Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Overdose Response Action Data for Actionable Reforms Act” or the “Overdose RADAR Act”.
Overdose Response Action Data for Actionable Reforms Act
A BILL
To combat the fentanyl crisis.
Sec. 2 Accurate data on opioid-related overdoses
Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“554. Accurate data on opioid-related overdoses
“The Secretary may award grants to States, territories, and localities to support improved data and surveillance on opioid-related overdoses, including for activities to improve postmortem toxicology testing, data linkage across data systems throughout the United States, electronic death reporting, or the comprehensiveness of data on fatal and nonfatal opioid-related overdoses.”
Sec. 3 Office of National Drug Control Policy reform
Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that—
the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall be a Cabinet-level position; and
nothing in this section shall affect the reporting structure of agencies with drug enforcement responsibilities.
Requirements— The Office of National Drug Control Policy shall—
document strategies for ensuring prevention of duplicating services and grant funding within National Drug Control Program agencies;
collaborate with the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Forensic Laboratory Information System, including by working with the Department of Justice to create national standards for the submission of data to ensure uniformity across the United States, including data from cases in which the defendant pleads guilty; and
issue guidance that States and localities should record overdose deaths as homicides if there is sufficient evidence that the overdose was not self-induced and intentional.
Interagency coordinating council— The Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other National Drug Control Program agencies shall coordinate to limit duplication and ensure uniform reporting standards and improve relationships between the agencies.
Congressional Review Act— If the Office of National Drug Control Policy does not certify that a final rule made by a National Drug Control Program participant is consistent with the National Drug Control Policy, the rule shall be deemed to be submitted under section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
Reprogramming and transfer requests— Section 704(c)(4)(A) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1703(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking “deemed approved” and inserting “deemed denied”.
Sec. 4 State opioid response grants
Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a) is amended—
in subsection (f)—
in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) an assessment of the challenges of such recipients in addressing opioid misuse and use disorders and, as applicable and appropriate, stimulant misuse and use disorders, accounting for variations in implementation of the grant funds.”
in subsection (g)—
in the subsection heading, by inserting “and best practices” after “Technical assistance”;
by striking “with technical assistance” and inserting “with—
“(1) technical assistance”
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(2) best practices on how to address opioid-related overdoses.”
Sec. 5 Wastewater pilot program
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Attorney General, shall carry out a 3-year pilot program to award grants on a competitive basis to municipal wastewater treatment facilities in order to conduct wastewater analysis to determine the prevalence of certain illicit substances, such as fentanyl or xylazine, as determined by the Director, in collaboration with the Attorney General, in the communities served by such facilities.
Sec. 6 Grants for reducing opioid overdose deaths
in paragraph (1), by inserting “or administering” after “prescribing”; and
in paragraph (2), by inserting “or on the administration of” after “prescribing of”.
Authorization of appropriations— Section 544(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(g)) is amended by striking “to carry out this section” and inserting “to carry out this section and section 544A”.
Sec. 7 Grants for reducing opioid overdose deaths in elementary and secondary schools
Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 544 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3) the following:
“544A. Reducing opioid overdose deaths in elementary and secondary schools
“(a) In general—The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities to provide for the administration, at public and private elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, of drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.
“(b) Applications—To seek a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing—
“(1) the information required under section 544(b);
“(2) the certifications specified in subsection (c); and
“(3) such other information as the Secretary shall require.
“(c) Certifications—The certifications specified in this subsection, with respect to each elementary school and secondary school under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, are the following:
“(1) The school has in place a program under which the school will permit trained personnel of the school to administer drugs or devices for purposes of providing emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.
“(2) The school will maintain a supply of such drugs and devices in a location that is easily accessible to trained personnel of the school for the purpose of administering such drugs and devices.
“(3) The school has in place a plan for having on the premises of the school during all operating hours one or more individuals who are such trained personnel.
“(4) The State attorney general of the State in which the school is located certifies that the State—
“(A) has reviewed any applicable civil liability protection law to determine the application of such law with regard to elementary and secondary school trained personnel who may administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment in the case of a known or suspected opioid overdose; and
“(B) has concluded that such law provides adequate civil liability protection applicable to such trained personnel.
“(d) Definitions—In this section:
“(1) The term civil liability protection law means a State law offering legal protection to individuals who give aid in an emergency to an individual who is ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated.
“(2) The term eligible entity has the meaning given such term in section 544(a)(2).
“(3) The term trained personnel, with respect to an elementary or secondary school, means an individual—
“(A) who is a school nurse or other individual designated by the principal or other appropriate administrative staff of the school to administer drugs or devices for emergency treatment in the case of a known or suspected opioid overdose;
“(B) who has received training in the administration of such drugs or devices; and
“(C) whose training in the administration of such drugs or devices meets appropriate medical standards and has been documented by appropriate administrative staff of the school.”
Sec. 8 Fentanyl test strips
Section 422(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862(f)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking “or” at the end;
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) fentanyl test strips.”