Sec. 3. Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Drugs
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Title I of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–198 ), as amended by section 2(b), is further amended by inserting after section 102A the following: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall establish the Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Drugs (referred to in this section as the Work Group ). Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of Bruce’s Law , the heads of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Administration for Children and Families, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of State, the Department of Education, and other Federal agencies (as determined by the Secretary) shall designate representatives of the respective agency or office to the Work Group.
The Work Group shall consult with— experts at the State, Tribal, and local levels with relevant backgrounds in reducing, preventing, and responding to drug overdose by fentanyl contamination of drugs; individuals in recovery from use of fentanyl other than as prescribed or use of other synthetic opioids; family members of adults who have overdosed by fentanyl-contaminated drugs; family members of school-aged children and youth who have overdosed by fentanyl-contaminated drugs; researchers and other experts in the design and implementation of effective drug-related messaging and prevention campaigns; and technology companies.
The Work Group shall— examine all Federal efforts directed towards reducing and preventing drug overdose by fentanyl- or other synthetic opioid-contaminated drugs; identify strategies, resources, and supports to improve State, Tribal, and local responses to overdose by fentanyl- or other synthetic opioid-contaminated drugs; 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- or other synthetic opioid-contaminated drugs; and make recommendations for educating youth on the dangers of drugs contaminated by fentanyl or other synthetic opioids.
The Work Group shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report on the activities carried out by the Work Group under subsection (c), including recommendations to reduce and prevent drug overdose by fentanyl or other synthetic opioid contamination of drugs, in all populations, and specifically among youth at risk for substance use disorder and use of drugs other than as prescribed. .
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