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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6587 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6587

   To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to enhance 
technical assistance and support for communities impacted by substance 
                             use disorders.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2023

 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to enhance 
technical assistance and support for communities impacted by substance 
                             use disorders.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Crisis Workforce Act''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 168 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3223) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Communities Impacted by Opioid Addiction and Other Substance 
Use Disorders.--The Secretary shall, as a part of the activities 
described in subsection (c)(2), evaluate and disseminate to States and 
local areas information regarding promising and proven practices for 
addressing the economic and workforce impacts associated with high-
rates of opioid addiction and other substance use disorders. Such 
information shall be updated annually to reflect the most recent and 
available research, include information shared by States and local 
areas regarding effective practices, and include information on how 
States and local areas experiencing high rates of opioid addiction can 
apply for funding available under section 170(b) to enhance their 
ability to implement such practices.''.

SEC. 3. OPIOID CRISIS NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.

    Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3225) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking the period 
                at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) to an entity described in subsection 
                (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training activities 
                related to the prevention and treatment of opioid use 
                disorders, including addiction treatment, mental health 
                treatment, and pain management, in an area that, as a 
                result of widespread opioid use, addiction, and 
                overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for such 
                activities that exceeds the availability of State and 
                local resources to provide such activities.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
                subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) Opioid-related grants.--In order to be 
                eligible to receive employment and training assistance 
                under a national dislocated worker grant awarded 
                pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E), an individual shall 
                be--
                            ``(i) a dislocated worker;
                            ``(ii) a long-term unemployed individual;
                            ``(iii) an individual who is unemployed or 
                        significantly underemployed as a result of 
                        widespread opioid use in the area; or
                            ``(iv) an individual who is employed or 
                        seeking employment in a health care profession 
                        involved in the prevention and treatment of 
                        opioid use disorders, including such 
                        professions that provide addiction treatment, 
                        mental health treatment, or pain management.''.
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