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Title III — Recovery

119th Congress · Approved Dec 1, 2025 · 139 Stat. 669 · Lineage

TITLE III Recovery

SEC. 301. Building Communities of Recovery.

Section 547(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–2(f)) is amended by striking “ $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “ $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030”.

SEC. 302. Peer Support Technical Assistance Center.

Section 547A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–2a) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(4), by striking “ building; and” and inserting the following:

“(A) professional development of peer support specialists; and

“(B) making recovery support services available in nonclinical settings; and”

(2)
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively;
(3)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

“(d) Regional Centers.—

“(1) In general.—The Secretary may establish one regional technical assistance center (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Regional Center’), with existing resources, to assist the Center in carrying out activities described in subsection (b) within the geographic region of such Regional Center in a manner that is tailored to the needs of such region.

“(2) Evaluation.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall evaluate the activities of the Regional Center and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such evaluation, including—

“(A) a description of the distinct roles and responsibilities of the Regional Center and the Center;

“(B) available information relating to the outcomes of the Regional Center under this subsection, such as any impact on the operations and efficiency of the Center relating to requests for technical assistance and support within the region of such Regional Center;

“(C) a description of any gaps or areas of duplication relating to the activities of the Regional Center and the Center within such region; and

“(D) recommendations relating to the modification, expansion, or termination of the Regional Center under this subsection.

“(3) Termination.—This subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2030.”

; and

(4)
in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking “ $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “ $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030”.

SEC. 303. Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers.

Section 552 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–7) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)(2)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “ and in such manner” and inserting “ , in such manner, and containing such information and assurances, including relevant documentation,”; and
(B)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “ is capable of coordinating with other entities to carry out” and inserting “ has the demonstrated capability to carry out, through referral or contractual arrangements”;
(2)
in subsection (h)—
(A)
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(B)
by striking “ With respect to” and inserting the following:

“(1) In general.—With respect to”

; and

(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(2) Additional reporting for certain eligible entities.—An entity carrying out activities described in subsection (g) through referral or contractual arrangements shall include in the submissions required under paragraph (1) information related to the status of such referrals or contractual arrangements, including an assessment of whether such referrals or contractual arrangements are supporting the ability of such entity to carry out such activities.”

; and

(3)
in subsection (j), by striking “ 2019 through 2023” and inserting “ 2026 through 2030”.

SEC. 304. Youth Prevention and Recovery.

Section 7102(c) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–7a(c)) (as amended by section 110(a)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A)—
(i)
in clause (i)—
(I)
by inserting “ , or a consortium of local educational agencies,” after “ a local educational agency”; and
(II)
by striking “ high schools” and inserting “ secondary schools”; and
(ii)
in clause (vi), by striking “ tribe, or tribal” and inserting “ Tribe, or Tribal”;
(B)
by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:

“(E) Indian tribe; tribal organization.—The terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal organization’ have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”

(C)
by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (L); and
(D)
by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following:

“(K) Secondary school.—The term ‘secondary school’ has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).”

(2)
in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i)—
(A)
by striking “ and abuse”; and
(B)
by inserting “ at increased risk for substance misuse” after “ specific populations”;
(3)
in paragraph (4)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “ Indian tribes” and inserting “ Indian Tribes”;
(B)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “ and abuse”; and
(C)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “ peer mentoring” and inserting “ peer-to-peer support”;
(4)
in paragraph (5), by striking “ tribal” and inserting “ Tribal”;
(5)
in paragraph (6)(A)—
(A)
in clause (iv), by striking “ ; and” and inserting a semicolon; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:

“(vi) a plan to sustain the activities carried out under the grant program, after the grant program has ended; and”

(6)
in paragraph (8), by striking “ 2022” and inserting “ 2028”; and
(7)
by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:

“(9) Authorization of appropriations.—To carry out this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated—

“(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;

“(B) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;

“(C) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;

“(D) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and

“(E) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.”

SEC. 305. Career Act.

(a)
In General.— Section 7183 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–8) is amended—
(1)
in the section heading, by inserting “ ; treatment, recovery, and workforce support grants” after “ career act”;
(2)
in subsection (b), by inserting “ each” before “ for a period”;
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking “ the rates described in paragraph (2)” and inserting “ the average rates for calendar years 2018 through 2022 described in paragraph (2)”; and
(B)
by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

“(2) Rates.—The rates described in this paragraph are the following:

“(A) The highest age-adjusted average rates of drug overdose deaths for calendar years 2018 through 2022 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including, if necessary, provisional data for calendar year 2022.

