,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cejj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjah,ms4 ,warren introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services to conduct 
programs to address the usage of illicit
 drugs1 particularly fentanyl1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,surveillance  
and ,testing of ,opioids to ,prevent    
,fentanyl ,deaths ,act of #bjah or the  
,,stop ,fentanyl ,deaths ,act of #bjah4 
#b4 ,public health laboratories to      
detect fentanyl  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this section referred to  
as the ,secretary7 shall establish a    
program to award grants to ,federal1    
,state1 and local agencies to support   
the establishment or operation of public
 health laboratories to detect fentanyl1

 its analogues1 and other synthetic     
opioids1 as described in subsection 7b74
  7b7 ,standards ,the ,secretary1 in    
consultation with the ,director of the  
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology1 shall--  7#a7 develop      
standards for effectively handling and  
testing fentanyl1 its analogues1 and    
other synthetic opioids2  7#b7 develop--
 7,a7 fentanyl and fentanyl analogue    
reference materials1 quality control    
standards1 and protocols to calibrate   
instrumentation for clinical diagnostics
 and post-mortem surveillance2 and  7,b7
 portable testing devices utilized by   
law enforcement and public health       
officials2 and  7#c7 include in the     
standards developed pursuant to         
paragraph 7#a7 procedures for           
encountering new and emerging synthetic 
opioid formulations and report those    
findings to ,federal1 ,state1 and local 
public health laboratories4  7c7        
,laboratories ,the ,secretary shall     
require grantees under subsection 7a7   

to-- 7#a7 follow the standards          
established under subsection 7b7 and be 
capable of providing systematic and     
routine laboratory testing of drugs for 
the purposes of obtaining and           
disseminating public health information 
to ,federal1 ,state1 and local public   
health officials1 laboratories1 and     
other entities as the ,secretary        
determines appropriate2  7#b7 work with 
law enforcement agencies and public     
health authorities1 as practicable1 to  
develop real-time information on the    
purity and movement of fentanyl1 its    
analogues1 and other synthetic opioids2 
7#c7 assist ,state and local law        
enforcement agencies in testing seized  
drugs when ,state and local forensic    
laboratories request additional         
assistance2  7#d7 provide early warning 
information and advice to ,federal1     
,state1 and local law enforcement       
agencies and public health authorities  
of potential significant changes in the 
supply of fentanyl1 its analogues1 and  

other synthetic opioids2  7#e7 provide  
biosurveillance for non-fatal exposures 
to fentanyl1 fentanyl analogues1 and    
other synthetic opioids2 and  7#f7      
provide diagnostic testing for such     
non-fatal exposures to emergency        
personnel4  7d7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #ae1jjj1jjj for each of    
fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc4  #c4  
,enhanced fentanyl surveillance  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,director of the ,centers 
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention   
shall enhance its drug surveillance     
program by--  7#a7 expanding its        
surveillance program to include all #ej 
,states and the territories of the      
,united ,states2  7#b7 increasing and   
accelerating the collection of data on  
fentanyl1 its analogues1 other synthetic
 opioids1 and new emerging drugs of     
abuse1 including related overdose data  
from medical examiners and drug         
treatment admissions2 and  7#c7         

utilizing available and emerging        
information on fentanyl1 its analogues1 
other synthetic opioids1 and new        
emerging drugs of abuse1 including      
information from--  7,a7 the ,national  
,drug ,early ,warning ,system2  7,b7    
,state and local public health          
authorities2 and  7,c7 ,federal1 ,state1
 and local public health laboratories4  
7b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,to
 carry out this section1 there is       
authorized to be appropriated           
#aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjai through #bjbc4