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,,bill  ,to am5d ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,cures  
,act to ensure ! equitable di/ribution (
 res\rces to address ! opioid epidemic1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,opioid     
,response ,fairness ,act ( #bjah4  #b4  
,equitable di/ribution ( res\rces to    
address ! opioid epidemic  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! second s5t5ce 9 p>agraph 7#a7 (      
section #ajjc7;c7 ( ! #ba/ ,c5tury      
,cures ,act 7,public ,law #aad-bee2 #db 
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/rik+ ,/ates ) an incid5ce or preval5ce 
( opioid use disord]s t is sub/antially 
high] relative to o!r ,/ates4 & ins]t+  
,/ates--  7,a7 ) a preval5ce ( opioid   

use disord]s & associat$ adv]se heal?   
effects1 includ+ neonatal ab/95ce       
syndrome1 t is sub/antially high]       
relative to o!r ,/ates2 &  7,b7 ) a p]  
capita prescription opioid1 h]o91 or    
syn!tic opioid ov]dose mortality rate t 
is sub/antially high] relative to o!r   
,/ates4  4  7b7 ,m9imum am\nt ( grants  
,section #ajjc7;c7 ( ! #ba/ ,c5tury     
,cures ,act 7,public ,law #aad-bee2 #db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#c note7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#c7 ,m9imum am\nt ( grants ,subject to 
! availability ( appropriations1 ! am\nt
 ( a grant aw>d$ "u ?is subsection %all 
n be less ?an #e1jjj1jjj4  4  7c7       
,te*nical am5dm5t ,! fir/ s5t5ce 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 ( section #ajjc7;c7 ( !   
#ba/ ,c5tury ,cures ,act 7,public ,law  
#aad-bee2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#c note7
 is am5d$ by /rik+ 9 accordance )       
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ 9 accordance )
 p>agraph 7#b74  7d7 ,effective date ,! 
am5dm5ts made by subsections 7a7 & 7b7  
%all take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjah4