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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5679 

To require the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services, to establish a pilot program for Jobs 

Plus Recovery programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2018 

Mr. NORCROSS (for himself and Mr. BRAT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 

and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, to establish 

a pilot program for Jobs Plus Recovery programs, 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 ‘‘Jobs Plus Recovery 

5 Act of 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR JOBS PLUS RECOVERY PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) EDUCATION PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘edu5 cation provider’’ has the meaning given the term 

6 ‘‘institution of higher education’’ in section 3 of the 

7 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

8 U.S.C. 3102). 

9 (2) JOBS PLUS RECOVERY PROGRAM.—The 

10 term ‘‘Jobs Plus Recovery program’’ means a pro11 gram carried out through a grant under this section. 

12 (3) LOCAL AREA; LOCAL BOARD; ONE-STOP OP13 ERATOR.—The terms ‘‘local area’’, ‘‘local board’’, 

14 and ‘‘one-stop operator’’ have the meanings given 

15 such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 

16 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

17 (4) PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES.—The 

18 term ‘‘peer recovery support services’’ means a col19 lection of community services that— 

20 (A) are designed and delivered by individ21 uals who have experienced both substance use 

22 disorder and recovery from such disorder; 

23 (B) are delivered to individuals with a sub24 stance use disorder; and 

25 (C) include peer-to-peer programs, job and 

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1 portive housing or recovery housing, and other 

2 services that contribute to better overall health 

3 and well-being. 

4 (5) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘pro5 gram participant’’ means an individual that is iden6 tified as having a substance use disorder and enrolls 

7 in a Job Plus Recovery program to receive any of 

8 the services described in subsection (d)(1). 

9 (6) TREATMENT PROVIDERS.—The term ‘‘treat10 ment provider’’— 

11 (A) means a health care provider that of12 fers services for treating substance use dis13 orders; and 

14 (B) may include— 

15 (i) a nonprofit provider of peer recov16 ery support services; 

17 (ii) a community health care provider, 

18 or any other health care provider; 

19 (iii) a federally qualified health center 

20 (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the So21 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)); or 

22 (iv) any other health care provider or 

23 health-related organization that treats a 

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1 apy or a provider listed on the Behavioral 

2 Health Treatment Services Locator of the 

3 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv4 ices Administration. 

5 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of Labor. 

7 (8) STATE BOARD.—The term ‘‘State board’’ 

8 means a State workforce development board estab9 lished under section 101 of the Workforce Innova10 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111). 

11 (9) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.—The term 

12 ‘‘substance use disorder’’ means such a disorder 

13 within the meaning of title V of the Public Health 

14 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.). 

15 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PILOT PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta17 tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv18 ices, shall establish and carry out a pilot program to 

19 award grants to local boards (which, for purposes of 

20 this section, may include consortia of local boards) 

21 to carry out Jobs Plus Recovery programs through 

22 a partnership described in subsection (c)(1). 

23 (2) APPLICATIONS.—A local board desiring a 

24 grant under this section shall submit an application 

25 to the Secretary at such time and in such form and 


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1 manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

2 Such application shall include a demonstration that 

3 the local board has notified the applicable State 

4 board of its application for such grant. 

5 (3) SELECTION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con7 sultation with the Secretary of Health and 

8 Human Services, shall select grant recipients 

9 under this section based on each of the fol10 lowing criteria: 

11 (i) An analysis of the demand for the 

12 Jobs Plus Recovery program in the local 

13 area served by the local board, including 

14 analyzing demand by determining whether 

15 the local board is in a local area with a 

16 high annual rate of— 

17 (I) individuals with a substance 

18 use disorder; 

19 (II) drug and alcohol overdose 

20 and mortality; 

21 (III) illicit drug use and binge 

22 drinking among adults; 

23 (IV) suicide; and 

24 (V) underemployment or unem25 ployment. 


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1 (ii) An analysis of the estimated per2 formance of the local board in carrying out 

3 a Jobs Plus Recovery program, includ4 ing— 

5 (I) using key performance indica6 tors to assess the estimated effective7 ness of the program, including the es8 timated number of individuals with a 

9 substance use disorder who may be 

10 served by the program; 

11 (II) analyzing the record of the 

12 local board in serving individuals with 

13 a barrier to employment; and 

14 (III) analyzing the ability of the 

15 local board to establish the partner16 ship described in subsection (c)(1). 

17 (iii) Consideration of geographic dis18 tribution (such as urban and rural dis19 tribution) of grants awarded under this 

20 section. 

21 (B) ANALYSIS.—The analysis described in 

22 subparagraph (A)(i) may include or utilize— 

23 (i) data from the National Center for 

24 Health Statistics of the Centers for Dis25 ease Control and Prevention; 


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1 (ii) data from the Center for Behav2 ioral Health Statistics and Quality of the 

3 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv4 ices Administration; 

5 (iii) State vital statistics; 

6 (iv) municipal police department 

7 records; and 

8 (v) local coroners’ reports. 

