119-s500

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 500 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 500

 To reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and 
 Communities Act, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 10, 2025

Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. Fetterman) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and 
 Communities Act, 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 ``Comprehensive Addiction Recovery 
through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2025'' or the ``CAREER 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CAREER ACT; TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND 
 WORKFORCE SUPPORT GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 7183 of the SUPPORT for Patients and 
Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-8) is amended--

    (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``; treatment, 
 recovery, and workforce support grants'' after ``career act'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) , by inserting ``each'' before ``for a 
 period'';

    (3) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``the rates 
 described in paragraph

    (2) '' and inserting ``the 
 average rates for calendar years 2018 through 2022 
 described in paragraph

    (2) ''; and
        (B) by amending paragraph

    (2) to read as follows:
 ``

    (2) Rates.--The rates described in this paragraph are the 
 following:
 ``
        (A) The highest age-adjusted average rates of 
 drug overdose deaths for calendar years 2018 through 
 2022 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control 
 and Prevention, including, if necessary, provisional 
 data for calendar year 2022.
 ``
        (B) The highest average rates of unemployment for 
 calendar years 2018 through 2022 based on data provided 
 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 ``
            (C) The lowest average labor force participation 
 rates for calendar years 2018 through 2022 based on 
 data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.'';

    (4) in subsection

    (g) --
        (A) in each of 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) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) (as so 
 redesignated), 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 not more than 5 percent of 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.
 ``

    (3) Limitation.--The Secretary may not require an entity 
 to, or give priority to an entity that plans to, use the funds 
 of a grant under this section for activities that are not 
 specified in this subsection.'';

    (5) in subsection
            (i) (2) , by inserting ``, which shall 
 include employment and earnings outcomes described in 
 subclauses
            (I) and
            (III) of 

section 116

    (b)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) of the 
 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
 3141

    (b)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) ) with respect to the participation of such 
 individuals with a substance use disorder in programs and 
 activities funded by the grant under this section'' after 
 ``subsection

    (g) '';

    (6) in subsection

    (j) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by inserting ``for grants 
 awarded prior to the date of enactment of the 
 Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective 
 Employment and Reentry Act of 2025'' after ``grant 
 period under this section''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``2 years after submitting the 
 preliminary report required under paragraph

    (1) '' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking 
 ``

    (g)

    (3) '' and inserting ``

    (g)

    (1)
            (C) ''; and

    (7) in subsection

    (k) , by striking ``$5,000,000 for each of 
 fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$12,000,000 
 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''.

    (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 7183 
and inserting the following:

``

Sec. 7183. CAREER Act; treatment, recovery, and workforce support 
 grants.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CAREER ACT; RECOVERY HOUSING PILOT 
 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 ``career 
 act; recovery housing pilot program'';

    (2) in subsection

    (a) , by striking ``through 2023'' and 
 inserting ``through 2030'';

    (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 2025''; 
 and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B)
            (i) --
            (i) in subclause
            (I) --
            (I) by striking ``for calendar 
 years 2013 through 2017''; and
            (II) by inserting ``for calendar 
 years 2018 through 2022'' after ``rates 
 of unemployment'';
            (ii) in subclause
            (II) --
            (I) by striking ``for calendar 
 years 2013 through 2017''; and
            (II) by inserting ``for calendar 
 years 2018 through 2022'' after 
 ``participation rates''; and
            (iii) by striking subclause
            (III) and 
 inserting the following:
 ``
            (III) The highest age-adjusted 
 average rates of drug overdose deaths 
 for calendar years 2018 through 2022 
 based on data from the Centers for 
 Disease Control and Prevention, 
 including, if necessary, provisional 
 data for calendar year 2022.''; 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) Conforming Amendment.--Subtitle F of title VIII of the SUPPORT 
for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271; 132 Stat. 4095) 
is amended by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
following:

 ``Subtitle F--CAREER Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program''.
            (c) Clerical Amendments.--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--

    (1) by striking the item relating to subtitle F of title 
 VIII and inserting the following:

 ``Subtitle F--CAREER Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program'';

and

    (2) by striking the item relating to 

section 8071 and 
 inserting the following:

``

Sec. 8071. CAREER Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program.''.
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