,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ab1 #bjah ,ms4 
,coll9s 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,v ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to e/abli% a grant 
program to create pe] support recov]y   
networks1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,opioid
 ,pe] ,support ,networks ,act ( #bjah4  
#b4 ,opioid pe] support networks ,"p ,d 
( title ,v ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd et seq47 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #eej4 
,opioid pe] support networks  7a7       
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m pe]    
support network means a gr\p ( two or m 
indep5d5t nonpr(it organizations-- 7#a7 
t mobilizes res\rces )9 & outside ( !   
network to increase ! preval5ce &       
quality ( long-t]m recov]y f sub/ance   
use disord]s2 &  7#b7 = :i* at lea/ "o  

organization is :olly or pr9cipally     
gov]n$ by pe]s 7individuals 9 recov]y = 
sub/ance use disord]s :o reflect !      
community s]v$74  7b7 ,grants au?oriz$  
,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants = up to #c
 ye>s to eligible recov]y community     
organizations to enable su*             
organizations to develop1 exp&1 &       
enhance recov]y s]vices4  7c7           
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is section an entity %all-- 
7#a7 be a recov]y community             
organization2 &  7#b7 submit to !       
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,use ( funds
 ,am\nts aw>d$ "u grants "u subsection  
7b7-- 7#a7 %all be us$ to develop1 exp&1
 & enhance non-cl9ical community &      
/atewide recov]y support s]vices2 &     
7#b7 may be us$ to-- 7,a7 build         
connections betwe5 pe] support networks1
 betwe5 recov]y community organizations1
 & ) o!r recov]y support s]vices1       
includ+--  7i7 behavioral heal?         

provid]s2  7ii7 prim>y c>e provid]s &   
physicians2  7iii7 educational &        
vocational s*ools2  7iv7 employ]s2  7v7 
h\s+ s]vices2  7vi7 *ild welf>e ag5cies2
  7vii7 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em2 &       
7viii7 o!r recov]y support s]vices t    
facilitate recov]y f sub/ance use       
disord]s2 &  7,b7 conduct outrea* on    
issues relat+ to sub/ance use disord]s &
 recov]y1 includ+-- 7i7 id5tify+ ! signs
 ( addiction2  7ii7 id5tify+ ! res\rces 
available to individuals /ruggl+ )      
addiction & to families ) a family memb]
 /ruggl+ )1 or be+ treat$ =1 addiction1 
includ+ programs t m5tor & provide      
support s]vices to *ildr52  7iii7       
id5tify+ ! res\rces available to help   
support individuals 9 recov]y2  7iv7    
id5tify+ relat$ m$ical outcomes (       
sub/ance use disord]s1 ! pot5tial (     
acquir+ an infecti\s disease f intrav5\s
 drug use1 & neonatal ab/95ce syndrome  
among infants expos$ to opioids dur+    
pregnancy2  7v7 id5tify+ res\rces       
available to r$uce ! /igma associat$ )  

sub/ance use disord]s2 &  7vi7 educat+ &
 re9=c+ ! be/ practices 9 ! deliv]y (   
recov]y support s]vices4  7e7           
,geographic di/ribution ,9 aw>d+ grants 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( funds are aw>d$
 to eligible entities t are n locat$ 9  
metropolitan /ati/ical areas 7z def9$ by
 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget74 ,!   
,secret>y %all take into acc\nt ! unique
 ne$s ( rural communities1 includ+      
communities ) a p] capita ov]dose       
mortality rate t is above ! national    
av]age & communities ) a %ortage (      
prev5tion & treatm5t s]vices4  7f7      
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,c5t]  7#a7        
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 jo9tly ) !    
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   
,sub/ance ,abuse1 ?r\gh a grant %all    
e/abli% a ,national ,pe] ,run ,tra9+ &  
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,c5t] = ,addiction 
,recov]y ,support 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      
subsection z ! ,c5t]74  7#b7 ,functions 
,! ,c5t] e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
provide support to ! pe] support        

networks e/abli%$ "u ?is section        
includ+--  7,a7 tra9+2  7,b7 te*nical   
assi/ance2  7,c7 evaluations2  7,d7     
rese>*2  7,e7 translation s]vices2  7,f7
 capacity build+ products2 &  7,g7      
assi/ance 9 navigat+ ! grant application
 & r5ewal process "u subsection 7b74    
7#c7 ,be/ practices ,! ,c5t] e/abli%$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all annually issue be/  
practices = use by pe] support networks4
  7g7 ,data report+ ,grant recipi5ts "u 
subsection 7b7 %all annually submit data
 to ! ,secret>y includ+-- 7#a7 a        
description ( ! programs & activities   
fund$ "u ! grant2  7#b7 a description ( 
! outcomes ( individuals :o receiv$     
s]vices ?r\gh ! programs fund$ "u !     
grant1 includ+ 9 h\s+1 employm5t1 heal?1
 & wellness2 &  7#c7 o!r in=mation      
reque/$ by ! ,secret>y4  7h7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbb1 ( :i*           
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye> %all be    

allocat$ = ! ,pe] ,support ,networks "u 
subsection 7b7 & #aj1jjj1jjj = ea*      
fiscal ye> %all be allocat$ = !         
,national ,pe] ,run ,tra9+ & ,te*nical  
,assi/ance ,c5t] = ,addiction ,recov]y  
,support e/abli%$ "u subsection 7f74    
7i7 ,reports to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] aw>d+ ! fir/ grant "u ?is     
section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit to ,congress a report      
describ+ ! activities c>ri$ out "u ?is  
section & conta9+ an evaluation ( su*   
programs1 includ+ out/&+ *all5ges &     
b>ri]s to sub/ance use recov]y1 & gaps 9
 pe] recov]y support s]vices4  4