Section 1 Prevention and treatment of substance abuse grants to recovery community organizations
in subsection (a), by striking “For the purpose of” and inserting “Subject to subsection (c), for the purpose of”; and
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(c) Allocations for recovery community organizations
“(1) In general—Beginning with fiscal year 2019, of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 20 percent of such amounts for such year shall be used by the Secretary to award grants to recovery community organizations for the purpose of providing recovery-focused addiction treatment for individuals with a substance use disorder.
“(2) Recovery community organization defined—For purposes of this subsection, the term “recovery community organization” means—
“(A) an organization accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services; or
“(B) an independent nonprofit organization described in section 547(a).”
Technical amendment— Subsection (a) of section 1935 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–35), as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by striking the second period at the end.