“(B) The highest average rates of unemployment for calendar years 2018 through 2022 based on data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“(C) The lowest average labor force participation rates for calendar years 2018 through 2022 based on data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”

(4)
in subsection (g)—
(A)
in each of paragraphs (1) and (3), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(B)
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(C)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking “ An entity” and inserting the following:

“(1) In general.—An entity”

; and

(D)
by adding at the end the following:

“(2) Transportation services.—An entity receiving a grant under this section may use not more than 5 percent of the funds for providing transportation for individuals to participate in an activity supported by a grant under this section, which transportation shall be to or from a place of work or a place where the individual is receiving vocational education or job training services or receiving services directly linked to treatment of or recovery from a substance use disorder.

“(3) Limitation.—The Secretary may not require an entity to, or give priority to an entity that plans to, use the funds of a grant under this section for activities that are not specified in this subsection.”

(5)
in subsection (i)(2), by inserting “ , which shall include employment and earnings outcomes described in subclauses (I) and (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i)) with respect to the participation of such individuals with a substance use disorder in programs and activities funded by the grant under this section” after “ subsection (g)”;
(6)
in subsection (j)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by inserting “ for grants awarded prior to the date of enactment of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025” after “ grant period under this section”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “ 2 years after submitting the preliminary report required under paragraph (1)” and inserting “ September 30, 2030”; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “ (g)(3)” and inserting “ (g)(1)(C)”; and
(7)
in subsection (k), by striking “ $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “ $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030”.
(b)
Reauthorization of the CAREER Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program.—
(1)
In general.— Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 5301 note; Public Law 115–271) is amended—
(A)
by striking the section heading and inserting “ career act; recovery housing pilot program”;
(B)
in subsection (a), by striking “ through 2023” and inserting “ through 2030”;
(C)
in subsection (b)—
(i)
in paragraph (1), by striking “ not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “ not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025”; and
(ii)
in paragraph (2)(B)(i)—
(I)
in subclause (I)—
(aa)
by striking “ for calendar years 2013 through 2017”; and
(bb)
by inserting “ for calendar years 2018 through 2022” after “ rates of unemployment”;
(II)
in subclause (II)—
(aa)
by striking “ for calendar years 2013 through 2017”; and
(bb)
by inserting “ for calendar years 2018 through 2022” after “ participation rates”; and
(III)
by striking subclause (III) and inserting the following:

“(III) The highest age-adjusted average rates of drug overdose deaths for calendar years 2018 through 2022 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including, if necessary, provisional data for calendar year 2022.”

; and

(D)
in subsection (f), by striking “ For the 2-year period following the date of enactment of this Act, the” and inserting “ The”.
(2)
Conforming amendment.— Subtitle F of title VIII of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271; 132 Stat. 4095) is amended by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the following: “ Subtitle F—CAREER Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program” .
(c)
Clerical Amendments.— The table of contents in section 1(b) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271; 132 Stat. 3894) is amended—
(1)
by striking the item relating to section 7183 and inserting the following:

“Sec. 7183. CAREER Act; treatment, recovery, and workforce support grants.”;

(2)
by striking the item relating to subtitle F of title VIII and inserting the following:

“Subtitle F— CAREER Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program”; and

(3)
by striking the item relating to section 8071 and inserting the following:

“Sec. 8071. CAREER Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program.”.

SEC. 306. Addressing Economic and Workforce Impacts of the Opioid Crisis.

Section 8041(g)(1) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (29 U.S.C. 3225a(g)(1)) is amended by striking “ 2023” and inserting “ 2030”.

SEC. 307. Review of Information Related to Funding Opportunities under Programs Administered by Samhsa.

(a)
In General.— Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall convene a public meeting for purposes of improving awareness of, and access to, information related to current and future funding opportunities under programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (in this section referred to as “SAMHSA funding opportunities”).
(b)
Topics.— The public meeting under subsection (a) shall include—
(1)
opportunities to improve the utility and functionality of internet websites maintained by the Secretary that provide information related to SAMHSA funding opportunities, such as Grants.gov;
(2)
other models for displaying and disseminating information related to SAMHSA funding opportunities, such as interactive dashboards; and
(3)
strategies to improve the ability of entities to apply for SAMHSA funding opportunities, including entities that have not traditionally applied for SAMHSA funding opportunities.
(c)
Website Improvements.— The Secretary shall implement improvements to Grants.gov related to SAMHSA funding opportunities based on stakeholder feedback received at the public meeting under subsection (a), as appropriate, to the maximum extent feasible.
(d)
Report.— Not later than one year after the date on which the public meeting under subsection (a) is convened, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the findings of such meeting, including how the Secretary has taken into account the feedback received through such meeting and implemented—
(1)
improvements to internet websites maintained by the Secretary that provide information related to SAMHSA funding opportunities; and
(2)
strategies to improve awareness of SAMHSA funding opportunities.