[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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