119-s690

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 690 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 690

 To combat the fentanyl crisis.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 24, 2025

 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
 Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To combat the fentanyl crisis.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Overdose Response Action Data for 
Actionable Reforms Act'' or the ``Overdose RADAR Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCURATE DATA ON OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES.

 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``

SEC. 554. ACCURATE DATA ON OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES.

 ``The Secretary may award grants to States, territories, and 
localities to support improved data and surveillance on opioid-related 
overdoses, including for activities to improve postmortem toxicology 
testing, data linkage across data systems throughout the United States, 
electronic death reporting, or the comprehensiveness of data on fatal 
and nonfatal opioid-related overdoses.''.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY REFORM.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

    (1) the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
 Policy shall be a Cabinet-level position; and

    (2) nothing in this section shall affect the reporting 
 structure of agencies with drug enforcement responsibilities.

    (b) Requirements.--The Office of National Drug Control Policy 
shall--

    (1) document strategies for ensuring prevention of 
 duplicating services and grant funding within National Drug 
 Control Program agencies;

    (2) collaborate with the National Center for Health 
 Statistics and the National Forensic Laboratory Information 
 System, including by working with the Department of Justice to 
 create national standards for the submission of data to ensure 
 uniformity across the United States, including data from cases 
 in which the defendant pleads guilty; and

    (3) issue guidance that States and localities should record 
 overdose deaths as homicides if there is sufficient evidence 
 that the overdose was not self-induced and intentional.
            (c) Interagency Coordinating Council.--The Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and 
Human Services, and other National Drug Control Program agencies shall 
coordinate to limit duplication and ensure uniform reporting standards 
and improve relationships between the agencies.
            (d) Congressional Review Act.--If the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy does not certify that a final rule made by a National 
Drug Control Program participant is consistent with the National Drug 
Control Policy, the rule shall be deemed to be submitted under 

section 801

    (a)

    (1) of title 5, United States Code.

    (e) Reprogramming and Transfer Requests.--

Section 704
            (c) (4)
        (A) of 
the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 
(21 U.S.C. 1703
            (c) (4)
        (A) ) is amended by striking ``deemed approved'' 
and inserting ``deemed denied''.

SEC. 4. STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS.

 

Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-3a) is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (f) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a semicolon;
        (B) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking the period and 
 inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) an assessment of the challenges of such recipients in 
 addressing opioid misuse and use disorders and, as applicable 
 and appropriate, stimulant misuse and use disorders, accounting 
 for variations in implementation of the grant funds.''; and

    (2) in subsection

    (g) --
        (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
 Best Practices'' after ``Technical Assistance'';
        (B) by striking ``with technical assistance'' and 
 inserting ``with--
 ``

    (1) technical assistance''; and
            (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
 ``; and''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (2) best practices on how to address opioid-related 
 overdoses.''.

SEC. 5. WASTEWATER PILOT PROGRAM.

 The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 
collaboration with the Attorney General, shall carry out a 3-year pilot 
program to award grants on a competitive basis to municipal wastewater 
treatment facilities in order to conduct wastewater analysis to 
determine the prevalence of certain illicit substances, such as 
fentanyl or xylazine, as determined by the Director, in collaboration 
with the Attorney General, in the communities served by such 
facilities.

SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS.

    (a) Use of Funds.--

Section 544
            (c) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290dd-3
            (c) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by inserting ``or administering'' 
 after ``prescribing''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by inserting ``or on the 
 administration of'' after ``prescribing of''.

    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--

Section 544

    (g) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3

    (g) ) is amended by striking ``to 
carry out this section'' and inserting ``to carry out this section and 

section 544A''.

SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ELEMENTARY AND 
 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

 Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting 
after 

section 544 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3) the following:

``

SEC. 544A. REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ELEMENTARY AND 
 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

 ``

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to eligible 
entities to provide for the administration, at public and private 
elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the eligible 
entity, of drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or 
suspected opioid overdose.
 ``

    (b) Applications.--To seek a grant under this section, an 
eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing--
 ``

    (1) the information required under 

section 544

    (b) ;
 ``

    (2) the certifications specified in subsection
            (c) ; and
 ``

    (3) such other information as the Secretary shall 
 require.
 ``
            (c) Certifications.--The certifications specified in this 
subsection, with respect to each elementary school and secondary school 
under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, are the following:
 ``

    (1) The school has in place a program under which the 
 school will permit trained personnel of the school to 
 administer drugs or devices for purposes of providing emergency 
 treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.
 ``

    (2) The school will maintain a supply of such drugs and 
 devices in a location that is easily accessible to trained 
 personnel of the school for the purpose of administering such 
 drugs and devices.
 ``

    (3) The school has in place a plan for having on the 
 premises of the school during all operating hours one or more 
 individuals who are such trained personnel.
 ``

    (4) The State attorney general of the State in which the 
 school is located certifies that the State--
 ``
        (A) has reviewed any applicable civil liability 
 protection law to determine the application of such law 
 with regard to elementary and secondary school trained 
 personnel who may administer drugs and devices for 
 emergency treatment in the case of a known or suspected 
 opioid overdose; and
 ``
        (B) has concluded that such law provides adequate 
 civil liability protection applicable to such trained 
 personnel.
 ``
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) The term `civil liability protection law' means a 
 State law offering legal protection to individuals who give aid 
 in an emergency to an individual who is ill, in peril, or 
 otherwise incapacitated.
 ``

    (2) The term `eligible entity' has the meaning given such 
 term in 

section 544

    (a)

    (2) .
 ``

    (3) The term `trained personnel', with respect to an 
 elementary or secondary school, means an individual--
 ``
        (A) who is a school nurse or other individual 
 designated by the principal or other appropriate 
 administrative staff of the school to administer drugs 
 or devices for emergency treatment in the case of a 
 known or suspected opioid overdose;
 ``
        (B) who has received training in the 
 administration of such drugs or devices; and
 ``
            (C) whose training in the administration of such 
 drugs or devices meets appropriate medical standards 
 and has been documented by appropriate administrative 
 staff of the school.''.

SEC. 8. FENTANYL TEST STRIPS.

 

Section 422

    (f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862

    (f) ) 
is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``or'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting ``; or''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) fentanyl test strips.''.
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