,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjah ,ms4
 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york 7= h]self1 ,mr4    
,ru%1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 & ,ms4 ,kelly ( 
,ill9ois7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,national ,in/itute ( ,m9ority ,heal? & 
,heal? ,disp>ities to submit to         
,congress a report on ! impact ( !      
opioid epidemic on m9ority communities4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,opioid ,m9ority ,heal? ,report to    
,congress ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,national  
,in/itute ( ,m9ority ,heal? & ,heal?    
,disp>ities report on ! impact ( !      
opioid epidemic on m9ority communities  
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1

 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,m9ority ,heal?
 & ,heal? ,disp>ities %all submit to !  
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate & !    
,committees on ,ways & ,means & ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 &
 make public on ! ,int]net website (    
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 a 
report on ! impact ( ! opioid epidemic  
on racial & e?nic m9ority gr\ps 7z def9$
 9 section #agjg7;g7 ( ! ,public ,heal? 
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjju-#f7;g7771 includ+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,! scope ( ! epidemic )9 su* racial &   
e?nic m9ority gr\ps ) respect to ! use (
 prescription pa9 kill]s & illicit drug 
use1 includ+ syn!tics4  7#b7 ,! ext5t to
 :i*1 & fund+ recomm5dations = h[1 !    
expansion ( cov]age "u ! ,m$ic>e program
 "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security 
,act & ! ,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix
 ( su* ,act ( m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t 
& o!r treatm5t options c\ld decrease !  
incid5ce ( opioids use & ( dea?s caus$  
by opioids ov]doses4  7#c7 ,! role (    
p>ticipation ( su* racial & m9ority     

gr\ps 9 cl9ical trials = pa9 managem5t  
!rapy & alt]natives to opioids pa9      
managem5t & recomm5dations on h[ to     
increase su* p>ticipation ( su* gr\ps 9 
su* cl9ical trials4