This part changes an older law about a help center for peer support workers. It names two things the center can build up. It lets the Secretary set up one center for a region. That regional center must be judged after four years and closes in 2030.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 302 in the PDF
What the document says
“making recovery support services available in nonclinical settings”
The section amends section 547A(b)(4) of the Public Health Service Act, adding two examples of capacity building: professional development of peer support specialists, and making recovery support services available in settings outside a clinic.
What the document actually says
“making recovery support services available in nonclinical settings”
That sentence, in plain words
One example added is help offered outside a clinic. The other is training for peer support workers.
What this is about
A peer support worker has been through addiction. That worker helps others get well. A nonclinical setting is any place that is not a clinic.
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The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 302 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary may establish one regional technical assistance center (referred to in this subsection as the `Regional Center'), with existing resources, to assist the Center in carrying out activities described in subsection (b) within the geographic region of such Regional Center in a manner that is tailored to the needs of such region.”
The section adds subsection (d) to section 547A of the Public Health Service Act, permitting the Secretary to establish one regional center, using existing resources, to help the national center do its work within a region and in a way suited to that region.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary may establish one regional technical assistance center (referred to in this subsection as the `Regional Center'), with existing resources, to assist the Center in carrying out activities described in subsection (b) within the geographic region of such Regional Center in a manner that is tailored to the needs of such region.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary can set up one center for a region. It must run on money already in hand. It helps the national center serve that region.
What this is about
The law says one, not many. It also says the money must come from what is already there. No new funds are set aside for it.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 302 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall evaluate the activities of the Regional Center and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such evaluation, including--”
The section requires an evaluation within four years of enactment and a report to two committees, covering the distinct roles of the regional center and the national center, outcomes, any gaps or duplication, and recommendations on changing, expanding or ending the regional center.
What the document actually says
“Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall evaluate the activities of the Regional Center and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such evaluation, including--”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary must judge how the regional center did. A report on that goes to two groups in Congress. It is due within four years.
What this is about
The report must say what each center does. It must point out overlap or gaps. It must then advise whether to keep the regional center.
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“This subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2030.”
The section gives the regional center subsection an end date of September 30, 2030.
What the document actually says
“This subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2030.”
That sentence, in plain words
This piece of the law has an end date. That date is September 30, 2030. After that day it stops.
What this is about
A built-in end date forces a fresh choice. Congress must act again to keep the regional center going.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 302 in the PDF
What the document says
“by striking ``$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''.”
The section doubles the ceiling in what is now subsection (f) of section 547A of the Public Health Service Act, from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
What the document actually says
“by striking ``$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''.”
That sentence, in plain words
The old top amount was $1,000,000 a year. The new top amount is $2,000,000 a year. It runs from 2026 through 2030.
What this is about
The subsection carrying this figure was moved from (e) to (f). That move was bookkeeping. The number itself is what changed.
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Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, Public Law 119-44, sec. 302, 139 Stat. 684 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ44/html/PLAW-119publ44.htm
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“Peer Support Technical Assistance Center,” Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, section 302. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-44/section-302/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
Each distinct thing the section does: the two examples added to the center's capacity building work, the regional center the Secretary may establish, the evaluation and report on it, its termination date, and the new spending ceiling.
Purely mechanical amendments. Redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as (e) and (f) is bookkeeping to make room for the new subsection and is not recorded as a separate item.
The section works by amending section 547A of the Public Health Service Act, which is not indexed here, so nothing is recorded about what the existing center does beyond the words this law inserts.
