,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend part ,a of title ,,xi of the
 ,social ,security ,act to provide      
grants to ,states1 units of local       
government1 and ,indian ,tribes to      
establish1 expand1 or maintain ,drug    
,overdose ,fatality ,review ,teams4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,overdose ,review ,team ,act4  #b4 
,funding to establish drug overdose     
fatality review teams ,part ,a of title 
,,xi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acja et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3        
#aaej;,d4 ,grants to establish drug     
overdose fatality review teams  7a7     
,grants ,the ,secretary shall1 using    
amounts appropriated under this section1
 award grants to ,states1 units of local

 government1 and ,indian ,tribes to     
establish1 expand1 or maintain a ,drug  
,overdose ,fatality ,review ,team1 which
 shall-- 7#a7 promote cooperation and   
coordination among agencies involved in 
the investigation of fatal and non-fatal
 drug overdoses2  7#b7 develop an       
understanding of the causes and         
incidences of drug overdoses in the     
jurisdiction where the team operates2   
7#c7 track the total number of drug     
overdose deaths and identify trends and 
patterns in fatal and non-fatal drug    
overdoses in the jurisdiction where the 
team operates2  7#d7 plan for and       
recommend changes within the agencies to
 prevent drug overdose fatalities2  7#e7
 recommend best practices for preventing
 drug overdoses and drug overdose       
deaths2 and  7#f7 advise policymakers in
 the team's jurisdiction about potential
 changes to law1 policy1 funding1 or    
practices to prevent drug overdoses4    
7b7 ,grant recipients ,the ,secretary   
shall not award grant funds under this  

section to a recipient unless the       
recipient provides to the ,secretary a  
list of individuals on the drug overdose
 fatality review team1 which shall      
include-- 7#a7 not less than #a         
representative each from-- 7,a7 the     
,state1 local1 or ,tribal department of 
health1 or similar department2  7,b7 the
 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal governmental 
entity responsible for alcohol1 drug1 or
 other substance addiction treatment and
 services2  7,c7 the ,state1 local1 or  
,tribal department of social services1  
or similar department2  7,d7 the ,state1
 local or ,tribal attorney's office2    
7,e7 law enforcement agencies of the    
jurisdiction1 which may include         
representatives of law enforcement      
agencies operating in a high intensity  
drug trafficking area designated        
pursuant to section #gjg7;b7 of the     
,office of ,national ,drug ,control     
,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #aiih  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agjf7;b772  7,f7 the    
,state1 local1 or ,tribal department of 

corrections1 or similar department2 and 
7,g7 the ,state1 local or ,tribal       
medical examiner or coroner2  7#b7 a    
health care provider who specializes in 
the diagnosis and treatment of substance
 use and misuse and substance use       
disorders2  7#c7 a health care provider 
who specializes in treating co-occurring
 mental health and substance use        
disorders2  7#d7 a representative from  
emergency medical services2  7#e7 a     
patient advocate who has lived          
experience with substance use and misuse
 or who has a family member with a      
history of substance use and misuse2    
7#f7 an emergency department physician2 
7#g7 a toxicologist2 and  7#h7 a        
community-based substance use prevention
 coalition leader or other              
community-based substance use prevention
 professional4  7c7 ,appropriation ,in  
addition to amounts otherwise available1
 there is appropriated to the ,secretary
 for fiscal year #bjbc1 out of any money
 in the ,treasury not otherwise         

appropriated1 #ej1jjj1jjj1 to remain    
available until #bjbg1 to carry out this
 section4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,indian tribe ,the term   
,indian ,tribe has the meaning given    
that term in section #d7;e7 of the      
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7;e774  7#b7 ,state ,the 
term ,state has the meaning given that  
term in section #aaja7;a77#a7 for       
purposes of this title and includes the 
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and ,american ,samoa4  4