I 
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 consider-
ation 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jobs Plus Recovery 
Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR JOBS PLUS RECOVERY PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EDUCATION
PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘edu-
cation provider’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘institution of higher education’’ in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(2) JOBS
PLUS
RECOVERY
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘Jobs Plus Recovery program’’ means a pro-
gram carried out through a grant under this section. 
(3) LOCAL AREA; LOCAL BOARD; ONE-STOP OP-
ERATOR.—The terms ‘‘local area’’, ‘‘local board’’, 
and ‘‘one-stop operator’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(4) PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘peer recovery support services’’ means a col-
lection of community services that— 
(A) are designed and delivered by individ-
uals who have experienced both substance use 
disorder and recovery from such disorder; 
(B) are delivered to individuals with a sub-
stance use disorder; and 
(C) include peer-to-peer programs, job and 
life-skills training, assistance in obtaining sup-
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portive housing or recovery housing, and other 
services that contribute to better overall health 
and well-being. 
(5) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘pro-
gram participant’’ means an individual that is iden-
tified as having a substance use disorder and enrolls 
in a Job Plus Recovery program to receive any of 
the services described in subsection (d)(1). 
(6) TREATMENT PROVIDERS.—The term ‘‘treat-
ment provider’’— 
(A) means a health care provider that of-
fers services for treating substance use dis-
orders; and 
(B) may include— 
(i) a nonprofit provider of peer recov-
ery support services; 
(ii) a community health care provider, 
or any other health care provider; 
(iii) a federally qualified health center 
(as defined in section 1861(aa) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)); or 
(iv) any other health care provider or 
health-related organization that treats a 
substance use disorder, including a pro-
vider that offers medication-assisted ther-
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apy or a provider listed on the Behavioral 
Health Treatment Services Locator of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv-
ices Administration. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(8) STATE BOARD.—The term ‘‘State board’’ 
means a State workforce development board estab-
lished under section 101 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111). 
(9) SUBSTANCE
USE
DISORDER.—The term 
‘‘substance use disorder’’ means such a disorder 
within the meaning of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, shall establish and carry out a pilot program to 
award grants to local boards (which, for purposes of 
this section, may include consortia of local boards) 
to carry out Jobs Plus Recovery programs through 
a partnership described in subsection (c)(1). 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—A local board desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time and in such form and 
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manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
Such application shall include a demonstration that 
the local board has notified the applicable State 
board of its application for such grant. 
(3) SELECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall select grant recipients 
under this section based on each of the fol-
lowing criteria: 
(i) An analysis of the demand for the 
Jobs Plus Recovery program in the local 
area served by the local board, including 
analyzing demand by determining whether 
the local board is in a local area with a 
high annual rate of— 
(I) individuals with a substance 
use disorder; 
(II) drug and alcohol overdose 
and mortality; 
(III) illicit drug use and binge 
drinking among adults; 
(IV) suicide; and 
(V) underemployment or unem-
ployment. 
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(ii) An analysis of the estimated per-
formance of the local board in carrying out 
a Jobs Plus Recovery program, includ-
ing— 
(I) using key performance indica-
tors to assess the estimated effective-
ness of the program, including the es-
timated number of individuals with a 
substance use disorder who may be 
served by the program; 
(II) analyzing the record of the 
local board in serving individuals with 
a barrier to employment; and 
(III) analyzing the ability of the 
local board to establish the partner-
ship described in subsection (c)(1). 
(iii) Consideration of geographic dis-
tribution (such as urban and rural dis-
tribution) of grants awarded under this 
section. 
(B) ANALYSIS.—The analysis described in 
subparagraph (A)(i) may include or utilize— 
(i) data from the National Center for 
Health Statistics of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention; 
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(ii) data from the Center for Behav-
ioral Health Statistics and Quality of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv-
ices Administration; 
(iii) State vital statistics; 
(iv) 
municipal 
police 
department 
records; and 
(v) local coroners’ reports. 
