,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #g1 #bjag,mr4
 ,latta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1    
,mr4 ,b>ton1 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,f$]al ,coord9ator
 )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,index+ 
,n>cotics1 ,f5tanyl1 & ,opioids ,act (  
#bjag or ! ,,info ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( ,f$]al ,coord9ator  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all appo9t a  
,f$]al ,coord9ator = ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to c>ry out !  
duties describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7  
,duties ,! ,f$]al ,coord9ator %all--    
7#a7 coord9ate programs )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices t relate to   
opioid abuse r$uction2  7#b7 s]ve z a   
liaison to ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts &    

entities c>ry+ out activities relat+ to 
opioid abuse r$uction pursuant to a     
,f$]al contract or grant2 &  7#c7 9     
consultation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney
 ,g5]al1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,national ,drug ,control ,policy1 & any 
o!r individual t ! ,f$]al ,coord9ator   
det]m9es appropriate1 e/abli% & op]ate a
 publicly available electronic database 
?r\gh :i* ! ,f$]al ,coord9ator %all c>ry
 out ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,collect data on   
opioid abuse f ,f$]al ag5cies2 ,/ate1   
local1 & ,tribal gov]nm5ts2 nonpr(it    
organizations2 law en=cem5t2 m$ical     
exp]ts2 public heal? educators2 & rese>*
 in/itutions4  7,b7 ,publi% a           
compreh5sive li/ ( ,f$]al fund+ res\rces
 available to ,/ates = rese>* on opioid 
abuse4  7,c7 ,analyze causes & tr5ds    
beh9d opioid addiction & pa9 managem5t4 
7,d7 ,evaluate ! effectiv5ess ( ,f$]al  
programs = opioid abuse r$uction1       
includ+ opioid treatm5t programs &      
m$icat$-assi/$ treatm5ts4  7,e7         

,evaluate :e!r any ,f$]al programs =    
opioid abuse r$uction are duplicative4  
7,f7 ,evaluate ! ext5t to :i* ,f$]al    
grants = ! implem5tation ( opioid abuse 
prev5tion /rategies are successful 9    
address+ opioid abuse 9 local           
communities4  7,g7 ,provide             
recomm5dations to heal? c>e provid]s on 
alt]natives to opioids = pa9 managem5t &
 o!r areas 9 :i* heal? c>e provid]s c   
improve ) respect to treat+ or prev5t+  
opioid abuse4  7,h7 ,analyze opioid     
prescription guidel9es1 ! diff]5t types 
( opioids prescrib$ by heal? c>e        
provid]s1 & ! use ( m$icat$-assi/$      
treatm5ts4  7,i7 ,comp>e ! rate ( opioid
 abuse 9 vet]ans receiv+ heal? c>e ?r\gh
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) !    
rate ( opioid abuse 9 ! g5]al           
population4  7,j7 ,comp>e opioid abuse  
tr5ds & prev5tion & treatm5t /rategies 9
 diff]5t regions & populations ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates & det]m9e :e!r c]ta9      
/rategies are m effective ?an o!rs4     
7,k7 ,analyze to :at ext5t ,f$]al       

prev5tion & treatm5t /rategies = opioid 
abuse are align$ ) ,/ate & local        
prev5tion & treatm5t /rategies4  7c7    
,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is section1 ! ,f$]al ,coord9ator %all  
submit to ,congress an initial report on
 ! results ( any analysis1 evaluation1  
or comp>ison conduct$ "u subsection     
7b77#c74  7#b7 ,updat$ report ,n lat]   
?an five ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is section1 ! ,f$]al ,coord9ator %all 
submit to ,congress a report t provides 
updates ) respect to any results        
submitt$ 9 ! initial report "u p>agraph 
7#a74  7#c7 ,public availability ,ea*   
report submitt$ "u ?is subsection %all  
be made publicly available on !         
electronic database e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7b77#c74