,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #be1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,markey1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1  
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mrs4      
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4       
,franken1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1    
,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4         
,menendez1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,udall1   
and ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to increase funding for the    
,state response to the opioid misuse    
crisis and to provide funding for       
research on addiction and pain related  
to the substance misuse crisis4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,combating the ,opioid ,epidemic   
,act4  #b4 ,additional funding for the  
,state response  7a7 ,funding ,section  
#ajjc of the #bast ,century ,cures ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#c note7 is      

amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
striking under subsection 7b7 and       
inserting under subsection 7b77#c7 and  
the appropriations under subsection     
7b77#d72  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,additional appropriations ,in addition 
to the amounts transferred to the       
,account under paragraph 7#b77;,a71     
there are authorized to be appropriated1
 and there are appropriated1 to the     
,secretary1 out of monies in the        
,treasury not otherwise obligated1      
#d1dgd1hjj1jjj for each of fiscal years 
#bjah through #bjbg1 to carry out the   
grant program described in subsection   
7c74 ,such funds shall remain available 
until expended4  2 and  7#c7 by striking
 subsection 7f74  7b7 ,activities       
,section #ajjc7;c77#a7 of the #bast     
,century ,cures ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bij;ee-#c note7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as      
subparagraph 7,g72 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the   

following3  7,e7 ,detection1            
surveillance1 and treatment of          
co-occurring infections associated with 
the opioid epidemic1 including hepatitis
 ,c and ,,hiv4  7,f7 ,surveillance1 data
 collection1 and timely and consistent  
reporting on the number of opioid       
overdose deaths1 including the incidence
 and prevalence of co-occurring         
infections and toxicology reporting on  
the number of deaths where fentanyl or  
other illicit opioid analogs were       
detected4  4  #c4 ,grants for research  
on addiction and pain  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services 7referred to in this section  
as the ,secretary7 shall use any funds  
appropriated under subsection 7b7 to    
award grants for the purpose of         
conducting research on addiction and    
pain related to substance misuse4 ,the  
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,national ,institutes of        
,health1 shall determine the amount of  
each grant awarded under this section4  

7b7 ,appropriations ,there are          
authorized to be appropriated1 and there
 are appropriated1 to the ,secretary1   
out of monies in the ,treasury not      
otherwise obligated1 #ej1djj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjbb1 to carry out the grant program   
described in subsection 7a74 ,such funds
 shall remain available until expended4