‘‘(27) providing temporary housing services to 
individuals who are transitioning out of substance 
abuse treatment programs for— 
‘‘(A) a period of not more than 24 months 
or until the individual secures permanent hous-
ing, whichever is earlier; or 
‘‘(B) such longer period as the Secretary 
determines necessary.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CDBG AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF COVERED ENTITY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered entity’’ means— 
(A) a State (as defined in section 102(a) 
of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)) that is among 
the 10 States with the highest rate of death due 
to drug overdose per 100,000 people, based on 
data from the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention for calendar years 2013 through 
2017; and 
(B) any entitlement community located in 
a State described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to any amounts appropriated for the com-
munity development block grant program under title 
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I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), there are author-
ized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023, to be allocated by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on a 
competitive basis to covered entities to carry out the 
activity described in paragraph (27) of section 
105(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)), as added 
by subsection (a). 
(3) PREFERENCES.—In allocating amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
give priority to— 
(A) States from among the States de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) with a combination 
of— 
(i) the highest average rates of unem-
ployment based on data provided by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics for calendar 
years 2013 through 2017; 
(ii) the lowest average labor force par-
ticipation rates based on data provided by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics for cal-
endar years 2013 through 2017; and 
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(iii) the highest prevalence of opioid 
use disorder based on data provided by the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv-
ices Administration for calendar years 
2013 through 2017 as may be available; 
and 
(B) entitlement communities located in a 
State described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of sub-
paragraph (A). 
SEC. 4. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TRANSITION ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) RESERVATIONS FOR STATE ACTIVITIES.—Section 
133(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Governor’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TRANSI-
TION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(i) 
ADULT
AND
DISLOCATED 
FUNDS.—Of the funds reserved as required 
under section 128(a)(1) and subparagraph 
(A), the Governor of a State with an appli-
cation approved under section 134(a)(4) 
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may reserve a sum of not more than 5 per-
cent of each of the amounts allotted to the 
State under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) 
of section 132(b) for a fiscal year for sub-
stance use disorder transition activities de-
scribed in section 134(a)(4). Notwith-
standing sections 128(a)(2), 129(b), and 
134(a), the Governor may not use an 
amount 
allotted 
under 
section 
127(b)(1)(C) for those activities. 
‘‘(ii) VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION 
FUNDS.—The Governor of a State with 
such an approved application may reserve 
funds as described in section 110(e) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
730(e)) for substance use disorder transi-
tion 
activities 
described 
in 
section 
134(a)(4).’’. 
(b) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AC-
TIVITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 134(a)(1) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter 
following clause (ii), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) as described in section 133(a)(1)(B), 
may be used for substance use disorder transi-
tion activities as described in paragraph (4), re-
gardless of whether the funds were allotted to 
the State under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
132(b).’’. 
(2) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TRANSITION AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 134(a) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SUBSTANCE
USE
DISORDER
TRANSITION 
ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) APPROPRIATE SECRETARY.—The 
term ‘appropriate Secretary’ means— 
‘‘(I) except as provided in sub-
clause (II), the Secretary of Labor; or 
‘‘(II) if the application involves 
funds reserved under section 110(e) of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 730(e)), the Secretary of 
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Labor and the Secretary of Edu-
cation. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSTANCE
USE
DISORDER.— 
The term ‘substance use disorder’ means 
such a disorder within the meaning of the 
term in title V of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.). 
‘‘(iii) 
SUBSTANCE
USE
DISORDER 
TRANSITION ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘sub-
stance use disorder transition activities’ 
means activities authorized under subpara-
graph (D) or (E). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE STATES.—To be eligible to 
use the funds reserved under clause (i) or (ii) 
of section 133(a)(1)(B) for substance use dis-
order transition activities described in this 
paragraph, a State shall— 
‘‘(i) submit to the appropriate Sec-
retary an application seeking flexibility to 
use the reserved funds for such activities, 
and submit the application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the appropriate Secretary may 
require, including an assurance that the 
State will award subgrants to entities on 
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the basis of the ability of the entities to 
provide the substance use disorder transi-
tion activities involved, including any pro-
grams that the entities propose to provide 
that lead to recognized postsecondary cre-
dentials; and 
‘‘(ii) obtain approval of the applica-
tion. 