(c) PARTNERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local board receiving a 
grant under this section shall enter into a partner-
ship to provide the services and carry out the activi-
ties under subsection (d), by contracting with at 
least 1 of each of the following entities: 
(A) A treatment provider that— 
(i) meets the standard under para-
graph (2); and 
(ii) is a nonprofit entity, unless no 
such entity that meets the requirements 
under this subparagraph is located in the 
local area. 
(B) A one-stop operator, or other entity 
with experience in providing comprehensive job 
training services. 
(C) An education provider. 
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(D) A justice or law enforcement organiza-
tion. 
(E) A community-based organization. 
(F) Any other organization as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(2) STANDARD FOR TREATMENT PROVIDERS.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall establish a stand-
ard that each treatment provider entering into a 
partnership under paragraph (1)(A) shall meet 
based on best practices identified by the Secretary. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.—Each partner-
ship described in subsection (c)(1) shall, through a 
Jobs Plus Recovery program, provide a minimum of 
each of the following services: 
(A) 
SCREENING
SERVICES.—Screening 
services, including— 
(i) using an evidence-based screening 
method to screen each individual seeking 
participation in the Jobs Plus Recovery 
program to determine whether the indi-
vidual has a substance use disorder; 
(ii) conducting an assessment of each 
such individual to determine the services 
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needed for such individual to obtain or re-
tain employment, including an assessment 
of strengths and general work readiness; 
and 
(iii) accepting walk-ins or referrals 
from employers, labor organizations, or 
other entities recommending individuals to 
participate in such program. 
(B) INDIVIDUAL
TREATMENT
AND
EM-
PLOYMENT
PLAN.—Developing an individual 
treatment and employment plan for each pro-
gram participant, which shall include providing 
a case manager to work with each participant 
to— 
(i) identify employment and career 
goals; 
(ii) explore career pathways that lead 
to high-demand industries and sectors as 
determined by the State board and the 
lead State official responsible for the ad-
ministration of workforce investment ac-
tivities; 
(iii) set appropriate achievement ob-
jectives to attain the employment and ca-
reer goals identified under clause (i); and 
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(iv) develop the appropriate combina-
tion of services to enable the participant to 
achieve such employment and career goals. 
(C) OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND RECOV-
ERY
CARE.—Individualized and group out-
patient treatment and recovery services for pro-
gram participants that are offered during the 
day, evening, weekends. Such treatment and re-
covery services— 
(i) shall— 
(I) be based on a model that uti-
lizes combined behavioral interven-
tions and other evidence-based or evi-
dence-informed interventions; and 
(II) comply with the standard de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2); and 
(ii) may include additional services 
such as— 
(I) 
health 
(including 
mental 
health) services, addiction services, or 
other forms of outpatient treatment 
that may impact opioid use disorder 
and co-occurring conditions; 
(II) linkages to community serv-
ices, including services designed to 
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support program participants that are 
offered by the entities that compose 
the partnership described in sub-
section (c)(1); and 
(III) referrals to health care pro-
viders, including referrals to providers 
of substance use disorder treatment 
and mental health services. 
(D) SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.—Supportive 
services provided to program participants to en-
sure that such participants maintain employ-
ment for at least 12 months. Such supportive 
services— 
(i) shall include— 
(I) coordinated wraparound serv-
ices to provide maximum support for 
program participants to ensure that 
the program participants maintain 
employment and recovery for at least 
12 months; 
(II) assistance in establishing eli-
gibility for assistance under Federal, 
State, and local programs providing 
health 
services 
(including 
mental 
health services), housing services, 
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transportation services, or social serv-
ices; and 
(III) peer recovery support serv-
ices; and 
(ii) may include additional supportive 
services such as— 
(I) networking and mentorship 
opportunities; and 
(II) any other supportive services 
determined necessary by the local 
board. 
