,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bccb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe ,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  ,the          
activities carried out pursuant to      
section #ajjc7;b77#d77;,a7 of the #bast 
,century ,cures ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bij;ee-#c note7 may include            
facilitating access to products used to 
prevent overdose deaths by detecting the

 presence of one or more substances1    
such as fentanyl and xylazine test      
strips1 to the extent the purchase and  
possession of such products is          
consistent with ,federal and ,state law4
  #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 strips4  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