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42 U.S.C. 290ee-2: Building communities of recovery

Created in 2016 by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198). Changed by 1 later law. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 · became law · changed (f)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–271 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section authorized the Secretary to award grants to recovery community organizations to enable such organizations to develop, expand, and enhance recovery services, set the Federal share of program costs at no more than 50 percent, and … (Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act" or the "SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act) Law text

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