,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #begi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bj1 #bjah,mr4 ,"y
 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,ms4        
,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to reau?orize & exp& a     
program ( surveillance & education1     
c>ri$ out by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion1 reg>d+ infections
 associat$ ) injection drug use4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,elim9at+ ,opioid ,relat$ ,infecti\s    
,diseases ,act ( #bjah4  #b4            
,reau?orization & expansion ( program ( 
surveillance & education reg>d+         
infections associat$ ) injection drug   
use ,section #cag,n ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ae7 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #cag,n4     
,surveillance & education reg>d+        
infections associat$ ) injection drug   
use  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+    

?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion1 may 7directly &  
?r\gh grants to public & nonpr(it       
private entities7 provide = programs to 
c>ry out ! foll[+ activities3  7#a7 ,to 
coop]ate ) ! ,/ates 9 implem5t+ a       
surveillance sy/em to det]m9e ! incid5ce
 ( infections associat$ ) injection drug
 use & to assi/ ! ,/ates 9 det]m9+ !    
preval5ce ( su* infections1 includ+ !   
report+ ( *ronic hepatitis ,c virus &   
human immunodefici5cy virus cases4  7#b7
 ,to id5tify1 c\nsel1 & (f] te/+ to     
individuals :o are at risk ( infections 
z a result ( injection drug use1 receiv+
 blood transfusions prior to ,july      
#aiib1 or o!r risk factors4  7#c7 ,to   
provide appropriate ref]rals = c\nsel+1 
te/+1 & m$ical treatm5t ( individuals   
id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 & to ensure1  
to ! ext5t practicable1 ! provision (   
appropriate foll[-up s]vices4  7#d7 ,to 
develop & dissem9ate public in=mation & 
education programs = ! detection &      
control ( infections associat$ )        

injection drug use1 ) priority giv5 to  
high-risk populations z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y4  7#e7 ,to improve !          
education1 tra9+1 & skills ( heal?      
pr(essionals 9 ! detection & control (  
infections associat$ ) injection drug   
use1 ) priority giv5 to sub/ance use    
disord] treatm5t provid]s1 p$iatricians1
 o!r prim>y c>e provid]s1 &             
ob/etrician-gynecologi/s4  7b7          
,laboratory proc$ures ,! ,secret>y may  
7directly & ?r\gh grants to public &    
nonpr(it private entities7 c>ry out     
programs to provide = improvem5ts 9 !   
quality ( cl9ical-laboratory proc$ures  
reg>d+ infections associat$ ) injection 
drug use4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]m injection drug use       
means-- 7#a7 intrav5\s adm9i/ration ( a 
sub/ance 9 s*$ule ,i "u section #bjb ( !
 ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act2  7#b7      
intrav5\s adm9i/ration ( a sub/ance 9   
s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v "u      
section #bjb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act t has n be5 approv$ = intrav5\s use

 "u--  7,a7 section #eje ( ! ,f$]al     
,food1 ,drug & ,cosmetic ,act2 or  7,b7 
section #cea ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act2 or  7#c7 intrav5\s adm9i/ration ( 
a sub/ance 9 s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1  
or ,v "u section #bjb ( ! ,controll$    
,sub/ances ,act t has n be5 prescrib$ to
 ! p]son us+ ! sub/ance4  7d7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,= !     
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #dj1jjj1jjj 
= ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc4
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