,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bijj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ad1 #bjag,ms4 
,velzquez 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 
,mr4 ,engel1 and ,mr4 ,serrano7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,public ,health ,service ,act with      
respect to the prevention and treatment 
of the use of synthetic recreational    
drugs1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,synthetic ,drug ,prevention1       
,treatment1 and ,education ,act4  #b4   
,synthetic recreational drugs ,title    
,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act is amended by inserting after      
section #cag,t of such ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 the following3    
#cag,u4 ,synthetic recreational drugs   
7a7 ,study ,not later than #a year after
 the date of enactment of the ,synthetic
 ,drug ,prevention1 ,treatment1 and     
,education ,act1 the ,director of the   

,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7in this section referred to
 as the ,director7 shall--  7#a7        
complete a study on strategies for      
preventing and treating the use of      
synthetic recreational drugs 7as        
identified pursuant to subsection       
7b77#c771 including best rehabilitation 
practices2 and  7#b7 submit a report to 
the ,congress on the results of such    
study4  7b7 ,database  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary1 in coordination with   
the ,administrator of the ,drug         
,enforcement ,administration1 shall     
establish and maintain a database of    
synthetic recreational drugs4  7#b7     
,availability ,the ,secretary shall make
 the information in the database under  
paragraph 7#a7 publicly available for   
use in preventing and treating the use  
of synthetic recreational drugs4  7#c7  
,identification of synthetic            
recreational drugs ,beginning not later 
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of the ,synthetic ,drug       

,prevention1 ,treatment1 and ,education 
,act1 for purposes of this section1 the 
,secretary shall specify 7and update as 
necessary7 a list of substances1 each of
 which shall satisfy the following      
criteria3  7,a7 ,the substance is an    
analogue of a controlled substance 7as  
defined in section #ajb of the          
,controlled ,substances ,act74  7,b7    
,the substance is not marketed as a drug
 7as defined in section #bja of the     
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act74  7,c7 ,the substance is          
determined by the ,secretary to be      
marketed for recreational human use1    
irrespective of claims to the contrary  
in the labeling and promotion of the    
substance4  ,each substance identified  
on the most recent list specified by the
 ,secretary pursuant to this paragraph  
is referred to in this section as a     
synthetic recreational drug4  7c7       
,cannabimimetic agents  7#a7 ,outreach  
campaign ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of the ,synthetic 

,drug ,prevention1 ,treatment1 and      
,education ,act1 the ,director1 in      
collaboration with the ,assistant       
,secretary for ,mental ,health and      
,substance ,use1 the ,director of the   
,national ,institute on ,drug ,abuse1   
the ,director of the ,national          
,institutes of ,health1 and the         
,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement
 ,administration1 shall develop and     
implement a national outreach campaign  
to educate law enforcement personnel1   
,state and local agencies1 health care  
professionals1 community health         
organizations1 parents1 youth1 and other
 community members about preventing and 
treating the use of cannabimimetic      
agents4  7#b7 ,grants  7,a7 ,in general 
,the ,director may make grants to       
,federally-qualified health centers for 
programs to increase public awareness   
about1 and prevent and treat1 the use of
 cannabimimetic agents4  7,b7           
,partnership ,a ,federally-qualified    
health center receiving a grant under   

subparagraph 7,a7 for a program1 may1 to
 the extent such program is with respect
 to increasing awareness about1 or      
preventing1 the use of cannabimimetic   
agents1 partner with a recipient of     
grant under section #ajcb of the        
,national ,narcotics ,leadership ,act of
 #aihh 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #aecb7 to carry   
out such elements of the program4  7,c7 
,maximum amount ,the maximum amount of a
 grant under this section shall be      
#bej1jjj4  7,d7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,to carry out this       
paragraph1 there is authorized to be    
appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for the period  
of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbj4    
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,the term cannabimimetic agent has the  
meaning given to that term in section   
#bjb7;d77#b7 of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act4  7#b7 ,the term       
,federally-qualified health center has  
the meaning given to such term in       
section #ahfa7;aa7 of the ,social       
,security ,act4  4