,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hiaf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bj1 #bjbf,ms4 ,bonamici 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 and ,mr4 ,bacon7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services and the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to1 developing1 or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,connections to ,health ,infrastructure and ,emergency ,recovery ,services ,act of #bjbf or the ,,chiers ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,grants for transportation to substance use disorder treatment or supportive services 7a7 ,in general ,beginning not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretaries shall jointly award grants to eligible entities for the purposes of improving access to1 developing1 or expanding services that provide a covered individual with transportation1 including first and last mile transportation1 to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services at no cost to such individual4 7b7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,a grant awarded under this section may be used for the following purposes3 7,a7 ,to provide the transportation services described in subsection 7a7 on a prescheduled or on-demand basis4 7,b7 ,to acquire a motor vehicle for the transportation services described in subsection 7a74 7,c7 ,to assist personnel who provide the transportation services described in subsection 7a7 in obtaining any license that may be required to provide such services4 7,d7 ,to provide training and professional development for personnel who provide the transportation services described in subsection 7a74 7,e7 ,to raise awareness about the transportation services described in subsection 7a71 including through expanding street outreach activities4 7,f7 ,for ridesharing or taxi services that provide the transportation services described in subsection 7a7 on an on-demand basis4 7,g7 ,for such other activities as the ,secretaries determine appropriate4 7#b7 ,exclusions ,a grant awarded under this section may not be used-- 7,a7 for transporting an individual to receive involuntary inpatient treatment2 or 7,b7 by law enforcement personnel4 7c7 ,application ,an eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the ,secretaries an application including-- 7#a7 a description of the activities the eligible entity plans to carry out using grant funds under this section2 7#b7 the identity of each entity that the eligible entity plans to partner with to conduct such activities1 including the activities the identified entity plans to carry out using grant funds under this section2 and 7#c7 performance measures the eligible entity intends to use to measure the effectiveness of the activities carried out using grant funds under this section in reducing cancelled or missed appointments4 7d7 ,duration ,a grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not less than #a year4 7e7 ,supplement not supplant ,a recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant to supplement1 not supplant1 the level of ,state or local funds that would be made available for the activities funded under this section in the absence of the receipt of a grant under this section4 7f7 ,report ,not later than #a year after receiving a grant under this section1 a grantee shall submit to the ,secretaries a report including such information as the ,secretaries determine necessary to evaluate the performance of the grantee under the grant4 7g7 ,technical assistance ,the ,secretaries-- 7#a7 shall jointly provide technical assistance1 publish best practices1 and conduct outreach to grantees and eligible entities under this section2 and 7#b7 to the extent amounts are made available in advance in appropriation ,acts1 may make available not more than #b percent of the funds made available pursuant to this section for the purposes of paragraph 7#a74 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered individual ,the term covered individual means an individual with a substance use disorder who-- 7,a7 is experiencing homelessness2 7,b7 resides in a low-income community1 as such term is defined in section #de;,d of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 or 7,c7 resides in a community in which transportation poses a barrier to health care access1 as determined by the ,secretaries4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a nonprofit organization that has experience in providing-- 7i7 substance use disorder treatment2 7ii7 services to individuals experiencing homelessness2 or 7iii7 services to a population that experiences disparities in health status and health care access2 7,b7 a ,state or county governmental entity1 or any other local or regional governmental entity1 including a public health agency2 7,c7 an ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal organization1 as such terms are defined in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd72 7,d7 a continuum of care established and operating for a geographic area for purposes of the ,continuum of ,care ,program under subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq472 7,e7 a ,federally qualified health center1 as such term is defined in section #ahfa7;aa7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa772 7,f7 a comprehensive opioid recovery center funded by a grant under section #eeb of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#g72 7,g7 an entity conducting street outreach funded by a grant under the emergency solutions grants program authorized under subtitle ,b of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacga et seq472 7,h7 a consortium of #b or more entities described in this paragraph2 and 7,i7 such other entities as the ,secretaries determine appropriate4 7#c7 ,first and last mile transportation ,the term first and last mile transportation means1 for purposes of the travel of a covered individual to and from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services1 the provision of such transportation services as may be necessary to ensure that the individual has transportation for the entire route to be traveled1 including transportation to and from a source of public transit4 7#d7 ,law enforcement personnel ,the term law enforcement personnel has the meaning given such term in section #hhd7;g7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dfd7;g774 7#e7 ,nonprofit organization ,the term nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4 7#f7 ,secretaries ,the term ,secretaries means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary for ,mental ,health and ,substance ,use2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 acting through the ,director of the ,office of ,special ,needs ,assistance ,programs4 7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and any commonwealth1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states4 7#h7 ,substance use disorder ,the term substance use disorder has the meaning given such term in section #aicd of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#cd74 7#i7 ,substance use disorder treatment ,the term substance use disorder treatment-- 7,a7 has the meaning given such term in section #gjb of the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #aiih 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agja72 and 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 an overdose prevention program2 and 7ii7 detoxification services4 7#aj7 ,supportive services ,the term supportive services has the meaning given such term in section #dja of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj74