,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bddj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ae1 
#bjah ,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself and   
,ms4 ,harris7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to combat the opioid epidemic  
by reforming existing laws and providing
 for the public's safety1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,comprehensive      
,addiction ,reform1 ,education1 and     
,safety ,act of #bjah or the ,,cares    
,act4  #b4 ,opioid advertising and      
consumer safety  7a7 ,requiring ,,fda   
review of television advertisements for 
controlled substances ,section #ejc;,c  
of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and       
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec;c7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
striking ,the ,secretary and inserting  
,subject to subsection 7f71 the         
,secretary2  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by 
inserting or 7f7 after subsection 7e72  

7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7f7 as 
subsection 7g72 and  7#d7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following3  7f7
 ,advertisements for controlled         
substances  7#a7 ,in general ,in the    
case of a television advertisement for a
 controlled substance 7as defined in    
section #ajb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act7--  7,a7 the ,secretary
 shall require the submission of such   
advertisement under subsection 7a72 and 
7,b7 the sponsor of such advertisement  
may not disseminate the advertisement   
until the ,secretary has conducted the  
review under this section4  7#b7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#e1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal     
years #bjai through #bjbc to increase   
the proficiency and speed of the        
,secretary in conducting and reviewing  
television advertisements for controlled
 substances 7as so defined7 under this  
section4  4  7b7 ,enforcement ,section  
#cja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  

,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7eee7 ,the failure to comply
 with the requirements under section    
#ejc;,c7f74  4  7c7 ,rule of            
construction ,no amendment made by this 
section shall preclude the enforcement1 
under any relevant civil or other       
enforcement authority1 of a ,state      
consumer protection statute4  #c4       
,increasing civil and criminal penalties
 ,section #djb7;c7 of the ,controlled   
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#hdb7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph
 7#a77;,b71 by striking shall not exceed
 #aj1jjj4 and inserting the following3  
shall not exceed-- 7i7 except as        
provided in clause 7ii71 #aj1jjj2 and   
7ii7 if the violation is committed by a 
manufacturer of opioids and relates to  
the reporting of suspicious orders for  
opioids or failing to maintain effective
 controls against diversion of opioids1 
#ajj1jjj4  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph     
7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by    

inserting or 7,d7 after subparagraph    
7,b72 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7,d7 ,in the case of a     
violation referred to in subparagraph   
7,a7 that was a violation of paragraph  
7#e7 or 7#aj7 of subsection 7a7         
committed by a manufacturer of opioids  
that relates to the reporting of        
suspicious orders for opioids or failing
 to maintain effective controls against 
diversion of opioids1 the criminal fine 
under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
shall not exceed #ejj1jjj4  4  #d4      
,opioid manufacturer accountability and 
combatting diversion  7a7 ,publication  
of certain records ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 and every year thereafter1 the   
,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement
 ,administration shall publish in the   
,federal ,register and on the ,internet 
website of the ,drug ,enforcement       
,administration the prior conviction    
records under ,federal and ,state law of
 manufacturers of opioids1 as described 

in section #cjc7;a77#d7 of the          
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;a77#d774  7b7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,administrator of the ,drug            
,enforcement ,administration for        
diversion investigators and tactical    
diversion squads of the ,drug           
,enforcement ,administration such sums  
as may be necessary for each of fiscal  
years #bjai through #bjbc1 which shall  
be in addition to any amounts otherwise 
made available to the ,administrator4   
#e4 ,heroin enforcement groups  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
establish heroin enforcement groups     
within the ,drug ,enforcement           
,administration to target and dismantle 
illicit heroin trafficking              
organizations4  7b7 ,funding ,there is  
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this section #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjai4