,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,kim 7for himself and ,mr4    
,pappas7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,iii of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to direct the ,secretary1
 acting through the ,director of the    
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 to provide for a public    
education campaign for the promotion    
outreach and education campaign to raise
 public awareness of synthetic opioids4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,synthetic ,opioid ,danger      
,awareness ,act4  #b4 ,synthetic        
,opioids ,public ,awareness ,campaign   
,part ,b of title ,,iii of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act is amended by     
inserting after section #cag,t 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 the following new 
section3  #cag,u4 ,synthetic ,opioids   
,public ,awareness ,campaign  7a7 ,in   

general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,director of the ,centers for       
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 shall
 provide for the planning and           
implementation of a public education    
campaign to raise public awareness of   
synthetic opioids 7including fentanyl   
and its analogues74 ,such campaign shall
 include the dissemination of           
information that--  7#a7 promotes       
awareness about the potency and dangers 
of fentanyl and its analogues and other 
synthetic opioids2  7#b7 explains       
services provided by the ,substance     
,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services    
,administration and the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention 7and  
any entity providing such services under
 a contract entered into with such      
agencies7 with respect to the abuse of  
opioids1 particularly as such services  
relate to the provision of alternative1 
non-opioid pain management treatments2  

and  7#c7 relates generally to opioid   
use and pain management4  7b7 ,use of   
media ,the campaign under subsection 7a7
 may be implemented through the use of  
television1 radio1 internet1 in-person  
public communications1 and other        
commercial marketing venues and may be  
targeted to specific age groups4  7c7   
,consultation ,in coordinating the      
campaign under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 shall consult with the ,assistant      
,secretary for ,mental ,health and      
,substance ,use to provide ongoing      
advice on the effectiveness of          
information disseminated through the    
campaign4  7d7 ,requirement of ,campaign
 ,the campaign implemented under        
subsection 7a7 shall not be duplicative 
of any other ,federal efforts relating  
to eliminating the abuse of opioids4    
7e7 ,evaluation  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary1 acting through the          
,director1 shall ensure that the        
campaign implemented under subsection   

7a7 is subject to an independent        
evaluation1 beginning #b years after the
 date of the enactment of this section1 
and every #b years thereafter4  7#b7    
,measures and benchmarks ,for purposes  
of an evaluation conducted pursuant to  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7,a7 establish baseline measures and    
benchmarks to quantitatively evaluate   
the impact of the campaign under this   
section2 and  7,b7 conduct qualitative  
assessments regarding the effectiveness 
of strategies employed under this       
section4  7f7 ,report ,the ,secretary1  
acting through the ,director1 shall1    
beginning #b years after the date of the
 enactment of this section1 and every #b
 years thereafter1 submit to ,congress a
 report on the effectiveness of the     
campaign implemented under subsection   
7a7 towards meeting the measures and    
benchmarks established under subsection 
7e77#b74  7g7 ,dissemination of         
,information ,through ,providers ,the   
,secretary1 acting through the          

,director1 shall develop and implement a
 plan for the dissemination of          
information related to synthetic        
opioids1 to health care providers who   
participate in ,federal programs1       
including programs administered by the  
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 the ,indian ,health ,service1
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 
the ,department of ,defense1 and the    
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration1 the ,medicare program  
under title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act1 and the ,medicaid       
program under title ,,xix of such ,act4 
4  #c4 ,training guide and outreach on  
synthetic opioid exposure prevention    
7a7 ,training guide ,not later than #a  
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services1 acting through the   
,national ,institute for ,occupational  
,safety and ,health1 shall design1      
publish1 and make publicly available on 
the internet website of the ,institute1 

a training guide and webinar for first  
responders and other individuals who    
also may be at high risk of exposure to 
synthetic opioids that details measures 
to prevent that exposure4  7b7 ,outreach
 ,not later than #a year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 acting through the ,assistant
 ,secretary for ,mental ,health and     
,substance ,use1 shall also conduct     
outreach about the availability of the  
training guide and webinar published    
under subsection 7a7 to--  7#a7 police  
and fire managements2  7#b7 sheriff     
deputies in city and county jails2  7#c7
 ambulance transport and hospital       
emergency room personnel2  7#d7         
clinicians2 and  7#e7 other high-risk   
occupations1 as identified by the       
,assistant ,secretary for ,mental       
,health and ,substance ,use4