[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5137 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5137

  To reauthorize and expand the pilot program to help individuals in 
 recovery from a substance use disorder become stably housed, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 2023

Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize and expand the pilot program to help individuals in 
 recovery from a substance use disorder become stably housed, 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 ``Supporting Transition And Recovery 
Through Housing Act of 2023'' or the ``START Housing Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM.

    Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 
U.S.C. 5301 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
                ``2024 through 2029'';
                    (B) by striking ``for a period of not more than 2 
                years or''; and
                    (C) by striking ``, whichever is earlier'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, acting 
                through the Office of Community Planning and 
                Development in consultation with the Office of Special 
                Needs Assistance,'' before ``not later than''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``allocated to'' and inserting ``prioritized 
                        for''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Priority.--Among the States, priority shall 
                be given to States with the greatest need, as such need 
                is determined by the Secretary based on the following 
                factors:
                            ``(i) The highest average rates of 
                        unemployment based on data provided by the 
                        Bureau of Labor Statistics for calendar years 
                        2019 through 2023.
                            ``(ii) The lowest average labor force 
                        participation rates based on data provided by 
                        the Bureau of Labor Statistics for calendar 
                        years 2019 through 2023.
                            ``(iii) The highest age-adjusted rates of 
                        drug overdose deaths based on data from the 
                        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
                            ``(iv) The highest rates of unsheltered 
                        homelessness as determined by the most recent 
                        annual point-in-time count of persons 
                        experiencing homelessness required by the 
                        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
                        under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.).'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, low-barrier'' after 
                        ``effective''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the period at the 
                        end the following: ``with an expectation that 
                        persons participating in the program have 
                        access to stable housing upon exiting the 
                        program''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(4) Supplement not supplant.--As a condition of receiving 
        funds under this section, a State shall use such funds received 
        under this section only to supplement the level of State or 
        local funds that would, in the absence of the receipt of funds 
        under this section, be made available for related housing and 
        recovery services.
            ``(5) Consultation.--Each State that receives amounts 
        pursuant to this section shall consult with continuums of care 
        and public housing agencies to assess needs for implementing 
        funds and developing a plan to support individuals receiving 
        stable housing in connection with funding under this section 
        with transfer to other housing at the end of the individuals' 
        eligibility.''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may use not more than 2 
percent of the funds made available under this section for technical 
assistance, to publish best practices, and to conduct outreach to 
grantees or potentially eligible participants.''.
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