,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,cormick 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,fetterman7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,workforce        
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act to    
provide to ,states and local areas      
information on the best practices for   
addressing the effects that substance   
use disorder has on the workforce1 and  
to provide local areas with grants to   
provide training activities related to  
the treatment and prevention of         
substance use disorder4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,workforce ,recovery and ,resilience    
,act4  #b4 ,technical assistance        
,section #afh of the ,workforce         
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cbbc7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7d7            

,communities impacted by substance use  
disorders ,the ,secretary shall1 as part
 of the activities described in         
subsection 7c77#b71 evaluate and        
disseminate to ,states and local areas  
information regarding evidence-based and
 promising practices for addressing the 
economic and workforce impacts          
associated with high rates of substance 
use disorders1 which information shall--
 7#a7 be updated annually to reflect the
 most recent and available research2 and
  7#b7 include information-- 7,a7 shared
 by ,states and local areas regarding   
effective practices for addressing such 
impacts2 and  7,b7 on how to apply for  
any funding that may be available under 
section #agj7;b77#a77;,e74  4  #c4      
,national dislocated worker grants      
,section #agj of the ,workforce         
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cbbe7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d77ii71

 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,e7 to an      
entity described in subsection          
7c77#a77;,b7 to provide employment and  
training activities related to the      
prevention and treatment of substance   
use disorders1 including addiction      
treatment1 mental health treatment1 and 
pain management1 in an area that1 as a  
result of widespread substance use1     
addiction1 and overdoses1 has           
higher-than-average demand for such     
activities that exceeds the availability
 of ,state and local resources to       
provide such activities4  2 and  7#b7 in
 subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 by           
redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 and    
7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71    
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  
7,c7 ,substance use related grants ,in  
order to be eligible to receive         
employment and training assistance under
 a national dislocated worker grant     

awarded pursuant to subsection          
7b77#a77;,e71 an individual shall be--  
7i7 a dislocated worker2  7ii7 a        
long-term unemployed individual2  7iii7 
an individual who is unemployed or      
significantly underemployed as a result 
of widespread substance use in the area2
 or  7iv7 an individual who is employed 
or seeking employment in a health care  
profession involved in the prevention   
and treatment of substance use          
disorders1 including such professions   
that provide addiction treatment1 mental
 health treatment1 or pain management4  
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