#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#dfab  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate        
methamphetamine as an emerging threat1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,methamphetamine ,response ,act of      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,methamphetamine    
poses a significant public health and   
safety threat and qualifies as an       
emerging drug threat1 as defined in     
section #gjb of the ,office of ,national
 ,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization
 ,act of #aiih 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agja74   
7#b7 ,methamphetamine treatment         
admissions increased from #ae4a percent 
of all admissions in #bjjh to #bc4f     
percent in #bjag1 the latest year for   
which data is available4  7#c7 ,during  
the timeframe described in paragraph    
7#b7-- 7,a7 methamphetamine-related     
treatment admissions among women        
increased from #ai4b percent of all     
drug-related treatment admissions to    
#bh4c percent2 and  7,b7 heroin use     

among those admitted for                
methamphetamine-related treatment       
increased from #e4c percent to #bc4f    
percent4  7#d7 ,by the end of #bjai1    
methamphetamine availability1 use1      
purity1 and potency had increased       
nationally1 as street-level prices      
declined4  7#e7 ,methamphetamine use is 
a nationwide issue4 ,its use remains    
widespread in ,midwest and ,western     
,states and is becoming increasingly    
prevalent in ,northeastern ,states4     
7#f7 ,methamphetamine is the drug most  
often associated with violent crime4    
7#g7 ,according to the ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention-- 7,a7
 between #bjah and #bjai1 drug overdose 
deaths involving methamphetamine and    
other stimulants increased by #bg       
percent nationally2  7,b7 the number of 
deaths described in subparagraph 7,a7   
increased in #bg of the #ch ,states that
 provide drug-specific overdose data to 
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention2 and  7,c7 between ,january 

#bjai and ,january #bjbj1 among #cf     
,states and the ,district of ,columbia1 
suspected stimulant overdoses1 including
 methamphetamine1 treated in emergency  
departments increased by #bc percent4   
7#h7 ,methamphetamine-related overdose  
deaths will likely continue to increase 
in #bjbj1 due in part to the ongoing    
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 which makes       
obtaining treatment for substance use   
disorders1 including methamphetamine    
use1 more difficult4  7#i7 ,the increase
 in methamphetamine use and the negative
 respiratory and pulmonary health       
effects associated with its use has     
caused the ,national ,institute on ,drug
 ,abuse to warn clinicians to be        
prepared to monitor adverse effects when
 treating individuals using             
methamphetamine who also have           
,,covid-#ai4  7#aj7 ,since the onset of 
,,covid-#ai in the ,united ,states1 the 
number of law enforcement and first     
responder agencies entering data into   
nationwide overdose mapping applications

 to track real-time suspected overdoses1
 including methamphetamine overdoses1   
has increased4  7#aa7 ,in the first #i  
months of fiscal year #bjbj1 there was a
 #eb percent increase in the amount of  
methamphetamine seized by ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection4  7#ab7
 ,public reports indicate that ,mexican 
cartels may be stockpiling money and    
illicit drugs1 including                
methamphetamine1 on both sides of the   
,southwest ,border and that the ,drug   
,enforcement ,administration is         
preparing to respond to any potential   
surge in supply4  7#ac7 ,intentional    
preparation to counter any surges in    
production1 distribution1 and use are   
essential in lowering                   
methamphetamine-related overdose deaths 
and substance use disorders4  #c4       
,declaration of emerging threat  7a7 ,in
 general ,congress declares             
methamphetamine an emerging drug threat1
 as defined in section #gjb of the      
,office of ,national ,drug ,control     

,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #aiih  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agja71 in the ,united   
,states4  7b7 ,required emerging threat 
response plan ,not later than #ij days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,national ,drug ,control ,policy shall  
establish and implement an ,emerging    
,threat ,response ,plan that is specific
 to methamphetamine in accordance with  
section #gji7;d7 of the ,office of      
,national ,drug ,control ,policy        
,reauthorization ,act of #aiih 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #agjh7;d774  ,passed the      
,senate ,november #af1 #bjbj4,secretary