,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #be1 #bjag,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,hassan7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to combat !      
opioid epidemic & drug sample backlogs4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,combat+ ! ,opioid ,epidemic ,?r\gh   
,=5sic ,drug ,te/+ ,act ( #bjag4  #b4   
,confront+ ! use ( h]o9 & associat$     
drugs ,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime     
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,ll        
,confront+ ! use ( h]o9 & associat$     
drugs  #cjba4 ,au?ority to make grants  
to address public safety & h]o9         
di/ribution1 sale1 & use  7a7 ,purpose  
,! purpose ( ?is section is to assi/    
,/ates & ,indian tribes to-- 7#a7 c>ry  
out programs to address ! di/ribution1  
sale1 & use ( h]o91 f5tanyl1 & associat$
 syn!tic drugs2 &  7#b7 improve !       

ability ( ,/ate1 tribal1 & local        
gov]nm5t in/itutions to c>ry out su*    
programs4  7b7 ,grant au?orization ,!   
,attorney ,g5]al1 ?r\gh ! ,bureau (     
,ju/ice ,assi/ance1 may make grants to  
,/ates to address ! di/ribution1 sale1 &
 use ( h]o91 f5tanyl1 & associat$       
syn!tic drugs to enhance public safety4 
7c7 ,grant projects ,to address         
di/ribution1 sale1 & use ( h]o91        
f5tanyl1 & associat$ syn!tic drugs      
,grants made "u subsection 7b7 may be   
us$ = programs1 projects1 & o!r         
activities to-- 7#a7 reimburse ,/ate1   
local1 or o!r =5sic sci5ce laboratories 
& m$ical exam9] & coron] (fices to--    
7,a7 help address backlogs ( unte/$     
samples ( h]o91 f5tanyl1 & associat$    
syn!tic drugs2 &  7,b7 conduct autopsies
 & toxicology te/+ relat$ to drug       
ov]dose dea?s f suspect$ h]o91 f5tanyl1 
& associat$ syn!tic drugs2  7#b7        
reimburse ,/ate1 local1 or o!r =5sic    
sci5ce laboratories & m$ical exam9] &   
coron] (fices = procur+ equipm5t1       

te*nology1 or o!r support sy/ems if !   
applicant = ! grant demon/rates to !    
satisfaction ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al t     
exp5ditures = su* purposes w\ld result 9
 improv$ effici5cy ( laboratory te/+ &  
help prev5t future backlogs2  7#c7      
reimburse ,/ate1 tribal1 & local law    
en=cem5t ag5cies = procur+ field-te/+   
equipm5t = use 9 ! id5tification or     
detection ( h]o91 f5tanyl1 & associat$  
syn!tic drugs2  7#d7 inve/igate1 arre/1 
& prosecute individuals violat+ laws    
relat$ to ! di/ribution or sale ( h]o91 
f5tanyl1 & associat$ syn!tic drugs2 &   
7#e7 support ,/ate1 tribal1 & local     
heal? dep>tm5t s]vices deploy$ to       
address ! use ( h]o91 f5tanyl1 &        
associat$ syn!tic drugs4  7d7           
,limitation ,n less ?an #fj p]c5t ( !   
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is   
section %all be aw>d$ = ! purposes "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( subsection 7c74 
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (     

fiscal ye>s #bjah1 #bjai1 & #bjbj4  7f7 
,allocation  7#a7 ,population allocation
 ,sev5ty-five p]c5t ( ! am\nt made      
available to c>ry out ?is section 9 a   
fiscal ye> %all be allocat$ to ea* ,/ate
 t meets ! requirem5ts ( section #bhjb s
 t ea* ,/ate %all receive an am\nt t    
be>s ! same ratio to ! #ge p]c5t ( !    
total am\nt made available to c>ry out  
?is section = t fiscal ye> z !          
population ( ! ,/ate be>s to !          
population ( all ,/ates4  7#b7          
,discretion>y allocation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,tw5ty-five p]c5t ( ! am\nt made        
available to c>ry out ?is section 9 a   
fiscal ye> %all be allocat$ pursuant to 
! discretion ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al =     
competitive grants to ,/ates ) high     
rates ( prim>y treatm5t admissions =    
h]o9 & o!r opioids1 = use by ,/ate law  
en=cem5t ag5cies4  7,b7 ,consid]ations  
,9 mak+ grants "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !   
,attorney ,g5]al %all consid]-- 7i7 !   
av]age annual numb] ( "p #a viol5t      
crimes report$ by ea* ,/ate to ! ,f$]al 

,bureau ( ,inve/igation = ! #c mo/ rec5t
 cal5d> ye>s = :i* data is available2 & 
7ii7 ! exi/+ res\rces & curr5t ne$s ( ! 
pot5tial grant recipi5t4  7#c7 ,m9imum  
requirem5t ,ea* ,/ate %all receive n    
less ?an #j4f p]c5t ( ! am\nt made      
available to c>ry out ?is section 9 ea* 
fiscal ye>4  7#d7 ,c]ta9 t]ritories     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( ! allocation
 "u ?is section1 ,am]ican ,samoa & !    
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
%all be consid]$ z #a ,/ate4  7,b7      
,allocation among/ c]ta9 t]ritories ,=  
purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 #fg p]c5t (
 ! am\nt allocat$ %all be allocat$ to   
,am]ican ,samoa & #cc p]c5t %all be     
allocat$ to ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn  
,m>iana ,isl&s4  4