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This bill, the Excellence in Recovery Housing Act, aims to improve the availability and quality of recovery housing for individuals with substance use disorders. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Directing the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to collaborate with relevant federal agencies and stakeholders to promote high-quality recovery housing. 2. Requiring SAMHSA to develop consensus-based guidelines and nationally recognized standards for states to promote the availability of high-quality recovery housing, excluding any guidelines related to substance use disorder treatment services. 3. Establishing an interagency working group co-chaired by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate federal efforts to support state, tribal, and local recovery housing operations. 4. Authorizing a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study on the quality and effectiveness of recovery housing in the United States, including availability, regulation, and oversight. 5. Providing grants to states, tribes, and territories to implement the national recovery housing best practices and guidelines developed under the bill. 6. Defining "reputable providers and analysts of recovery housing services" to include those using evidence-based approaches and meeting certain conduct and qualification requirements.

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