,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjai,mr4  
,stanton 7for himself and ,mr4          
,mc,adams7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,controlled    
,substances ,act to require warning     
labels for prescription opioids1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,lessening    
,addiction ,by ,enhancing ,labeling     
,opioids ,act of #bjai or the ,,label   
,opioids ,act4  #b4 ,amendment  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #cje7;c7 of the        
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hbe7;c77 is amended--  7#a7  
by inserting 7#a7 before ,the           

,secretary2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#b7 ,the label of  
any container or package containing an  
opioid or opiate listed in schedule     
,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v shall1 when    
dispensed 7other than administered7 to  
or for a patient1 contain a clear1      
concise warning1 in a manner specified  
by the ,secretary by regulation1 that   
the opioids or opiates dispensed can    
cause dependence1 addiction1 and        
overdose4  4  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7    
,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services shall prescribe    
regulations under section #ejc7;b7 of   
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7;b77 to       
implement the amendment made by         
subsection 7a7 and such regulations     
shall be effective not later than #b    
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act4  7#b7 ,interim rules ,the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services may issue the regulations     
required under paragraph 7#a7 by interim

 rule to the extent necessary to comply 
with the timing requirement in paragraph
 7#a74