,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjba ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,braun1 and ,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,controlled ,substances ,act to require 
dispensers of certain opioids to affix  
on the container or package thereof a   
clear1 concise warning that the opioid  
can cause dependence1 addiction1 and    
overdose1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,lessening ,addiction ,by ,enhancing
 ,labeling ,opioids ,act of #bjba or the
 ,,label ,opioids ,act of #bjba4  #b4   
,lessening addiction by enhancing       
labeling of opioids  7a7 ,in general    
,section #cje7;c7 of the ,controlled    
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#hbe7;c77 is amended by striking which  
shall provide that the label and all    

that follows and inserting the          
following3  which shall provide that--  
7#a7 the label of a drug listed in      
schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv shall1    
when dispensed to or for a patient1     
contain a clear1 concise warning that it
 is a crime to transfer the drug to any 
person other than the patient2 and  7#b7
 the label of any container or package  
containing an opioid listed in schedule 
,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v 7other than a  
drug that is approved1 or authorized for
 emergency use1 by the ,food and ,drug  
,administration for the treatment of    
addiction or an opioid use disorder7    
shall1 when dispensed to or for a       
patient1 contain a clear1 concise       
warning that the opioid dispensed can   
cause dependence1 addiction1 and        
overdose4  4  7b7 ,prohibited act       
,section #djb7;a77#c7 of the ,controlled
 ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#hdb7;a77#c77 is amended by inserting or
 dispense after distribute4  7c7        
,regulations  7#a7 ,regulations ,not    

later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
prescribe final regulations to implement
 the amendments made by subsections 7a7 
and 7b71 which regulations shall be     
effective beginning on the date that is 
#b years after the date of enactment of 
this ,act4  7#b7 ,interim rules ,the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services may issue the regulations     
required under paragraph 7#a7 by interim
 rule to the extent necessary to comply 
with the timing requirement in that     
paragraph4  7d7 ,applicability ,the     
amendment made by subsection 7b7 applies
 beginning on the date that is #b years 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4