(E) CAREER JOB TRAINING SERVICES.— 
Career and job training services offered concur-
rently or sequentially with the services provided 
under subparagraphs (A) through (D). Such 
services shall include each of the following: 
(i) Services provided to program par-
ticipants in a pre-employment stage of the 
program, which may include— 
(I) initial education and skills as-
sessments; 
(II) traditional classroom train-
ing funded through individual training 
accounts under section 134(c)(3)(F) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
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portunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(F)); 
(III) employability skills such as 
punctuality, 
personal 
maintenance 
skills, and professional conduct; 
(IV) in-depth interviewing and 
evaluation to identify employment bar-
riers and to develop individual em-
ployment plans; 
(V) career planning that in-
cludes— 
(aa) career pathways leading 
to high-demand, high-wage jobs; 
and 
(bb) 
job 
coaching, 
job 
matching, and job placement 
services; 
(VI) payments and fees for em-
ployment and training-related applica-
tions, tests, and certifications; and 
(VII) 
any 
other 
appropriate 
training service described in section 
134(c) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(c)). 
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(ii) Services provided to program par-
ticipants during their first 6 months of 
employment to ensure job retention, which 
may include— 
(I) case management and support 
services, including a continuation of 
the services described in clause (i); 
(II) a continuation of skills train-
ing, and career and technical edu-
cation, described in clause (i) that are 
conducted in collaboration with the 
employers of such participants; 
(III) mentorship services and job 
retention support for such partici-
pants; or 
(IV) targeted training for man-
agers, workers working with such par-
ticipants (such as mentors), and 
human resource representatives in the 
business in which such participants 
are employed. 
(iii) Services to ensure program par-
ticipants maintain employment for at least 
12 months. 
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(2) ENGAGING EMPLOYERS.—Each local board 
receiving a grant under this section shall, through 
the partnership under subsection (c)(1), engage with 
employers to— 
(A) learn about the skill and hiring re-
quirements of employers; 
(B) learn about the support needed by em-
ployers to hire and retain program participants, 
and other individuals with a substance use dis-
order, and the support needed by such employ-
ers to obtain their commitment to testing cre-
ative solutions to employing such participants 
and individuals; 
(C) connect employers and workers to on- 
the-job or customized training programs to help 
facilitate program participant employment; 
(D) connect employers with an education 
provider, or a provider of career and technical 
education under the Carl D. Perkins and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 
et seq.), to develop classroom instruction to 
complement on-the-job learning for such partici-
pants and individuals; 
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(E) help employers develop the curriculum 
design of a work-based learning program for 
such participants and individuals; or 
(F) help employers employ such partici-
pants or individuals engaging in a work-based 
learning program for a transitional period be-
fore hiring the participant or individual for full- 
time employment of not less than 30 hours a 
week. 
(3) PROVEN
AND
PROMISING
PRACTICES.—A 
local board receiving a grant under this section shall, 
in carrying out a Jobs Plus Recovery program, lead 
efforts in the local area to identify and promote 
proven and promising strategies and initiatives for 
meeting the needs of employers and program partici-
pants. 
(4) LIMITATIONS.—A local board receiving a 
grant under this section may not use— 
(A) more than 5 percent of the funds re-
ceived under such grant for administrative costs 
of the partnership described in subsection 
(c)(1); 
(B) more than 10 percent of the funds re-
ceived under such grant for the provision of 
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outpatient treatment and recovery services de-
scribed in subsection (d)(1)(C); and 
(C) more than 10 percent of the funds re-
ceived under such grant for the provision of 
supportive services described in subsection 
(d)(1)(D). 
(e) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall establish 
quarterly reporting requirements for recipients of 
grants under this section that, to the extent prac-
ticable, are based on the performance accountability 
system under section 116 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), includ-
ing the indicators described in subsection (c)(1)(A), 
and requirements for local area performance reports 
under subsection (d), of such section. 
(2) EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that an 
independent evaluation is conducted on each 
Jobs Plus Recovery program to determine the 
impact of the program on employment of indi-
viduals with substance use disorders. The Sec-
retary shall enter into an agreement with the 
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local board carrying out the program to pay for 
all or part of such evaluation. 
(B) METHODOLOGIES TO BE USED.—The 
independent evaluation required under this 
paragraph shall use experimental designs using 
random assignment or, when random assign-
ment is not feasible, other reliable, evidence- 
based research methodologies that allow for the 
strongest possible causal inferences. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION 
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 
Section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (N) as sub-
paragraph (O); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (M) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(N) Individuals with a substance use dis-
order (within the meaning of such term in title 
V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290aa et seq.)).’’. 
Æ 
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