,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dceh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #h       
7legislative day1 ,june #g71 #bjbb,ms4  
,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mrs4          
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 and ,mr4      
,sullivan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish an awareness      
campaign related to the lethality of    
fentanyl and fentanyl-contaminated      
drugs1 to establish a ,federal          
,interagency ,work ,group on ,fentanyl  
,contamination of ,illegal ,drugs1 and  
to provide community-based coalition    
enhancement grants to mitigate the      
effects of drug misuse4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,bruce's ,law4  #b4 ,awareness campaigns
  7a7 ,opioid program ,section #ajb of  
the ,comprehensive ,addiction and       
,recovery ,act of #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-aih7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the      

section heading1 by inserting relating  
to opioids after campaigns2 and  7#b7 in
 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph     
7#a71 by inserting and after the        
semicolon2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71
 by striking 2 and and inserting a      
period2 and  7,c7 by striking paragraph 
7#c74  7b7 ,additional campaign ,title  
,i of the ,comprehensive ,addiction and 
,recovery ,act of #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-aih7 is amended by inserting after 
section #ajb the following3  #ajb;,a4   
,awareness campaign related to lethality
 of fentanyl and fentanyl-contaminated  
drugs  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services1 in     
coordination with the heads of other    
,federal departments and agencies1      
shall1 as appropriate1 through a public 
awareness campaign1 advance the         
education and awareness of the public   
7including school-aged children1 youth1 
parents1 first responders1 and          
providers7 and other appropriate        
entities regarding the risk of          

counterfeit drugs being contaminated    
with fentanyl and the dangers of        
fentanyl lethality4  7b7 ,topics ,the   
education and awareness campaigns under 
subsection 7a7 shall address-- 7#a7 the 
dangers of using drugs which may be     
contaminated with fentanyl2  7#b7 the   
prevention of drug abuse1 including     
through safe disposal of prescription   
medications and other safety            
precautions2 and  7#c7 the detection of 
early warning signs of addiction in     
school-aged children and youth4  7c7    
,other requirements ,the education and  
awareness campaigns under subsection 7a7
 shall1 as appropriate1 take into       
account any association between         
prescription drug misuse1 heroin use1   
and drugs contaminated by fentanyl4  7d7
 ,drug defined ,in this section1 the    
term drug means an illicit drug1 such as
 marijuana1 hashish1 cocaine 7including 
crack cocaine71 inhalants1              
hallucinogens1 heroin1 a synthetic      
opioid1 methamphetamine or other        

stimulant1 a counterfeit prescription   
drug1 or a prescription drug that is    
sold illegally4  7e7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal years #bjbc  
through #bjbg such sums as may be       
necessary to carry out this section4  4 
#c4 ,federal ,interagency ,work ,group  
on ,fentanyl ,contamination of ,illegal 
,drugs ,title ,i of the ,comprehensive  
,addiction and ,recovery ,act of #bjaf  
7,public ,law #aad-aih71 as amended by  
section #b7;b71 is further amended by   
inserting after section #ajb;,a the     
following3  #ajb;,b4 ,federal           
,interagency ,work ,group on ,fentanyl  
,contamination of ,illegal ,drugs  7a7  
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services 7referred  
to in this section as the ,secretary7   
shall establish the ,federal            
,interagency ,work ,group on ,fentanyl  
,contamination of ,illegal ,drugs       
7referred to in this section as the     
,work ,group74  7b7 ,membership2        

consultation  7#a7 ,composition ,not    
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of ,bruce's ,law1 the heads of
 the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control
 ,policy1 the ,substance ,abuse and     
,mental ,health ,services               
,administration1 the ,administration for
 ,children and ,families1 the ,centers  
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
the ,department of ,justice1 the ,drug  
,enforcement ,administration1 the       
,department of ,state1 the ,department  
of ,education1 and other ,federal       
agencies 7as determined by the          
,secretary7 shall designate             
representatives of the respective agency
 or office to the ,work ,group4  7#b7   
,consultation ,the ,work ,group shall   
consult with-- 7,a7 experts at the      
,state1 ,tribal1 and local levels with  
relevant backgrounds in reducing1       
preventing1 and responding to drug      
overdose by fentanyl contamination of   
illegal drugs2  7,b7 family members of  
adults who have overdosed by            

fentanyl-contaminated illegal drugs2    
7,c7 family members of school-aged      
children and youth who have overdosed by
 fentanyl-contaminated illegal drugs2   
7,d7 researchers and other experts in   
the design and implementation of        
effective drug-related messaging and    
prevention campaigns2 and  7,e7         
technology companies4  7c7 ,duties ,the 
,work ,group shall-- 7#a7 examine all   
,federal efforts directed towards       
reducing and preventing drug overdose by
 fentanyl-contaminated illegal drugs2   
7#b7 identify strategies1 resources1 and
 supports to improve ,state1 ,tribal1   
and local responses to overdose by      
fentanyl-contaminated illegal drugs2    
7#c7 make recommendations to ,congress  
for improving ,federal programs and     
efforts and coordination across such    
programs and efforts to reduce and      
prevent drug overdose by                
fentanyl-contaminated illegal drugs2 and
  7#d7 make recommendations for         
educating youth on the dangers of drugs 

