,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aj1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,box] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a commission = ! 
purpose ( coord9at+ ef=ts to r$uce      
prescription drug abuse1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,combat+ ,prescription     
,drug ,abuse ,act4  #b4 ,commission  7a7
 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ ! ,combat+
 ,prescription ,drug ,abuse ,commission 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,commission74 
7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t ,!       
,commission %all be compos$ ( #cj       
memb]s4 ,su* memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9
 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices & ! ,attorney ,g5]al4   
7#b7 ,composition ,! memb]s appo9t$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include an equitable 
balance ( individuals repres5t+ heal?   
c>e gr\ps & law en=cem5t gr\ps1         

includ+--  7,a7 a repres5tative ( !     
,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration2  7,b7 a  
repres5tative ( ! ,food & ,drug         
,adm9i/ration2  7,c7 a repres5tative ( !
 ,(fice ( ,national ,drug ,control      
,policy2  7,d7 repres5tatives ( pati5t1 
advocacy1 & community-bas$ gr\ps2  7,e7 
repres5tatives ( ph>macy1 prescrib]s1   
hospitals1 :olesal]s1 disp5s]s1         
manufactur]s1 & o!r heal? c>e gr\ps2    
7,f7 public policy exp]ts2  7,g7        
repres5tatives ( ,/ate attorneys g5]al2 
&  7,h7 repres5tatives ( law en=cem5t   
(ficials1 includ+ local law en=cem5t    
(ficials4  7#c7 ,date ( appo9tm5t ,!    
appo9tm5ts ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission   
%all be made n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#d7      
,co-,*airs ,! repres5tative ( ! ,drug   
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration & !             
repres5tative ( ! ,food & ,drug         
,adm9i/ration %all s]ve z ,co-,*airs ( !
 ,commission4  7#e7 ,p]iod ( appo9tm5t2 
vacancies ,memb]s %all be appo9t$ = !   
life ( ! ,commission4 ,any vacancy 9 !  

,commission %all n affect its p[]s1 b   
%all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al
 appo9tm5t4  7c7 ,meet+s ,! ,commission 
%all meet at ! call ( ! ,co-,*airs4 ,!  
,commission %all meet = at lea/ #b      
public meet+s1 at :i* ! ,commission %all
 provide opportunity = public input1    
comm5t1 & sugge/ion4  7d7 ,duties ( !   
commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission
 %all--  7,a7 review & report to        
,congress on ,f$]al initiatives )       
respect to ef=ts to prev5t & r$uce      
prescription drug abuse2  7,b7 id5tify  
gaps & opportunities ) respect to ensur+
 ! safe use ( prescription drugs ) !    
pot5tial = div]sion & abuse2 &  7,c7    
make recomm5dations on specific ways to 
r$uce div]sion & abuse ( prescription   
drugs4  7#b7 ,report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all issue a   
report to ,congress t describes ! ef=ts 
( ! ,commission to prev5t or r$uce drug 
div]sion & abuse to ensure t pati5ts    
cont9ue to h access to m$ications4  7,b7

 ,recomm5dations ,! report describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include specific  
recomm5dations = ! ,drug ,en=cem5t      
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,food & ,drug          
,adm9i/ration1 & o!r ,f$]al & ,/ate     
ag5cies1 z appropriate1 & %all include !
 foll[+ topics3  7i7 ,sy/ems =          
prescription drug monitor+1 :i* %all    
include proposals to increase ! use &   
su/a9ability ( prescription drug        
monitor+ programs4  7ii7 ,illegal       
,int]net prescription drug sites & pill 
mills t di/ribute prescription drugs &  
fill prescriptions inappropriately4     
7iii7 ,facilitat+ prop] disposal (      
prescription drugs1 includ+ public      
outrea* & education ef=ts ) respect to  
su* prop] disposal4  7iv7 ,id5tify+     
active areas ( prescription drug abuse4 
7v7 ,improv+ collaboration among ,f$]al 
ag5cies1 especially ! ,drug ,en=cem5t   
,adm9i/ration & ! ,food & ,drug         
,adm9i/ration4  7vi7 ,improv+           
collaboration betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies &   
relevant /akehold]s1 includ+ ! gr\ps    

repres5t$ on ! ,commission4  7vii7 ,!   
res\rce ne$s = law en=cem5t4  7viii7    
,proposals to improve ! education (     
provid]s1 pati5ts1 p>5ts1 & y\?4  7ix7  
,developm5t ( abuse-resi/ant products4  
7x7 ,recomm5dations = r$uc+ robb]ies1   
burgl>ies1 & c>go !ft4  7e7 ,p[]s ( !   
,commission  7#a7 ,he>+s ,! ,commission 
may hold su* he>+s1 sit & act at su*    
times & places1 take su* te/imony1 &    
receive su* evid5ce z ! ,commission     
consid]s advisable to c>ry out ?is      
section4  7#b7 ,in=mation f ,f$]al      
ag5cies ,! ,commission may secure       
directly f any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy 
su* in=mation z ! ,commission consid]s  
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4 ,^u ! 
reque/ ( ! ,co-,*airs ( ! ,commission1 !
 head ( su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all      
furni% su* in=mation to ! ,commission 9 
a timely mann]4  7f7 ,confid5tiality    
,in=mation obta9$ by ! ,commission f any
 ,f$]al ag5cy %all be exempt f          
disclosure "u section #eeb ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,= purposes ( !    

prec$+ s5t5ce1 ?is subsection %all be   
consid]$ a /atute describ$ 9 subsection 
7b77#c77;,b7 ( su* section #eeb4  7g7   
,t]m9ation ( ! commission ,! ,commission
 %all t]m9ate #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i*
 ! memb]s are appo9t$ "u subsection 7b74
  7h7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ #c1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s    
#bjad ?r\gh #bjaf to ! ,commission to   
c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 ,limitation 
on use ( funds ,no funds appropriat$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 may be us$ to c>ry out !  
recomm5dations ( ! ,commission4