,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbfj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ba1 #bjag ,mr4 ,schatz introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to establish and fund an ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative to expand1 intensify1 and coordinate fundamental1 translational1 and clinical research of the ,national ,institutes of ,health with respect to opioid abuse1 the understanding of pain1 and the discovery and development of safer and more effective treatments and preventive interventions for pain4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative ,act4 #b4 ,establishment ,there is established an ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative1 to be administered by the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 in coordination with other agencies1 as appropriate1 which shall include efforts to support research on the following3 7#a7 ,section #ajh of the ,comprehensive ,addiction and ,recovery ,act of #bjaf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhdq-#a71 known as the ,,stop ,pain ,act1 which directs the ,national ,institutes of ,health to intensify and coordinate fundamental1 translational1 and clinical research with respect to-- 7,a7 the understanding of pain2 7,b7 the discovery and development of therapies for chronic pain2 and 7,c7 the development of alternatives to opioids for effective pain treatments4 7#b7 ,developing improved options and evidence for medication-assisted treatment4 7#c7 ,developing improved options and evidence for opioid overdose reversal treatments4 7#d7 ,the ,federal ,pain ,research ,strategy1 including research that focuses on-- 7,a7 novel drugs1 non-addictive1 and non-pharmacological treatments for pain2 7,b7 screening tools and outcome measures for assessments across the continuum of pain2 7,c7 national registries1 datasets1 and research networks2 7,d7 effective models of care delivery for pain management2 and 7,e7 precision medicine methodology to prevent and treat pain4 7#e7 ,the components of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services five-point strategy to address the opioid crisis that states3 ,providing support for cutting edge research on pain and addiction4 7#f7 ,the pain therapy screening program established under section #d4 7#g7 ,other elements that the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services may designate1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health4 #c4 ,funding for the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative 7a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated1 and there is appropriated1 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to be used during the #e-;fiscal year period beginning in the fiscal year in which such funds are appropriated1 to the ,national ,institutes of ,health ,innovation ,account to be used to administer the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative established under section #b4 7b7 ,emergency spending 7#a7 ,in general ,amounts appropriated under subsection 7a7 are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section #d7;g7 of the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774 7#b7 ,designation in the senate ,in the ,senate1 amounts appropriated under subsection 7a7 are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section #djc7;a7 of ,s4 ,con4 ,res4 #ac 7#aaath ,congress71 the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year #bjaj4 #d4 ,pain ,therapy ,screening ,program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall carry out through the ,national ,institutes of ,health a program to be known as the ,pain ,therapy ,screening ,program that focuses on the development of pain therapeutics4 7b7 ,grants ,the ,secretary shall award grants under the program under subsection 7a7 to eligible public and private nonprofit entities to support the development of new pre-clinical models for pain disorders1 and the application of these models in drug1 device1 or other therapy screening4 7c7 ,model ,the program under this section shall be modeled after the ,epilepsy ,therapy ,screening ,program carried out by the ,national ,institute of ,neurological ,disorders and ,stroke4 7d7 ,fees ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services may assess reasonable fees on private pharmaceutical or medical device industry entities that utilize the program under this section to screen proprietary molecular compounds and devices4 ,such fees shall be paid to the ,foundation for the ,national ,institutes of ,health and transferred to the ,,nih ,innovation ,account to be used for the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative established under section #b4 7e7 ,funding ,the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health shall determine the amount1 and allocate1 funds from the amount appropriated under section #c1 to carry out this section4 #e4 ,funding provisions 7a7 ,supplement not supplant ,amounts appropriated in this ,act 7including the amendments made by this ,act7 shall be used to supplement1 not supplant1 current funding for pain and opioid research at the ,national ,institutes of ,health4 7b7 ,acceptance of donations ,notwithstanding section #acdb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services may accept donations 7including from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries7 to be used to assist in carrying out programs and activities under this ,act 7and the amendments made by this ,act74 ,such donations shall be paid to the ,foundation for the ,national ,institutes of ,health and transferred to the ,,nih ,innovation ,account to be used for the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative established under section #b4 7c7 ,inclusion of contribution amounts in basic research for purposes of research credit 7#a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#f7 of section #da7;e7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative ,the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 if the payment is made in support of the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative1 as established by the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative ,act4 4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #f4 ,authority ,notwithstanding any other provision of the law1 the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health may use funds available under section #c to enter into transactions 7other than contracts1 cooperative agreements1 or grants7 to carry out research identified pursuant to the ,opioids and ,,stop ,pain ,initiative established under section #b4 #g4 ,reports 7a7 ,annual reports ,not later than ,october #a of each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbf1 the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health shall submit to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 a report that includes-- 7#a7 the amount obligated or expended in the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the report is being submitted for each program or activity described in this ,act 7or an amendment made by this ,act72 7#b7 a description of all such programs or activities carried out using funds provided under this ,act 7or amendments72 and 7#c7 a description of how such programs or activities are advancing public health1 including the impact on treating pain and addressing opioid misuse in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,additional reports ,at the request of the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions or the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 or the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce or the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health shall provide to the relevant ,committee an update in the form of testimony and additional reports concerning the allocation of funding under this ,act 7or the amendments made by this ,act7 or the description of the programs and activities carried out with such funding4