,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ab1        
#bjag,mr4 ,issa 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,moulton1 ,mrs4 ,mimi ,walters of       
,california1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4        
,hunter1 ,mr4 ,royce of ,california1 and
 ,mr4 ,rohrabacher7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,housing    
,act to better protect persons with     
disabilities and communities4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,safe ,recovery and ,community      
,empowerment ,act4  #b4 ,zoning and     
licensing of residential recovery       
facilities ,the ,fair ,housing ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #hjg 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cfjg7 the following3         
#hjg;,a4 ,nothing in this title1 or     
other ,federal law1 relating to         
protections for persons with            
disabilities1 prohibits any local1      

,state1 or ,federal government body     
from--  7#a7 requiring by law1          
regulation1 or ordinance a reasonable   
minimum distance between residential    
recovery facilities within a particular 
area zoned for residential housing1     
provided that the limitation--  7,a7 is 
necessary to preserve the residential   
character of the zoned area2 and  7,b7  
allows for some residential recovery    
facilities to be located within the     
zoned area2 and  7#b7 requiring that a  
residential recovery facility and its   
owner or operator-- 7,a7 obtain an      
operating license or use permit2 or     
7,b7 satisfy a set of consumer          
protection standards1 which may include 
a maximum capacity requirement4  4  #c4 
,residential recovery facility          
residents' bill of rights ,residential  
recovery facilities receiving direct or 
indirect payments or reimbursements or  
other remunerations from ,medicare1     
,medicaid1 or any other ,federal        
healthcare program1 or via private      

insurance purchased on a ,federal       
exchange or subsidized by the ,federal  
,government1 for either housing1        
recovery services1 or testing or        
monitoring for drugs or alcohol1 shall  
ensure the following3  7#a7 ,each       
residential recovery facility resident  
residing in the home or receiving       
addiction treatment services be provided
 a safe living environment completely   
free from illicit drugs1 alcohol1       
firearms1 harassment1 abuse1 or harm4   
7#b7 ,residential recovery facility     
residents live in a licensed1 or        
registered residence that has committed 
to following standards approved by      
,states and localities1 if such         
standards are in place4  #d4            
,definitions ,section #hjb of the ,fair 
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb7 is  
amended by adding to the end the        
following3  7p7 ,current1 illegal use of
 a controlled substance means the       
discrete1 occasional1 frequent1 or      
ongoing illegal use of a controlled     

substance at the present time or in the 
reasonably recent past4  7q7            
,residential recovery facility means a  
residence that provides housing to      
individuals in recovery from drug or    
alcohol addiction with the promise of   
providing a clean and sober environment 
in return for direct or indirect payment
 to an owner1 operator1 or compensated  
staff person1 including payment to a    
third party1 a portion of which is then 
provided to the residential recovery    
facility owner or operator for their    
services4  4