,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #begi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bj1    
#bjah,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,markey1 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,public ,health ,service ,act to        
reauthorize and expand a program of     
surveillance and education1 carried out 
by the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention1 regarding infections   
associated with injection drug use4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,eliminating ,opioid ,related      
,infectious ,diseases ,act of #bjah4    
#b4 ,reauthorization and expansion of   
program of surveillance and education   
regarding infections associated with    
injection drug use ,section #cag,n of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ae7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #cag,n4 ,surveillance and 

education regarding infections          
associated with injection drug use  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
may 7directly and through grants to     
public and nonprofit private entities7  
provide for programs to carry out the   
following activities3  7#a7 ,to         
cooperate with the ,states in           
implementing a surveillance system to   
determine the incidence of infections   
associated with injection drug use and  
to assist the ,states in determining the
 prevalence of such infections1         
including the reporting of chronic      
hepatitis ,c virus and human            
immunodeficiency virus cases4  7#b7 ,to 
identify1 counsel1 and offer testing to 
individuals who are at risk of          
infections as a result of injection drug
 use1 receiving blood transfusions prior
 to ,july #aiib1 or other risk factors4 
7#c7 ,to provide appropriate referrals  
for counseling1 testing1 and medical    

treatment of individuals identified     
under paragraph 7#b7 and to ensure1 to  
the extent practicable1 the provision of
 appropriate follow-up services4  7#d7  
,to develop and disseminate public      
information and education programs for  
the detection and control of infections 
associated with injection drug use1 with
 priority given to high-risk populations
 as determined by the ,secretary4  7#e7 
,to improve the education1 training1 and
 skills of health professionals in the  
detection and control of infections     
associated with injection drug use1 with
 priority given to substance use        
disorder treatment providers1           
pediatricians1 other primary care       
providers1 and                          
obstetrician-gynecologists4  7b7        
,laboratory procedures ,the ,secretary  
may 7directly and through grants to     
public and nonprofit private entities7  
carry out programs to provide for       
improvements in the quality of          
clinical-laboratory procedures regarding

 infections associated with injection   
drug use4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this    
section1 the term injection drug use    
means-- 7#a7 intravenous administration 
of a substance in schedule ,i under     
section #bjb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act2  7#b7 intravenous     
administration of a substance in        
schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v under 
section #bjb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act that has not been      
approved for intravenous use under--    
7,a7 section #eje of the ,federal ,food1
 ,drug and ,cosmetic ,act2 or  7,b7     
section #cea of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act2 or  7#c7 intravenous     
administration of a substance in        
schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v under 
section #bjb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act that has not been      
prescribed to the person using the      
substance4  7d7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,for the purpose of      
carrying out this section1 there are    
authorized to be appropriated           

#dj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years
 #bjai through #bjbc4  4