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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4030 

To reauthorize the recovery housing program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2024 

Mr. COONS (for himself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the recovery housing program, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe and Secure Hous5 ing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability Act of 

6 2024’’ or the ‘‘Safe SHORES Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP 

2 INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY FROM A SUB3 STANCE ABUSE DISORDER BECOME STABLY 

4 HOUSED. 

5 Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and 

6 Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 5301 note; Public Law 115– 

7 271) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘, but not less than 

10 $50,000,000,’’ after ‘‘necessary’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘date of 

15 enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of 

16 enactment of the Safe and Secure Housing for 

17 Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability Act of 

18 2024’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)— 

20 (i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘cal21 endar years 2013 through 2017’’ and in22 serting ‘‘the 5 most recent calendar years’’; 

23 (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘cal24 endar years 2013 through 2017’’ and in25 serting ‘‘the 5 most recent calendar years’’; 

26 and 


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1 (iii) in subclause (III), by inserting 

2 ‘‘for the 5 most recent calendar years’’ be3 fore the period at the end; 

4 (3) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘at least 30 percent of 

6 such funds within one year’’ and inserting ‘‘all 

7 such amounts within 5 years’’; and 

8 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(4) FURNITURE COSTS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any State that re11 ceives amounts pursuant to this section may 

12 use such funds to purchase furniture for the 

13 temporary housing described in subsection (a). 

14 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A State may use not 

15 more than 1 percent of amounts awarded pur16 suant to this section to purchase furniture 

17 under subparagraph (A).’’; 

18 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘date of enact19 ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of enactment 

20 of the Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery 

21 and Enduring Stability Act of 2024’’; and 

22 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(h) DATABASE.—The Secretary shall monitor 

24 grants made under this section through the Integrated 


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1 Disbursement and Information System database of the 

2 Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

3 ‘‘(i) BEST PRACTICES.—Each State that receives 

4 amounts pursuant to this section is encouraged to— 

5 ‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to grantees to 

6 meet proposed project timelines in accordance with 

7 State and local administrative and zoning require8 ments to produce housing acquisition, rehabilitation, 

9 and construction projects in the most efficient man10 ner; 

11 ‘‘(2) prioritize the distribution of funds to facili12 ties that are implementing workforce development 

13 and financial literacy training for residents of the fa14 cility; 

15 ‘‘(3) prioritize the distribution of funds to facili16 ties that follow up with former residents to ensure 

17 those residents are on the proper path to recovery; 

18 ‘‘(4) prioritize the distribution of funds to orga19 nizations that meet the State standards of facility 

20 accreditation; and 

21 ‘‘(5) prioritize the distribution of funds to orga22 nizations that can leverage additional funding 

23 through private or public awards. 

24 ‘‘(j) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the 

25 date of enactment of the Safe and Secure Housing for 


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1 Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability Act of 2024, and 

2 every year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Con3 gress and make publicly available a report on the program 

4 carried out under this section, which shall include— 

5 ‘‘(1) a summary of the use of funds, including 

6 new housing acquisition, rehabilitation, and con7 struction projects, resulting from funds awarded in 

8 the most recent fiscal year; 

9 ‘‘(2) relevant updates on projects who received 

10 awarded funds during prior fiscal years; 

11 ‘‘(3) statistics on the number of residents serv12 iced by State facilities per year, including statistics 

13 on total residents housed by facility per year, aver14 age duration of individual stays, demographic infor15 mation on residents, the substance abuse conditions 

16 of the residents, and the rate in which residents 

17 graduate out of the program into permanent hous18 ing; 

19 ‘‘(4) a description of strategies that projects 

20 under the program are implementing to produce the 

21 best outcomes in recovery housing acquisition and 

22 resident graduation; and 

23 ‘‘(5) an interagency strategy of how the Depart24 ment of Housing and Urban Development can work 

25 with the Department of Health and Human Services 


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1 and the Department of Agriculture to promote the 

2 effective construction and expansion of recovery 

3 housing.’’. 

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