Sec. 3. Transitional housing services
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Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (25)(D), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (26), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: providing temporary housing services to individuals who are transitioning out of substance abuse treatment programs for— a period of not more than 24 months or until the individual secures permanent housing, whichever is earlier; or such longer period as the Secretary determines necessary. .
In this subsection, the term covered entity means— 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 any entitlement community located in a State described in subparagraph (A). In addition to any amounts appropriated for the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 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). In allocating amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall give priority to— States from among the States described in paragraph (1)(A) with a combination of— the highest average rates of unemployment based on data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for calendar years 2013 through 2017; the lowest average labor force participation rates based on data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for calendar years 2013 through 2017; and the highest prevalence of opioid use disorder based on data provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for calendar years 2013 through 2017 as may be available; and entitlement communities located in a State described in clause (i), (ii), or
(iii)of subparagraph (A).
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