,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bigd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #d1 #bjai,mr4 
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,romney7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,po/ma/]     
,g5]al to e/abli% a compreh5sive        
organizational /rategy to combat ! use (
 ! mail 9 ! di/ribution ( illicit drugs4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,u4,s4 ,po/al ,s]vice ,opioid &     
,illicit ,drug ,/rategy ,act ( #bjai4   
#b4 ,compreh5sive /rategy to combat     
illicit drug di/ribution  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,committee 
on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives2 &  7,c7 ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (          

,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cov]$ recipi5ts 
,! t]m cov]$ recipi5ts means--  7,a7 !  
appropriate congressional committees2 & 
7,b7 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,national 
,drug ,control ,policy4  7#c7 ,po/al    
,s]vice ,! t]m ,po/al ,s]vice means !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice4  7#d7     
,/rategy ,! t]m ,/rategy means ! /rategy
 e/abli%$ by ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al "u       
subsection 7b77#a74  7b7 ,/rategy       
requir$  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t1 publication1 
& submission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all e/abli%1 publi%    
onl9e1 & submit to ! cov]$ recipi5ts a  
compreh5sive organizational /rategy to  
combat ! use ( ! mail 9 ! di/ribution ( 
illicit drugs4  7,b7 ,s5sitive &        
propriet>y in=mation ,if ! ,/rategy     
includes s5sitive or propriet>y         
in=mation1 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al--  7i7 may 
exclude t in=mation f ! v]sion ( !      
,/rategy publi%$ onl9e2 &  7ii7 %all    
submit t in=mation to ! cov]$ recipi5ts1
 9 a classifi$ annex if necess>y4  7#b7 

,requirem5ts ,! ,/rategy %all-- 7,a7    
support ! ,po/al ,s]vice 9 coord9at+1   
evaluat+1 & improv+ its ongo+ ef=ts to  
prev5t use ( ! mail 9 ! di/ribution (   
illicit drugs ?r\gh dome/ic &           
int]national *annels2 &  7,b7 prioritize
 an effective response to ! opioid      
crisis & any o!r public heal? conc]n    
involv+ illicit drugs t em]ges aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7       
,p]iodic updates ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
be=e ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t is       
requir$ to submit to ,congress a        
,national ,drug ,control ,/rategy "u    
section #gjf7;a77#b7 ( ! ,(fice (       
,national ,drug ,control ,policy        
,reau?orization ,act ( #aiih 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #agje7;a77#b771 ! ,po/ma/]    
,g5]al %all update ! ,/rategy1 publi% ! 
updat$ ,/rategy onl9e1 & submit ! updat$
 ,/rategy to ! cov]$ recipi5ts4  7c7    
,congressional brief+s ,^u ! submission 
( ! ,/rategy to ! cov]$ recipi5ts "u    
subsection 7b77#a71 & annually !reaft]1 
! ,po/al ,s]vice %all provide a brief+  

to ! appropriate congressional          
committees on ! /atus ( initiatives     
implem5t$ "u ! ,/rategy4  7d7 ,elem5ts  
,! ,/rategy %all include ! foll[+       
elem5ts3 7#a7 ,a description ( ! goals &
 objectives ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice = combat+
 ! use ( ! mail 9 ! di/ribution (       
illicit drugs1 includ+ f5tanyl & o!r    
syn!tic opioids4  7#b7 ,a description ( 
! organizational /ructure ! ,po/al      
,s]vice uses to effici5tly c>ry out !   
objectives describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74    
7#c7 ,a discussion ( em]g+ tr5ds reg>d+ 
! use ( ! mail 9 ! di/ribution ( illicit
 drugs1 includ+--  7,a7 tr5ds reg>d+ !  
relative magnitudes & ?reats ( illicit  
drugs di/ribut$ ?r\gh ! mail v]sus      
illicit drugs di/ribut$ ?r\gh o!r       
*annels1 :i* ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all      
assess 9 consultation ) ! ,commission] (
 ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection & !
 ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,national ,drug 
,control ,policy2  7,b7 ! relative roles
 ( dome/ic & int]national mail2 &  7,c7 
any new drug ?reats ! ,po/al ,s]vice has

 obs]v$4  7#d7 ,an inv5tory & assessm5t 
( ! exi/+ programs1 initiatives1        
/rategies1 plans1 & policies ( ! ,po/al 
,s]vice relat$ to combat+ ! use ( ! mail
 9 ! di/ribution ( illicit drugs1 :i*   
%all include--  7,a7 ) respect to ea*   
program1 initiative1 /rategy1 plan1 or  
policy-- 7i7 an evaluation ( p]=mance2  
7ii7 areas id5tifi$ = improvem5t2  7iii7
 pot5tial b>ri]s to improvem5t2 &  7iv7 
recomm5d$ *anges to m effectively       
accompli% ! goals & objectives2  7,b7 an
 analysis ( any con/ra9ts on res\rces1  
includ+ work=ce & te*nology res\rces1 t 
h9d] ! ability ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice to    
effici5tly & adequately c>ry out !      
objectives describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 &   
address em]g+ tr5ds2 &  7,c7 a          
description ( future initiatives t !    
,po/al ,s]vice is consid]+ 9 response to
 em]g+ tr5ds4