IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5735 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 18, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to estab-
lish a demonstration program to set aside section 8 hous-
ing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for 
individuals recovering from opioid use disorders or other 
substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transitional Housing 
for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Pro-
gram Act’’ or the ‘‘THRIVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO STUDY THE IMPACT 
OF USING RENTAL VOUCHERS FOR SUP-
PORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS RECOV-
ERING FROM OPIOID USE DISORDERS OR 
OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. 
Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) RENTAL VOUCHER DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS 
RECOVERING
FROM
OPIOID
USE
DISORDERS
OR 
OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a demonstration program under 
which the Secretary shall set aside, allocate, 
and distribute directly to eligible entities, from 
amounts made available for rental assistance 
under this subsection, the amounts specified in 
subparagraph (B) for an eligible entity to pro-
vide a voucher for such assistance to a covered 
individual through a supportive housing pro-
gram that provides treatment for opioid use dis-
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orders or other substance use disorders (as ap-
plicable), coordination with workforce develop-
ment providers, and such assistance, as deter-
mined by the entity. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subparagraph is, for fiscal year 2019, the 
amount necessary to provide the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) 0.5 percent of the total number of 
vouchers renewed under this subsection 
during the fiscal year ending immediately 
before the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph; or 
‘‘(ii) 10,000 vouchers. 
‘‘(C) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
An eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(i) provide an evidence-based treat-
ment program and demonstrate the ability 
to coordinate with workforce development 
providers for individuals recovering from 
an opioid use disorder or other substance 
use disorder, as applicable, that meet 
standards established by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate prior experience ad-
ministering rental assistance vouchers, 
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demonstrate prior experience administering 
supportive housing programs under the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Act, or dem-
onstrate a partnership with a public hous-
ing agency or a housing program of a 
State, unit of local government, or Indian 
tribe (as such term is defined in section 4 
of the Native American Housing and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4103)) that ensures effective administra-
tion of rental assistance vouchers. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—To receive a rental 
assistance voucher under this paragraph, an eli-
gible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary that shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the terms of 
treatment 
program, 
coordination 
with 
workforce development providers, and rent-
al assistance to be provided to a covered 
individual, and assurances that such de-
scription shall be communicated to covered 
individuals that receive vouchers pursuant 
to the demonstration program established 
under this paragraph; 
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‘‘(ii) a transitional plan that begins on 
the date on which a covered individual 
completes the treatment program of the el-
igible entity that includes information on 
additional treatment, coordination with 
workforce development opportunities, and 
housing resources and services available to 
such covered individual; and 
‘‘(iii) evidence sufficient to dem-
onstrate that the local government having 
jurisdiction over the location of any sup-
portive housing facility to be used by the 
eligible entity in connection with the dem-
onstration program under this paragraph 
permits such facilities in such location. 
‘‘(E) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible en-
tities to receive rental assistance vouchers 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that such eligible enti-
ties— 
‘‘(I) are diverse; 
‘‘(II) represent an appropriate 
balance of eligible entities located in 
urban and rural areas, including trib-
al communities; 
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