization shall be used; and (B)in paragraph (2)— (i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking may be used to— and inserting may be used to carry out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) in the case of a grant awarded to a recovery community organization and to carry out subparagraph (D) in the case of a grant awarded to an eligible entity.; (ii)in subparagraph (A)— (I)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking build and inserting Build; and (II)in clause (vii), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; (iii)in subparagraph (B)— (I)by striking reduce and inserting Reduce; and (II)by striking ; and and inserting a period; (iv)in subparagraph (C), by striking conduct and inserting Conduct; and (v)by adding at the end the following:

(D)Provide for the establishment of regional technical assistance centers to provide regional technical assistance for the following: (i)Implementation of regionally driven, peer-delivered addiction recovery support services before, during, after, or in lieu of addiction treatment. (ii)Establishment of recovery community organizations. (iii)Establishment of recovery community centers. (iv)Overdose reversal medication training and dissemination.

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(6)in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by inserting before the period the following: , and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.