,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,mr4 
,man*9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,food & ,drug  
,adm9i/ration to revoke ! approval ( "o 
opioid pa9 m$ication = ea* new opioid   
pa9 m$ication approv$4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+     
,am]icans f ,dang]\s ,opioids ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7   
,opioids kill$ m ?an #cc1jjj p 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjae1 m ?an any ye> on 
record4 ,ne>ly half ( all opioid ov]dose
 dea?s involve a prescription opioid4   
7#b7 ,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease    
,control1 #c out ( #d new h]o9 us]s     
abus$ prescription opioids be=e mov+ to 
h]o94  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates makes up   
only #d4f p]c5t ( ! _w's population1 b  
consumes #hj p]c5t ( its opioid pa9     
m$ications4  7#d7 ,9 #bjab1 heal? c>e   
provid]s wrote #bei1jjj1jjj             

prescriptions = pa9kill]s1 en\gh = e    
individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to h a     
bottle ( pills4  7#e7 ,! am\nt (        
prescription opioids sold 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates has ne>ly quadrupl$ s9ce #aiii   
)\t a report$ increase 9 pa94 ,at ! same
 "t ov]dose dea?s involv+ opioids h also
 quadrupl$ s9ce #aiii4  #c4 ,requirem5t 
to revoke approval  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 if !  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
approves an application "u subsection   
7b7 or 7j7 ( section #eje ( ! ,f$]al    
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 = an opioid drug1 !     
,secret>y %all revoke ! approval ( ano!r
 opioid drug previ\sly approv$ "u su*   
subsection 7b7 or 7j74  7b7             
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ ! drug = :i* !
 ,secret>y w revoke approval pursuant to
 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all--     
7#a7 prioritize revocation ( non-abuse  
det]r5t =mulations ( opioid drugs2 &    
7#b7 consid] ! public heal? impact ( !  

opioid drug be+ on ! m>ket4