9 (c) PARTNERSHIP.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each local board receiving a 

11 grant under this section shall enter into a partner12 ship to provide the services and carry out the activi13 ties under subsection (d), by contracting with at 

14 least 1 of each of the following entities: 

15 (A) A treatment provider that— 

16 (i) meets the standard under para17 graph (2); and 

18 (ii) is a nonprofit entity, unless no 

19 such entity that meets the requirements 

20 under this subparagraph is located in the 

21 local area. 

22 (B) A one-stop operator, or other entity 

23 with experience in providing comprehensive job 

24 training services. 

25 (C) An education provider. 


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1 (D) A justice or law enforcement organiza2 tion. 

3 (E) A community-based organization. 

4 (F) Any other organization as the Sec5 retary determines appropriate. 

6 (2) STANDARD FOR TREATMENT PROVIDERS.— 

7 The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 

8 Health and Human Services, shall establish a stand9 ard that each treatment provider entering into a 

10 partnership under paragraph (1)(A) shall meet 

11 based on best practices identified by the Secretary. 

12 (d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

13 (1) SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.—Each partner14 ship described in subsection (c)(1) shall, through a 

15 Jobs Plus Recovery program, provide a minimum of 

16 each of the following services: 

17 (A) SCREENING SERVICES.—Screening 

18 services, including— 

19 (i) using an evidence-based screening 

20 method to screen each individual seeking 

21 participation in the Jobs Plus Recovery 

22 program to determine whether the indi23 vidual has a substance use disorder; 

24 (ii) conducting an assessment of each 

25 such individual to determine the services 


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1 needed for such individual to obtain or re2 tain employment, including an assessment 

3 of strengths and general work readiness; 

4 and 

5 (iii) accepting walk-ins or referrals 

6 from employers, labor organizations, or 

7 other entities recommending individuals to 

8 participate in such program. 

9 (B) INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT AND EM10 PLOYMENT PLAN.—Developing an individual 

11 treatment and employment plan for each pro12 gram participant, which shall include providing 

13 a case manager to work with each participant 

14 to— 

15 (i) identify employment and career 

16 goals; 

17 (ii) explore career pathways that lead 

18 to high-demand industries and sectors as 

19 determined by the State board and the 

20 lead State official responsible for the ad21 ministration of workforce investment ac22 tivities; 

23 (iii) set appropriate achievement ob24 jectives to attain the employment and ca25 reer goals identified under clause (i); and 


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1 (iv) develop the appropriate combina2 tion of services to enable the participant to 

3 achieve such employment and career goals. 

4 (C) OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND RECOV5 ERY CARE.—Individualized and group out6 patient treatment and recovery services for pro7 gram participants that are offered during the 

8 day, evening, weekends. Such treatment and re9 covery services— 

10 (i) shall— 

11 (I) be based on a model that uti12 lizes combined behavioral interven13 tions and other evidence-based or evi14 dence-informed interventions; and 

15 (II) comply with the standard de16 scribed in subsection (c)(2); and 

17 (ii) may include additional services 

18 such as— 

19 (I) health (including mental 

20 health) services, addiction services, or 

21 other forms of outpatient treatment 

22 that may impact opioid use disorder 

23 and co-occurring conditions; 

24 (II) linkages to community serv25 ices, including services designed to 


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1 support program participants that are 

2 offered by the entities that compose 

3 the partnership described in sub4 section (c)(1); and 

5 (III) referrals to health care pro6 viders, including referrals to providers 

7 of substance use disorder treatment 

8 and mental health services. 

9 (D) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Supportive 

10 services provided to program participants to en11 sure that such participants maintain employ12 ment for at least 12 months. Such supportive 

13 services— 

14 (i) shall include— 

15 (I) coordinated wraparound serv16 ices to provide maximum support for 

17 program participants to ensure that 

18 the program participants maintain 

19 employment and recovery for at least 

20 12 months; 

21 (II) assistance in establishing eli22 gibility for assistance under Federal, 

23 State, and local programs providing 

24 health services (including mental 

25 health services), housing services, 


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1 transportation services, or social serv2 ices; and 

3 (III) peer recovery support serv4 ices; and 

5 (ii) may include additional supportive 

6 services such as— 

7 (I) networking and mentorship 

8 opportunities; and 

9 (II) any other supportive services 

10 determined necessary by the local 

11 board. 