contaminated by fentanyl4  7d7 ,annual  
report to ,secretary ,the ,work ,group  
shall annually prepare and submit to the
 ,secretary1 the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate1 and the ,committee on         
,education and ,labor of the ,house of  
,representatives1 a report on the       
activities carried out by the ,work     
,group under subsection 7c71 including  
recommendations to reduce and prevent   
drug overdose by fentanyl contamination 
of illegal drugs1 in all populations1   
and specifically among youth at risk for
 substance misuse4  4  #d4              
,community-based coalition enhancement  
grants to address local drug crises     
,section #ajc7;i7 of the ,comprehensive 
,addiction and ,recovery ,act of #bjaf  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7;i77 is amended by 
striking #bjag through #bjba and        
inserting #bjbc through #bjbg4  #e4     
,community-based coalition enhancement  
grants to educate youth on the risks of 
drugs contaminated with fentanyl or     

other synthetic opioids ,title ,i of the
 ,comprehensive ,addiction and ,recovery
 ,act of #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-aih7  
is amended by inserting after section   
#ajc the following3  #ajc;,a4           
,community-based coalition enhancement  
grants to educate youth on the risks of 
drugs contaminated with fentanyl or     
other synthetic opioids  7a7 ,program   
authorized ,the ,director of the ,office
 of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy    
7referred to in this section as the     
,director71 in coordination with the    
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 may make      
grants to eligible entities to implement
 education of the public on the dangers 
of contamination of drugs with fentanyl 
or other synthetic opioids4  7b7        
,application  7#a7 ,in general ,an      
eligible entity seeking a grant under   
this section shall submit an application
 to the ,director at such time1 in such 
manner1 and accompanied by such         
information as the ,director may        

require4  7#b7 ,criteria ,as part of an 
application for a grant under this      
section1 the ,director shall require an 
eligible entity to submit a detailed1   
comprehensive1 multisector plan for     
addressing the implementation of an     
evidence-based public education campaign
 on the dangers of drugs contaminated   
with fentanyl or other synthetic        
opioids1 with a specific consideration  
given to education focused on youth at  
increased risk for developing a         
substance use disorder4  7#c7 ,eligible 
entities ,for purposes of this section1 
the term eligible entity means an entity
 that-- 7,a7 has documented1 using local
 data1 rates of drug overdose related to
 fentanyl or other synthetic opioids at 
levels that are significant1 as         
determined by the ,director2 and  7,b7  
has received a grant under the          
,drug-,free ,communities ,act of #aiig4 
7c7 ,use of funds ,an eligible entity   
shall use a grant received under this   
section-- 7#a7 for programs designed to 

implement comprehensive community-wide  
prevention strategies to address the    
dangers of drugs contaminated with      
fentanyl or other synthetic opioids1 in 
the area served by the eligible entity1 
in accordance with the plan submitted   
under subsection 7b77#b72  7#b7 to      
obtain specialized training and         
technical assistance from the           
organization funded under section #d of 
,public ,law #ajg-hb 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4     
#aeba note72 and  7#c7 for programs     
designed to implement comprehensive     
community-wide strategies to address the
 dangers of drugs contaminated with     
fentanyl or other synthetic opioids in  
the community4  7d7 ,supplement not     
supplant ,an eligible entity shall use  
,federal funds received under this      
section only to supplement the funds    
that would1 in the absence of those     
,federal funds1 be made available from  
other ,federal and non-,federal sources 
for the activities described in this    
section1 and not to supplant those      

funds4  7e7 ,evaluation ,a grant under  
this section shall be subject to the    
same evaluation requirements and        
procedures as the evaluation            
requirements and procedures imposed on  
the recipient of a grant under the      
,drug-,free ,communities ,act of #aiig1 
and may also include an evaluation of   
the effectiveness at reducing the use of
 illicit fentanyl or other synthetic    
opioids4  7f7 ,limitation on            
administrative expenses ,not more than  
#ab percent of the amounts made         
available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year may be used to pay for    
administrative expenses4  7g7           
,delegation authority ,the ,director may
 enter into an interagency agreement    
with the ,director of the ,centers for  
,disease ,control and ,prevention to    
delegate authority for the execution of 
grants and for such other activities1 as
 the ,director determines necessary to  
carry out this section4  7h7 ,definition
 ,in this section1 the term drug means  

an illicit drug1 such as marijuana1     
hashish1 cocaine 7including crack       
cocaine71 inhalants1 hallucinogens1     
heroin1 a synthetic opioid1             
methamphetamine or other stimulant1 a   
counterfeit prescription drug1 or a     
prescription drug that is sold          
illegally4  7i7 ,authorization of       
,appropriations ,for the purpose of     
carrying out this section1 there are    
authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal  
years #bjbc through #bjbg4  4