‘‘(C) SUBGRANTS.—An eligible State may 
use the funds reserved under clause (i) or (ii) 
of section 133(a)(1)(B) to make subgrants to 
one-stop operators and nonprofit organizations, 
to provide services under subparagraph (D) and 
(at the election of the State) subparagraph (E). 
‘‘(D) CAREER SERVICES.—An entity that 
receives a subgrant under subparagraph (C) 
shall use the subgrant funds to assist individ-
uals in recovery from a substance use disorder 
in transitioning to the workforce, by providing 
career services (such as the services described 
in section 134(c)(2)) and related services, which 
may include one or more of— 
‘‘(i) providing ongoing career coun-
seling, both before and after job placement, 
with a focus on individual employment 
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preferences while weighing the skill needs 
of industries in the local area; 
‘‘(ii) promoting systemic job develop-
ment, by facilitating voluntary programs 
and relationships between participants and 
local employers to create potential employ-
ment opportunities; 
‘‘(iii) providing benefits counseling— 
‘‘(I) to ensure participants re-
ceive accurate information regarding 
how employment will affect access to 
various Federal programs, such as the 
Medicaid program established under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and the sup-
plemental security income program es-
tablished under title XVI of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); and 
‘‘(II) to advise participants on 
ways to transition away from the pro-
grams described in subclause (I) 
through maintaining employment; 
‘‘(iv) creating voluntary programs 
with employers to establish a work and 
treatment arrangement, such as an Em-
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ployee Assistance Program, for employees 
in recovery from a substance use disorder; 
‘‘(v) providing educational materials 
or training to employers to enable the em-
ployers to inform their employees of the re-
sources, such as treatment options for a 
substance use disorder, that are available 
to them; and 
‘‘(vi) any other career services that 
are determined to be necessary by the ap-
propriate Secretary and that would assist 
individuals in recovery from a substance 
use disorder in transitioning to the work-
force. 
‘‘(E) TRAINING SERVICES.—An entity that 
receives a subgrant under subparagraph (C) 
shall (at the election of the State) use the 
subgrant funds to assist individuals in recovery 
from a substance use disorder in transitioning 
to the workforce, by providing training serv-
ices.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 181 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241) is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) DISABILITY NONDISCRIMINATION LAW.— 
Subject to paragraph (2), an employer that employs, 
or considers for employment, any individual who re-
ceives services under this section or under section 
320B of the Public Health Service Act shall have an 
absolute defense to any claim (including a charge) of 
unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability 
under a covered law, that alleges that the employer 
discriminated against that individual (which may in-
clude refusing to hire or terminating the employ-
ment of the individual) based on alcohol addiction or 
past substance use disorder for which the individual 
receives such services. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) shall be construed to eliminate the 
duty of the employer, to an employee who is an indi-
vidual who receives such services, to provide a rea-
sonable accommodation for an alcohol disorder, or a 
past substance use disorder, that is a disability 
under a covered law. 
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‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED LAW.—The term ‘covered 
law’ means title I of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.), 
title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 791 et seq.), or a State law (including 
local law), that prohibits discrimination on the 
basis of disability in employment. 
‘‘(B) SUBSTANCE
USE
DISORDER.—The 
term ‘substance use disorder’ means such a dis-
order within the meaning of the term in title V 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290aa et seq.).’’. 
(d) OTHER CORE PROGRAMS.—Section 110 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 730) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) In the case of a transition State, from any 
State allotment under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the 
State may reserve not more than 5 percent of the allotted 
funds for substance use disorder transition activities de-
scribed in section 134(a)(4) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(4)). 
‘‘(2) In this section, the term ‘transition State’ means 
a State with an application approved under section 
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134(a)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act.’’. 
Æ 
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