[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4030 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4030

  To reauthorize the recovery housing program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2024

Mr. Coons (for himself and Mrs. Capito) 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 the recovery housing program, 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 ``Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid 
Recovery and Enduring Stability Act of 2024'' or the ``Safe SHORES Act 
of 2024''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP INDIVIDUALS IN 
              RECOVERY FROM A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER BECOME STABLY 
              HOUSED.

    Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 
U.S.C. 5301 note; Public Law 115-271) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, but not less than 
                $50,000,000,'' after ``necessary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
                ``2025 through 2029'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``date of 
                enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``date of 
                enactment of the Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid 
                Recovery and Enduring Stability Act of 2024''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
                            (i) in subclause (I), by striking 
                        ``calendar years 2013 through 2017'' and 
                        inserting ``the 5 most recent calendar years'';
                            (ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
                        ``calendar years 2013 through 2017'' and 
                        inserting ``the 5 most recent calendar years''; 
                        and
                            (iii) in subclause (III), by inserting 
                        ``for the 5 most recent calendar years'' before 
                        the period at the end;
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``at least 30 percent of such funds 
                within one year'' and inserting ``all such amounts 
                within 5 years''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Furniture costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any State that receives amounts 
                pursuant to this section may use such funds to purchase 
                furniture for the temporary housing described in 
                subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--A State may use not more than 1 
                percent of amounts awarded pursuant to this section to 
                purchase furniture under subparagraph (A).'';
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``date of enactment of 
        this Act'' and inserting ``date of enactment of the Safe and 
        Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability Act 
        of 2024''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Database.--The Secretary shall monitor grants made under this 
section through the Integrated Disbursement and Information System 
database of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    ``(i) Best Practices.--Each State that receives amounts pursuant to 
this section is encouraged to--
            ``(1) provide technical assistance to grantees to meet 
        proposed project timelines in accordance with State and local 
        administrative and zoning requirements to produce housing 
        acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction projects in the 
        most efficient manner;
            ``(2) prioritize the distribution of funds to facilities 
        that are implementing workforce development and financial 
        literacy training for residents of the facility;
            ``(3) prioritize the distribution of funds to facilities 
        that follow up with former residents to ensure those residents 
        are on the proper path to recovery;
            ``(4) prioritize the distribution of funds to organizations 
        that meet the State standards of facility accreditation; and
            ``(5) prioritize the distribution of funds to organizations 
        that can leverage additional funding through private or public 
        awards.
    ``(j) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of the Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring 
Stability Act of 2024, and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the program 
carried out under this section, which shall include--
            ``(1) a summary of the use of funds, including new housing 
        acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction projects, 
        resulting from funds awarded in the most recent fiscal year;
            ``(2) relevant updates on projects who received awarded 
        funds during prior fiscal years;
            ``(3) statistics on the number of residents serviced by 
        State facilities per year, including statistics on total 
        residents housed by facility per year, average duration of 
        individual stays, demographic information on residents, the 
        substance abuse conditions of the residents, and the rate in 
        which residents graduate out of the program into permanent 
        housing;
            ``(4) a description of strategies that projects under the 
        program are implementing to produce the best outcomes in 
        recovery housing acquisition and resident graduation; and
            ``(5) an interagency strategy of how the Department of 
        Housing and Urban Development can work with the Department of 
        Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture to 
        promote the effective construction and expansion of recovery 
        housing.''.
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