Sec. 205. Opioid Program Evaluation Act
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This section may be cited as the or the Opioid Program Evaluation Act OPEN Act . Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall complete an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program under part LL of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 administered by the Department of Justice based upon the information reported under paragraph
(4)of this subsection. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall complete an interim evaluation assessing the nature and extent of the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the United States. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall identify outcomes that are to be achieved by activities funded by the Comprehensive Opioid Grant Abuse Program and the metrics by which the achievement of such outcomes shall be determined. The Attorney General shall require grantees under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (and those receiving subawards under section 3021(b) of part LL of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) to collect and annually report to the Department of Justice data based upon the metrics identified under paragraph (3). The Attorney General shall, not later than 30 days after completion of the requirement under paragraph (3), publish the outcomes and metrics identified under that paragraph. In the case of the interim evaluation under paragraph (2), and the final evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall arrange for an independent, external evaluator to, not later than 90 days after such an evaluation is completed, publish the results of such evaluation and issue a report on such evaluation to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. Such report shall also be published along with the data used to make such evaluation. For purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the Attorney General shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences. Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete an evaluation of any program administered by the Secretary that provides grants for the primary purpose of providing assistance in addressing problems pertaining to opioid abuse based upon the information reported under paragraph
(4)of this subsection. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an interim evaluation assessing the nature and extent of the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the United States. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify outcomes that are to be achieved by activities funded by the programs described in paragraph
(1)and the metrics by which the achievement of such outcomes shall be determined. The Secretary shall require grantees under the programs described in paragraph
(1)to collect and annually report to the Department of Health and Human Services data based upon the metrics identified under paragraph (3). The Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after completion of the requirement under paragraph (3), publish the outcomes and metrics identified under that paragraph. In the case of the interim evaluation under subparagraph (B), and each final evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall arrange for an independent, external evaluator to, not later than 90 days after such an evaluation is completed, publish the results of such evaluation and issue a report on such evaluation to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall also be published along with the data used to make such evaluation. For purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5), the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with an independent, external evaluator. In this section, the term opioid has the meaning given the term opiate in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.
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