,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dfca ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 and ,mr4 ,cicilline7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 and the ,budget1 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 ,internal ,revenue ,code to impose an excise tax on opioid manufacturers1 to make the funds collected through such tax available for opioid 7including heroin7 abuse prevention and treatment programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,excise ,narcotics ,distribution in the ,epidemic ,act of #bjai or the ,,end the ,epidemic ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,excise tax on opioids 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,e of chapter #cb of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #daib4 ,opioids 7a7 ,in general ,there is hereby imposed on the manufacturer1 producer1 or importer of any taxable active opioid a tax equal to the amount determined under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,amount determined ,the amount determined under this subsection with respect to a manufacturer1 producer1 or importer for a calendar year is #a cent per milligram of taxable active opioid in the production or manufacturing quota determined for such manufacturer1 producer1 or importer for the calendar year under section #cjf of the ,controlled ,substances ,act4 7c7 ,taxable active opioid ,for purposes of this section-- 7#a7 ,in general ,the term taxable active opioid means any controlled substance 7as defined in section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act7 manufactured in the ,united ,states which is opium1 an opiate1 or any derivative thereof4 ,such term excludes a narcotic drug for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment if1 to dispense the drug1 a practitioner must obtain a separate registration under section #cjc7;g7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act4 7#b7 ,other ingredients ,in the case of a product that includes a taxable active opioid and another ingredient1 subsection 7a7 shall apply only to the portion of such product that is a taxable active opioid4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendments 7#a7 ,the heading of subchapter ,e of chapter #cb of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking ,medical ,devices and inserting ,other ,medical ,products4 7#b7 ,the table of subchapters for chapter #cb of such ,code is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter ,e and inserting the following new item3 ,subchapter ,e4 ,other ,medical ,products 4 7#c7 ,the table of sections for subchapter ,e of chapter #cb of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #daib4 ,opioids4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,grants to ,states for prevention and treatment of opioid 7including heroin7 abuse 7a7 ,in general ,the ,public ,health ,service ,act is amended by inserting after section #cii,v-#f 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#ag7 the following new section3 #cii,v-#g4 ,prevention and treatment of opioid 7including heroin7 abuse 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall provide-- 7#a7 grants to ,states for research on opioids 7including heroin72 and 7#b7 grants to ,states for opioid abuse prevention and treatment1 which may include-- 7,a7 establishing new addiction treatment facilities for opioid addicts2 7,b7 establishing sober living facilities for recovering opioid addicts2 7,c7 recruiting and increasing reimbursement for certified mental health providers providing opioid abuse treatment in medically underserved communities or communities with high rates of opioid abuse2 7,d7 expanding access to long-term1 residential treatment programs for opioid addicts and recovering addicts2 7,e7 establishing or operating support programs that offer employment services1 housing1 and other support services for recovering opioid addicts2 7,f7 establishing or operating housing for children whose parents are participating in opioid abuse treatment programs2 7,g7 establishing or operating facilities to provide care for babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome2 7,h7 establishing or operating controlled opioid take-back programs2 and 7,i7 other opioid abuse prevention and treatment programs1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7b7 ,appropriation of funds ,from time to time1 beginning in the second calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall transfer from the general fund of the ,treasury an amount equal to the total amount of taxes collected under section #daib of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services to carry out this section4 ,amounts transferred under this subsection shall remain available without further appropriation until expended4 4 7b7 ,emergency designation ,the amounts made available by amendments made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section #d7;g7 of the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774