,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf 
7legislative day1 ,september #bb71      
#bjbc,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require research with respect to        
fentanyl and xylazine test strips1 to   
authorize the use of grant funds for    
such test strips1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,advancing          
,lifesaving ,efforts with ,rapid ,test  
strips for ,communities ,act or the     
,,alert ,communities ,act4  #b4 ,grant  
program from ,state and ,tribal response
 to opioid use disorders ,section       
#ajjc7;b77#d77;,a7 of the #bast ,century
 ,cures ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#c  
note7 is amended by inserting or        
fentanyl or xylazine test strips 7as    
defined in section #f of the ,advancing 

,lifesaving ,efforts with ,rapid ,test  
strips for ,communities ,act7 before the
 period at the end4  #c4 ,first         
responder training ,section #edf7;c7 of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#a7;c77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking 2   
and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#e7 train  
and provide resources for first         
responders and members of other relevant
 community sectors on carrying and      
facilitating access to fentanyl or      
xylazine test strips 7as defined in     
section #f of the ,advancing ,lifesaving
 ,efforts with ,rapid ,test strips for  
,communities ,act74  4  #d4 ,research   
and marketing frameworks for test strip 
technology ,the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services1 in consultation   
with the ,director of the ,national     
,institutes of ,health1 the ,director of
 the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control

 ,policy1 the ,commissioner of ,food and
 ,drugs1 and the ,administrator of the  
,drug ,enforcement ,administration1     
shall develop and make publicly         
available research and marketing        
frameworks for developing1 improving1   
and evaluating test strip technology for
 detecting fentanyl and other dangerous 
substances4 ,such frameworks shall--    
7#a7 include standards and guidance for 
manufacturers seeking to develop and    
test new test strip technology2  7#b7   
emphasize bringing new test strip       
technology intended for testing human   
specimens in clinical settings to       
support on-site clinical                
decision-making2 and  7#c7 include      
guidance on available authorization     
pathways for test strips described in   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  #e4 ,study on
 fentanyl test strip interventions ,the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall-- 7#a7 conduct a study  
on the impact of the availability1      
accessibility1 and usage of drug        

checking supplies1 including test       
strips1 on frequency of overdose1       
overdose deaths1 and engagement in      
substance use disorder treatment2 and   
7#b7 not later than #b years after the  
date of enactment of this ,act1 submit  
to ,congress a report on the study      
conducted under paragraph 7#a74  #f4    
,definition ,in this ,act1 the term test
 strip means a rapid response1 single   
use diagnostic that can be used to      
detect the adulteration of a drug with1 
or the presence in a human specimen of1 
any substance that may lead to increased
 morbidity or mortality1 such as        
fentanyl1 xylazine1 or another synthetic
 opioid or emerging substance4