,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjah ,mrs4  
,capito 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! m>ket+ ( bogus  
opioid treatm5t programs or products4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,opioid ,addiction ,recov]y ,fraud   
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjah4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,opioid   
treatm5t product ,! t]m opioid treatm5t 
product means a product1 includ+ any    
supplem5t or m$ication1 = use or m>ket$ 
= use 9 ! treatm5t1 cure1 or prev5tion (
 an opioid use disord]4  7#b7 ,opioid   
treatm5t program ,! t]m opioid treatm5t 
program means a program t provides      
treatm5t = p diagnos$ )1 hav+1 or       
purport+ to h an opioid use disord]4    
7#c7 ,opioid treatm5t disord] ,! t]m    
opioid use disord] means a clu/] (      
cognitive1 behavioral1 or physiological 

symptoms 9 :i* ! individual cont9ues use
 ( opioids despite significant          
opioid-induc$ problems1 su* z adv]se    
heal? effects4  #c4 ,false or mislead+  
repres5tations ) respect to opioid      
treatm5t programs & products  7a7       
,unlawful activity ,x is unlawful to    
make any deceptive repres5tation )      
respect to ! co/1 price1 efficacy1      
p]=mance1 b5efit1 risk1 or safety ( any 
opioid treatm5t program or opioid       
treatm5t product4  7b7 ,en=cem5t by !   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices ,a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 %all be      
treat$ z a violation ( a rule "u section
 #ah ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7 reg>d+ unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7 ,p[]s
 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission %all 
en=ce ?is section 9 ! same mann]1 by !  
same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1    
p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all applicable    
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     

,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a "p (  
?is section4  7,b7 ,privileges &        
immunities ,any p]son :o violates       
subsection 7a7 %all be subject to !     
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act z ?\gh all applicable  
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ & made "p ( ?is     
section4  7,c7 ,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9
 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to limit ! 
au?ority ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  
"u any o!r provision ( law4  7c7        
,en=cem5t by ,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 9 any
 case 9 :i* ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate  
has reason to believe t an int]e/ ( !   
resid5ts ( ! ,/ate has be5 or is ?reat5$
 or adv]sely affect$ by any p]son :o    
violates subsection 7a71 ! attorney     
g5]al ( ! ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae1 may br+
 a civil action on behalf ( ! resid5ts (
 ! ,/ate 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt (

 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obta9 appropriate   
relief4  7#b7 ,rights ( ,f$]al ,trade   
,commission  7,a7 ,notice to ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except
 z provid$ 9 clause 7iii71 ! attorney   
g5]al ( a ,/ate %all notify ! ,f$]al    
,trade ,commission 9 writ+ t ! attorney 
g5]al int5ds to br+ a civil action "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 be=e initiat+ ! civil     
action4  7ii7 ,cont5ts ,! notification  
requir$ by clause 7i7 ) respect to a    
civil action %all include a copy ( !    
compla9t to be fil$ to initiate ! civil 
action4  7iii7 ,exception ,if x is n    
feasible = ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate to
 provide ! notification requir$ by      
clause 7i7 be=e initiat+ a civil action 
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! attorney g5]al %all 
notify ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission      
imm$iately ^u in/itut+ ! civil action4  
7,b7 ,int]v5tion by ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission ,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 may-- 7i7 int]v5e 9 any civil action   
br\ght by ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate "u 
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7ii7 ^u int]v5+-- 7,i7

 be he>d on all matt]s aris+ 9 ! civil  
action2 &  7,,ii7 file petitions =      
appeal4  7#c7 ,inve/igatory p[]s ,no?+ 9
 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ to      
prev5t ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate f     
ex]cis+ ! p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney    
g5]al by ! laws ( ! ,/ate to conduct    
inve/igations1 to adm9i/] oa?s or       
affirmations1 or to compel ! att5dance (
 witnesses or ! production ( docum5t>y  
or o!r evid5ce4  7#d7 ,preemptive action
 by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,if !     
,f$]al ,trade ,commission or ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al on behalf ( ! ,commission       
in/itutes a civil action1 or ! ,f$]al   
,trade ,commission in/itutes an         
adm9i/rative action1 ) respect to a     
violation ( subsection 7a71 ! attorney  
g5]al ( a ,/ate may n1 dur+ ! p5d5cy ( t
 action1 br+ a civil action "u p>agraph 
7#a7 aga9/ any def5dant or respond5t    
nam$ 9 ! compla9t ( ! ,commission = !   
violation ) respect to :i* ! ,commission
 in/itut$ su* action4  7#e7 ,v5ue2      
s]vice ( process  7,a7 ,v5ue ,any action

 br\ght "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be br\ght 9
 any di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t   
meets applicable requirem5ts relat+ to  
v5ue "u section #acia ( title #bh1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7 ,s]vice (    
process ,9 an action br\ght "u p>agraph 
7#a71 process may be s]v$ 9 any di/rict 
9 :i* ! def5dant--  7i7 is an           
inhabitant2 or  7ii7 may be f\nd4  7#f7 
,actions by o!r ,/ate (ficials ,9       
addition to civil actions br\ght by     
attorneys g5]al "u p>agraph 7#a71 any   
o!r consum] protection (fic] ( a ,/ate  
:o is au?oriz$ by ! ,/ate to d s may br+
 a civil action "u p>agraph 7#a71       
subject to ! same requirem5ts &         
limitations t apply "u ?is subsection to
 civil actions br\ght by attorneys      
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