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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2125
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 14, 2017
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Coons, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To improve the State response to the opioid abuse crisis.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Targeted Opioid Funding Act.
2.
State response to the opioid abuse crisis
Subsection (c)(1) of section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended—
(1) by striking an incidence or prevalence of opioid use disorders and inserting a prevalence of opioid use disorders, and a mortality rate associated with opioid use disorders,; and
(2) by inserting , in amounts not less than $5,000,000, after award grants.