,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,capito7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
reauthorize the recovery housing        
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,safe and ,secure ,housing for      
,opioid ,recovery and ,enduring         
,stability ,act of #bjbd or the ,safe   
,,shores ,act of #bjbd4  #b4            
,reauthorization of pilot program to    
help individuals in recovery from a     
substance abuse disorder become stably  
housed ,section #hjga of the ,,support  
for ,patients and ,communities ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja note2 ,public ,law     
#aae-bga7 is amended-- 7#a7 in          
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 but
 not less than #ej1jjj1jjj1 after       
necessary2 and  7,b7 by striking #bjai  

through #bjbc and inserting #bjbe       
through #bjbi2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--
 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking    
date of enactment of this ,act and      
inserting date of enactment of the ,safe
 and ,secure ,housing for ,opioid       
,recovery and ,enduring ,stability ,act 
of #bjbd2 and  7,b7 in paragraph        
7#b77;,b77i7-- 7i7 in subclause 7,i71 by
 striking calendar years #bjac through  
#bjag and inserting the #e most recent  
calendar years2  7ii7 in subclause      
7,,ii71 by striking calendar years #bjac
 through #bjag and inserting the #e most
 recent calendar years2 and  7iii7 in   
subclause 7,,iii71 by inserting for the 
#e most recent calendar years before the
 period at the end2  7#c7 in subsection 
7c7-- 7,a7 by striking at least #cj     
percent of such funds within one year   
and inserting all such amounts within #e
 years2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7#d7 ,furniture costs   
7,a7 ,in general ,any ,state that       
receives amounts pursuant to this       

section may use such funds to purchase  
furniture for the temporary housing     
described in subsection 7a74  7,b7      
,limitation ,a ,state may use not more  
than #a percent of amounts awarded      
pursuant to this section to purchase    
furniture under subparagraph 7,a74  2   
7#d7 in subsection 7f71 by striking date
 of enactment of this ,act and inserting
 date of enactment of the ,safe and     
,secure ,housing for ,opioid ,recovery  
and ,enduring ,stability ,act of #bjbd2 
and  7#e7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7h7 ,database ,the          
,secretary shall monitor grants made    
under this section through the          
,integrated ,disbursement and           
,information ,system database of the    
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development4  7i7 ,best practices ,each
 ,state that receives amounts pursuant  
to this section is encouraged to-- 7#a7 
provide technical assistance to grantees
 to meet proposed project timelines in  
accordance with ,state and local        

administrative and zoning requirements  
to produce housing acquisition1         
rehabilitation1 and construction        
projects in the most efficient manner2  
7#b7 prioritize the distribution of     
funds to facilities that are            
implementing workforce development and  
financial literacy training for         
residents of the facility2  7#c7        
prioritize the distribution of funds to 
facilities that follow up with former   
residents to ensure those residents are 
on the proper path to recovery2  7#d7   
prioritize the distribution of funds to 
organizations that meet the ,state      
standards of facility accreditation2 and
  7#e7 prioritize the distribution of   
funds to organizations that can leverage
 additional funding through private or  
public awards4  7j7 ,reporting ,not     
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of the ,safe and ,secure      
,housing for ,opioid ,recovery and      
,enduring ,stability ,act of #bjbd1 and 
every year thereafter1 the ,secretary   

shall submit to ,congress and make      
publicly available a report on the      
program carried out under this section1 
which shall include-- 7#a7 a summary of 
the use of funds1 including new housing 
acquisition1 rehabilitation1 and        
construction projects1 resulting from   
funds awarded in the most recent fiscal 
year2  7#b7 relevant updates on projects
 who received awarded funds during prior
 fiscal years2  7#c7 statistics on the  
number of residents serviced by ,state  
facilities per year1 including          
statistics on total residents housed by 
facility per year1 average duration of  
individual stays1 demographic           
information on residents1 the substance 
abuse conditions of the residents1 and  
the rate in which residents graduate out
 of the program into permanent housing2 
7#d7 a description of strategies that   
projects under the program are          
implementing to produce the best        
outcomes in recovery housing acquisition
 and resident graduation2 and  7#e7 an  

interagency strategy of how the         
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development can work with the          
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and the ,department of        
,agriculture to promote the effective   
construction and expansion of recovery  
housing4  4