,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dijc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjah,mr4 ,kustoff of ,tennessee 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,norcross7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,comptroller ,general to conduct a study
 and submit a report to ,congress on    
best practices in use by ,federal       
departments and agencies to reduce      
opioid usage following medical          
procedures4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,combating ,opioid 
,misuse ,by ,advancing ,treatment ,act  
of #bjah or the ,,combat ,act of #bjah4 
#b4 ,study on best practices in use by  
,federal ,government to reduce opioid   
usage following medical procedures  7a7 
,study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states1 in consultation with  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services1 the ,secretary of ,defense1  
the ,administrator of the ,centers for  

,medicare  ,medicaid ,services1 the     
,director of the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health1 and the ,commissioner of    
,food and ,drugs1 shall conduct a study 
on best practices in use by ,federal    
departments and agencies to reduce      
opioid usage following a medical        
procedure that is conducted1 funded1 or 
otherwise supported by such departments 
and agencies4  7b7 ,topics ,the study   
required by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7       
shall--  7,a7 include analysis of the   
research that has been1 and is being1   
conducted or supported on reducing      
opioid usage following medical          
procedures described in subsection 7a72 
7,b7 disaggregate such analysis         
according to whether the medical        
procedure is a short-term medical       
procedure or a long-term medical        
procedure2 and  7,c7 take into          
consideration-- 7i7 the costs associated
 with using the best practices described
 in subsection 7a7 relative to the costs
 of not using such best practices2 and  

7ii7 the rates of addiction to opioids  
associated with using the best practices
 described in subsection 7a7 relative to
 the rates of addiction to opioids      
associated with not using such best     
practices2 and  7#b7 shall include      
analysis of-- 7,a7 gaps that have been  
identified by ,federal officials with   
respect to the costs and rates described
 in clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of paragraph   
7#a77;,c7 relative to adult1 young      
adult1 and adolescent populations2 and  
7,b7 justifications offered by such     
officials for such gaps4  7c7 ,report   
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the appropriate committees of the       
,congress a report containing the       
results of the study conducted under    
subsection 7a71 including--  7#a7 a     
summary of the findings of the study2   
7#b7 recommendations based on the       
results of the study1 including         
recommendations for such areas of       

research and legislative and            
administrative action as the            
,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate2 and  7#c7 recommendations  
on educating health care providers about
 the findings of the study4  7d7        
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,the  
term short-term medical procedure means 
a medical procedure with a recovery time
 of less than #cj calendar days4  7#b7  
,the term long-term medical procedure   
means a medical procedure with a        
recovery time of #cj calendar days or   
more4