[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8203 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8203

  To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide to 
States and local areas information on the best practices for addressing 
 the effects that substance use disorder has on the workforce, and to 
provide local areas with grants to provide training activities related 
       to the treatment and prevention of substance use disorder.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2026

   Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                               Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide to 
States and local areas information on the best practices for addressing 
 the effects that substance use disorder has on the workforce, and to 
provide local areas with grants to provide training activities related 
       to the treatment and prevention of substance use disorder.

    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 ``Workforce Recovery and Resilience 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 168 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3223) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Communities Impacted by Substance Use Disorders.--The 
Secretary shall, as part of the activities described in subsection 
(c)(2), evaluate and disseminate to States and local areas information 
regarding evidence-based and promising practices for addressing the 
economic and workforce impacts associated with high rates of substance 
use disorders, which information shall--
            ``(1) be updated annually to reflect the most recent and 
        available research; and
            ``(2) include information--
                    ``(A) shared by States and local areas regarding 
                effective practices for addressing such impacts; and
                    ``(B) on how to apply for any funding that may be 
                available under section 170(b)(1)(E).''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.

    Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3225) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking the period 
                at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) to an entity described in subsection 
                (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training activities 
                related to the prevention and treatment of substance 
                use disorders, including addiction treatment, mental 
                health treatment, and pain management, in an area that, 
                as a result of widespread substance use, addiction, and 
                overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for such 
                activities that exceeds the availability of State and 
                local resources to provide such activities.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
                subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) Substance use related grants.--In order to be 
                eligible to receive employment and training assistance 
                under a national dislocated worker grant awarded 
                pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E), an individual shall 
                be--
                            ``(i) a dislocated worker;
                            ``(ii) a long-term unemployed individual;
                            ``(iii) an individual who is unemployed or 
                        significantly underemployed as a result of 
                        widespread substance use in the area; or
                            ``(iv) an individual who is employed or 
                        seeking employment in a health care profession 
                        involved in the prevention and treatment of 
                        substance use disorders, including such 
                        professions that provide addiction treatment, 
                        mental health treatment, or pain management.''.
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