,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjag,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire    
7for herself and ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west 
,virginia7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the #bast ,century    
,cures ,act to ensure the equitable     
distribution of resources to address the
 opioid epidemic1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,opioid    
,response ,fairness ,act of #bjag4  #b4 
,equitable distribution of resources to 
address the opioid epidemic  7a7 ,in    
general ,the second sentence in         
paragraph 7#a7 of section #ajjc7;c7 of  
the #bast ,century ,cures ,act 7,public 
,law #aad-bee2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#c 
note7 is amended by striking ,states    
with an incidence or prevalence of      
opioid use disorders that is            
substantially higher relative to other  

,states4 and inserting ,states--  7,a7  
with an incidence or prevalence of      
opioid use disorders and associated     
adverse health effects1 including       
neonatal abstinence syndrome1 that are  
substantially higher relative to other  
,states2  7,b7 in which the incidence   
rate of opioid use disorders1 or the    
opioid-related drug overdose mortality  
rate1 is substantially higher than what 
such rate was during the year           
immediately preceding the year in which 
such grants are awarded2 and  7,c7 with 
a per capita prescription opioid1       
heroin1 or synthetic opioid overdose    
mortality rate that is substantially    
higher relative to other ,states4  4    
7b7 ,technical amendment ,the first     
sentence in paragraph 7#a7 of section   
#ajjc7;c7 of the #bast ,century ,cures  
,act 7,public ,law #aad-bee2 #db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#c note7 is amended by
 striking in accordance with            
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting in      
accordance with paragraph 7#b74