#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dfhd  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to identify or facilitate the 
development of best practices for       
operating recovery housing1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,ensuring      
,access to ,quality ,sober ,living ,act 
of #bjah4  #b4 ,national recovery       
housing best practices ,part ,p of title
 ,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service  
,act is amended by adding at the end the
 following new section3  #cii,v-#g4     
,national recovery housing best         
practices  7a7 ,best practices ,the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with the     
,secretary for ,housing and ,urban      
,development1 patients with a history of
 opioid use disorder1 and other         
stakeholders1 which may include ,state  
accrediting entities and reputable      
providers1 analysts1 and stakeholders of
 recovery housing services1 such as the 

,national ,alliance for ,recovery       
,residences1 shall identify or          
facilitate the development of best      
practices1 which may include model laws 
for implementing suggested minimum      
standards1 for operating recovery       
housing4  7b7 ,dissemination ,the       
,secretary shall disseminate the best   
practices identified or developed under 
subsection 7a7 to--  7#a7 ,state        
agencies1 which may include the         
provision of technical assistance to    
,state agencies seeking to adopt or     
implement such best practices2  7#b7    
recovery housing entities2 and  7#c7 the
 public1 as appropriate4  7c7           
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term recovery housing means a      
shared living environment free from     
alcohol and illicit drug use and        
centered on peer support and connection 
to services1 including                  
medication-assisted treatment services1 
that promote sustained recovery from    
substance use disorders4  7#b7 ,the term

 ,state includes any of the several     
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
each ,indian tribe or tribal            
organization 7as those terms are defined
 in section #d of the ,indian           
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act71 and any territory or 
possession of the ,united ,states4  7d7 
,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated #c1jjj1jjj
 for the period of fiscal years #bjai   
through #bjba4  4  ,passed the ,house of
 ,representatives ,june #ab1            
#bjah4;,clerk4