I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9209 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to address the 
economic and workforce impacts of substance use disorder. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2024 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to address the economic and workforce impacts of sub-
stance use disorder. 
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 ‘‘Workforce Opportuni-
ties for Communities in Recovery Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC AND 
WORKFORCE IMPACTS OF SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDER. 
Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(e) GRANTS FOR ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC AND 
WORKFORCE IMPACTS
OF
THE SUBSTANCE USE CRI-
SIS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) EDUCATION
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘education provider’ means— 
‘‘(i) an institution of higher education, 
as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); 
or 
‘‘(ii) a postsecondary vocational insti-
tution, as defined in section 102(c) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means a State board or local board. 
‘‘(C) PARTICIPATING PARTNERSHIP.—The 
term ‘participating partnership’ means a part-
nership evidenced by a written contract or 
agreement between— 
‘‘(i) an eligible entity; and 
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‘‘(ii) one or more of the following: 
‘‘(I) A treatment provider. 
‘‘(II) An employer or industry or-
ganization. 
‘‘(III) An education provider. 
‘‘(IV) A legal services or law en-
forcement organization. 
‘‘(V) A community-based organi-
zation. 
‘‘(VI) A State or local agency, in-
cluding a county or local government. 
‘‘(VII) An Indian Tribe or tribal 
organization, as such terms are de-
fined in section 166(b). 
‘‘(VIII) Another organization, as 
determined appropriate by the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(D) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—The term 
‘program participant’ means an individual 
who— 
‘‘(i) is a member of a population of 
workers described in paragraph (4)(B) 
that is served by a participating partner-
ship through the pilot program under this 
subsection; and 
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‘‘(ii) enrolls with the applicable par-
ticipating partnership to receive any of the 
services described in paragraph (4)(C). 
‘‘(E) PROVIDER OF PEER RECOVERY SUP-
PORT SERVICES.—The term ‘provider of peer 
recovery support services’ means a provider that 
delivers peer recovery support services through 
a recovery community organization (as defined 
in section 547(a) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–2(a)). 
‘‘(F) SERVICE
AREA.—The term ‘service 
area’ means a county, community, region, or 
local area, that has been significantly impacted 
by widespread occurrence of a substance use 
disorder and will be served through a grant 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(G) SUBSTANCE
USE
DISORDER.—The 
term ‘substance use disorder’ has the meaning 
given such term by the Assistant Secretary for 
Mental Health and Substance Use. 
‘‘(H) TREATMENT PROVIDER.—The term 
‘treatment provider’— 
‘‘(i) means a health care provider 
that— 
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