National dislocated worker grants

Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (E) to an entity described in subsection (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training activities related to the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, including addiction treatment, mental health treatment, and pain management, in an area that, as a result of widespread substance use, addiction, and overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for such activities that exceeds the availability of State and local resources to provide such activities.; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Substance use related grants In order to be eligible to receive employment and training assistance under a national dislocated worker grant awarded pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E), an individual shall be— (i) a dislocated worker; (ii) a long-term unemployed individual; (iii) an individual who is unemployed or significantly underemployed as a result of widespread substance use in the area; or (iv) an individual who is employed or seeking employment in a health care profession involved in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, including such professions that provide addiction treatment, mental health treatment, or pain management..