12 (E) CAREER JOB TRAINING SERVICES.— 

13 Career and job training services offered concur14 rently or sequentially with the services provided 

15 under subparagraphs (A) through (D). Such 

16 services shall include each of the following: 

17 (i) Services provided to program par18 ticipants in a pre-employment stage of the 

19 program, which may include— 

20 (I) initial education and skills as21 sessments; 

22 (II) traditional classroom train23 ing funded through individual training 

24 accounts under section 134(c)(3)(F) 

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1 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

2 3174(c)(3)(F)); 

3 (III) employability skills such as 

4 punctuality, personal maintenance 

5 skills, and professional conduct; 

6 (IV) in-depth interviewing and 

7 evaluation to identify employment bar8 riers and to develop individual em9 ployment plans; 

10 (V) career planning that in11 cludes— 

12 (aa) career pathways leading 

13 to high-demand, high-wage jobs; 

14 and 

15 (bb) job coaching, job 

16 matching, and job placement 

17 services; 

18 (VI) payments and fees for em19 ployment and training-related applica20 tions, tests, and certifications; and 

21 (VII) any other appropriate 

22 training service described in section 

23 134(c) of the Workforce Innovation 

24 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

25 3174(c)). 


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1 (ii) Services provided to program par2 ticipants during their first 6 months of 

3 employment to ensure job retention, which 

4 may include— 

5 (I) case management and support 

6 services, including a continuation of 

7 the services described in clause (i); 

8 (II) a continuation of skills train9 ing, and career and technical edu10 cation, described in clause (i) that are 

11 conducted in collaboration with the 

12 employers of such participants; 

13 (III) mentorship services and job 

14 retention support for such partici15 pants; or 

16 (IV) targeted training for man17 agers, workers working with such par18 ticipants (such as mentors), and 

19 human resource representatives in the 

20 business in which such participants 

21 are employed. 

22 (iii) Services to ensure program par23 ticipants maintain employment for at least 

24 12 months. 


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1 (2) ENGAGING EMPLOYERS.—Each local board 

2 receiving a grant under this section shall, through 

3 the partnership under subsection (c)(1), engage with 

4 employers to— 

5 (A) learn about the skill and hiring re6 quirements of employers; 

7 (B) learn about the support needed by em8 ployers to hire and retain program participants, 

9 and other individuals with a substance use dis10 order, and the support needed by such employ11 ers to obtain their commitment to testing cre12 ative solutions to employing such participants 

13 and individuals; 

14 (C) connect employers and workers to on15 the-job or customized training programs to help 

16 facilitate program participant employment; 

17 (D) connect employers with an education 

18 provider, or a provider of career and technical 

19 education under the Carl D. Perkins and Tech20 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 

21 et seq.), to develop classroom instruction to 

22 complement on-the-job learning for such partici23 pants and individuals; 


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1 (E) help employers develop the curriculum 

2 design of a work-based learning program for 

3 such participants and individuals; or 

4 (F) help employers employ such partici5 pants or individuals engaging in a work-based 

6 learning program for a transitional period be7 fore hiring the participant or individual for full8 time employment of not less than 30 hours a 

9 week. 

10 (3) PROVEN AND PROMISING PRACTICES.—A 

11 local board receiving a grant under this section shall, 

12 in carrying out a Jobs Plus Recovery program, lead 

13 efforts in the local area to identify and promote 

14 proven and promising strategies and initiatives for 

15 meeting the needs of employers and program partici16 pants. 

17 (4) LIMITATIONS.—A local board receiving a 

18 grant under this section may not use— 

19 (A) more than 5 percent of the funds re20 ceived under such grant for administrative costs 

21 of the partnership described in subsection 

22 (c)(1); 

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1 outpatient treatment and recovery services de2 scribed in subsection (d)(1)(C); and 

3 (C) more than 10 percent of the funds re4 ceived under such grant for the provision of 

5 supportive services described in subsection 

6 (d)(1)(D). 

7 (e) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

8 (1) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall establish 

9 quarterly reporting requirements for recipients of 

10 grants under this section that, to the extent prac11 ticable, are based on the performance accountability 

12 system under section 116 of the Workforce Innova13 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), includ14 ing the indicators described in subsection (c)(1)(A), 

15 and requirements for local area performance reports 

16 under subsection (d), of such section. 

17 (2) EVALUATIONS.— 

18 (A) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREE19 MENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that an 

20 independent evaluation is conducted on each 

21 Jobs Plus Recovery program to determine the 

22 impact of the program on employment of indi23 viduals with substance use disorders. The Sec24 retary shall enter into an agreement with the 


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1 local board carrying out the program to pay for 

2 all or part of such evaluation. 

3 (B) METHODOLOGIES TO BE USED.—The 

4 independent evaluation required under this 

5 paragraph shall use experimental designs using 

6 random assignment or, when random assign7 ment is not feasible, other reliable, evidence8 based research methodologies that allow for the 

9 strongest possible causal inferences. 

10 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

12 such sums as may be necessary. 

13 SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION 

14 AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

15 Section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and Op16 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (N) as sub18 paragraph (O); and 

19 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (M) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(N) Individuals with a substance use dis22 order (within the meaning of such term in title 

23 V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 290aa et seq.)).’’. 

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