,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af1    
#bjah,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,warren1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 and 
,mr4 ,blumenthal7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1 acting    
through the ,director of the ,center for
 ,substance ,abuse ,treatment of the    
,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health   
,services ,administration1 to publish   
and disseminate best practices for      
operating recovery housing1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,ensuring      
,access to ,quality ,recovery ,living   
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,best practices for 
operating recovery housing  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services1 acting through the    
,director of the ,center for ,substance 

,abuse ,treatment of the ,substance     
,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services    
,administration--  7#a7 shall publish   
best practices for operating recovery   
housing that are based on-- 7,a7 the    
applicable domains1 core principles1 and
 standards of the ,national ,alliance   
for ,recovery ,residences2  7,b7 input  
from other nationally accredited        
recovery housing entities and from      
stakeholders2 and  7,c7 input from      
relevant ,federal agencies2  7#b7 shall 
publish guidance1 based on the best     
practices under paragraph 7#a71 to      
provide patients with information on    
recovery home best practices2  7#c7     
shall disseminate such best practices to
 the ,state2  7#d7 shall require        
,states1 as a condition for receiving   
any grant or contract through the       
,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health   
,services ,administration that supports 
recovery housing1 to follow such best   
practices for such recovery housing2 and
  7#e7 may provide technical assistance 

to ,states seeking to adopt or implement
 such best practices4  7b7 ,definitions 
,in this section3  7#a7 ,the term       
recovery housing means a family-like1   
shared living environment free from     
alcohol and illicit drug use and        
centered on peer support and connection 
to services that promote sustained      
recovery from substance use disorders4  
7#b7 ,the term ,state includes any of   
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 and any territory or         
possession of the ,united ,states4