[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2099]
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      By Mr. McCONNELL:
  S. 1991. A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1991

       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 ``Comprehensive Addiction 
     Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 
     2023'' or the ``CAREER Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 2. TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT GRANTS.

       Section 7183 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-8) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``each'' before ``for a 
     period'';
       (2) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Rates.--The rates described in this paragraph are the 
     following:
       ``(A) The amount by which the average rate of drug overdose 
     deaths in the State, adjusted for age, for the period of 5 
     calendar years for which there is available data, including 
     if necessary provisional data, immediately preceding the 
     grant cycle (which shall be the period of calendar years 2018 
     through 2022 for the first grant cycle following the 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through 
     Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023) is above the 
     average national overdose mortality rate, as determined by 
     the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, for the same period.
       ``(B) The amount by which the average rate of unemployment 
     for the State, based on data provided by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, for the period of 5 calendar years for which 
     there is available data, including if necessary provisional 
     data, immediately preceding the grant cycle (which shall be 
     the period of calendar years 2018 through 2022 for the first 
     grant cycle following the enactment of the Comprehensive 
     Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry 
     Act of 2023) is above the national average for the same 
     period.
       ``(C) The amount by which the average rate of labor force 
     participation in the State, based on data provided by the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the period of 5 calendar 
     years for which there is available data, including if 
     necessary provisional data, immediately preceding the grant 
     cycle (which shall be the period of calendar years 2018 
     through 2022 for the first grant cycle following the 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through 
     Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023) is below the 
     national average for the same period.'';
       (3) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
     respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and adjusting 
     the margins accordingly;
       (C) by striking ``An entity'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--An entity''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Transportation services.--An entity receiving a grant 
     under this section may use the funds for providing 
     transportation for individuals to participate in an activity 
     supported by a grant under this section, which transportation 
     shall be to or from a place of work or a place where the 
     individual is receiving vocational education or job training 
     services or receiving services directly linked to treatment 
     of or recovery from a substance use disorder.'';
       (4) in subsection (j)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``for each grant cycle'' 
     after ``grant period''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``the preliminary report'' and inserting 
     ``each preliminary report''; and
       (II) by inserting ``for the grant cycle'' after ``final 
     report''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(g)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``(g)(1)(C)''; and
       (5) in subsection (k), by striking ``$5,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$36,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.

     SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients 
     and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 5301 note; Public Law 115-271) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting 
     ``recovery housing program'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``through 2023'' and 
     inserting ``through 2028'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``not 
     later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment 
     and Reentry Act of 2023''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
       (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``for calendar years 2013 
     through 2017'' and inserting ``for the period of 5 calendar 
     years for which there is available data, including if 
     necessary provisional data, immediately preceding the grant 
     cycle (which shall be the period of calendar years 2018 
     through 2022 for the first grant cycle following the 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through 
     Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023)'';
       (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``for calendar years 
     2013 through 2017'' and inserting ``for the period of 5 
     calendar years for which there is available data, including 
     if necessary provisional data, immediately preceding the 
     grant cycle (which shall be the period of calendar years 2018 
     through 2022 for the first grant cycle following the 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through 
     Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023)''; and
       (iii) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``for the period of 5 calendar years for which 
     there is available data, including if necessary provisional 
     data, immediately preceding the grant cycle (which shall be 
     the period of calendar years 2018 through 2022 for the first 
     grant cycle following the enactment of the Comprehensive 
     Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry 
     Act of 2023).''; and
       (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``For the 2-year period 
     following the date of enactment of this Act, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public 
     Law 115-271; 132 Stat. 3894) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 8071 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 8071. Recovery Housing Program.''.
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