,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eehg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjah,mr4
 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,public ,health ,service ,act to        
authorize certain recovery services     
grants to be used to establish regional 
technical assistance centers4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,peer ,support ,communities of      
,recovery ,act4  #b4 ,building          
communities of recovery ,section #edg of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#b7 is amended--  7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the        
heading1 by striking ,definition and    
inserting ,definitions2  7,b7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking ,in this section1 the term     
recovery community organization means an
 independent nonprofit organization     

that-- and inserting ,in this section32 
7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7   
and 7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71
 respectively1 and moving such          
subparagraphs 7as so redesignated7 #b   
ems to the right2  7,d7 by inserting    
before subparagraph 7,a7 7as so         
redesignated7 the following3  7#a7      
,recovery community organization ,the   
term recovery community organization    
means an independent nonprofit          
organization that--  2 and  7,e7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means--  7,a7 a national         
nonprofit entity focused on substance   
use disorder with a network of local    
affiliates and partners that are        
geographically and organizationally     
diverse2 or  7,b7 a nonprofit           
organization-- 7i7 focused on substance 
use disorder2  7ii7 established by      
individuals in personal and family      
recovery2 and  7iii7 serving prevention1
 treatment1 recovery1 payor1            

faith-based1 and criminal justice       
stakeholders in the implementation of   
local addiction and recovery            
initiatives4  2  7#b7 in subsection     
7b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,secretary  
shall award grants to recovery community
 organizations and inserting  ,the      
,secretary-- 7#a7 shall award grants to 
recovery community organizations  2     
7,b7 by striking services4 and inserting
 services and1 at the option of each    
such organization1 carry out the        
activities described in subparagraphs   
7,a7 through 7,c7 of subsection 7c77#b72
 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#b7 may award grants to   
eligible entities for purposes of       
establishing regional technical         
assistance centers1 in accordance with  
subsection 7c77#b77;,d74  2  7#c7 by    
striking subsection 7c72  7#d7 by       
redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as
 subsections 7c7 and 7d71 respectively2 
7#e7 in subsection 7c7 7as so           
redesignated7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 

by striking shall be used and inserting 
to a recovery community organization    
shall be used2 and  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking may be   
used to-- and inserting may be used to  
carry out the activities described in   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 in the  
case of a grant awarded to a recovery   
community organization and to carry out 
subparagraph 7,d7 in the case of a grant
 awarded to an eligible entity42  7ii7  
in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in the      
matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking
 build and inserting ,build2 and  7,,ii7
 in clause 7vii71 by striking the       
semicolon at the end and inserting a    
period2  7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b7--   
7,i7 by striking reduce and inserting   
,reduce2 and  7,,ii7 by striking 2 and  
and inserting a period2  7iv7 in        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking conduct  
and inserting ,conduct2 and  7v7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,d7  
,provide for the establishment of       

regional technical assistance centers to
 provide regional technical assistance  
for the following3  7i7 ,implementation 
of regionally driven1 peer-delivered    
addiction recovery support services     
before1 during1 after1 or in lieu of    
addiction treatment4  7ii7              
,establishment of recovery community    
organizations4  7iii7 ,establishment of 
recovery community centers4  7iv7       
,overdose reversal medication training  
and dissemination4  2 and  7#f7 in      
subsection 7d7 7as so redesignated71 by 
inserting before the period the         
following3 1 and #ae1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc4