,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #befg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bc1 
#bjaf ,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and
 ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,director of the
 ,centers for ,disease ,control and     
,prevention to issue guidelines relating
 to the prescription of opioids for     
acute pain4  #a4 ,short title  ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,preventing    
,overprescribing for ,pain ,act of      
#bjaf4  #b4 ,opioid prescription        
guidelines ,not later than #b years     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services1 acting through the    
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 shall issue   
guidelines for the safe prescribing of  
opioids for the treatment of acute pain4