,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aahe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1         
#bjba,mr4 ,trone 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,res*5?al]1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 & ,mr4  
,mc,kinley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize grants  
to c]ta9 ,/ates to in=m pati5ts ab\t !  
risks ( opioids & _! analogues1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,opioid ,pati5ts' ,"r to   
,"k ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,grant program to
 in=m pati5ts ab\t ! risks ( opioids &  
_! analogues ,"p ,j ( title ,,iii ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;b et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #cib;,a 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;b-#a7 ! foll[+3  #cib;,b4
 ,grant program to in=m pati5ts ab\t !  
risks ( opioids & _! analogues  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 %all aw>d "o grant 7ov] !

 life ( ! program "u ?is section7 to ea*
 eligible ,/ate to in=m cov]$ heal? c>e 
provid]s ab\t-- 7#a7 ! requirem5t ( !   
,/ate describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7
 recomm5dations = safe opioid prescrib+4
  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to   
receive a grant "u subsection 7a71 a    
,/ate mu/ h 9 effect a law or regulation
 requir+ cov]$ heal? c>e provid]s1 be=e 
issu+ a new prescription = a cov]$ drug 
or analogue1 to in=m ! pati5t involv$1 &
 ! pati5t's gu>dian if ! pati5t has a   
gu>dian1 ab\t--  7#a7 ! risks ( su*     
cov]$ drug or analogue2  7#b7 !         
addictive qualities ( su* cov]$ drug or 
analogue2 &  7#c7 non-opioid treatm5ts  
to su* cov]$ drug or analogue1 z        
appropriate4  7c7 ,grant am\nt ,! am\nt 
( a grant to a ,/ate "u ?is section--   
7#a7 %all be great] ?an ! am\nt ( ea*   
grant to a ,/ate ) a small] numb] (     
cov]$ heal? provid]s1 z e/imat$ by !    
,secret>y2  7#b7 %all n exce$           
#a1jjj1jjj2 &  7#c7 subject to !        
availability ( funds1 %all n be less ?an

 #gej1jjj4  7d7 ,def9itions ,= purposes 
( ?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$ drug or     
analogue ,! t]m cov]$ drug or analogue  
means a drug t is or conta9s an opioid  
7z def9$ 9 section #ajb ( ! ,controll$  
,sub/ances ,act7 or an analogue ( an    
opioid4  7#b7 ,cov]$ heal? c>e provid]  
,! t]m cov]$ heal? c>e provid] means a  
heal? c>e provid] :o issues             
prescriptions = a cov]$ drug or analogue
 = ! relief ( acute pa94  7e7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjca4  4