Sec. 201. Interagency Task Force on Preventing Synthetic Opioid Misuse and Overdose Among Youth
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a task force, to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Preventing Opioid Misuse and Overdose Among Youth (in this section referred to as the Task Force ) to identify, evaluate, and make recommendations to coordinate and improve Federal responses to synthetic opioid overdose and misuse in youth. The membership of the Task Force shall include— the officials serving under paragraphs
(1)through
(9)of subsection (c); and the members serving under paragraphs (10), (11), and
(12)of subsection (c), to be appointed by the Secretary. The Task Force shall be composed of at least 12, but not more than 17, members as follows: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. The Secretary of Education. The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use. The Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The Surgeon General. The Director of the National Institutes of Health. At least 2, and not more than 3, non-Federal representatives who are parents of youth who died from an overdose of fentanyl or another synthetic opioid. At least 1, and not more than 2, non-Federal representatives of 1 or more nationally recognized nonprofit organizations working to raise awareness about and prevent misuse of synthetic opioids by youth. Such other Federal or non-Federal representatives as determined by the Secretary. The Task Force shall— develop and regularly update a report that— identifies, analyzes, and evaluates the state of Federal, State, and local programs to address synthetic opioid misuse and overdose in secondary school-aged children, and identifies best practices including— a set of evidence-based, evidence-informed, and promising practices with respect to— prevention strategies for youth at risk of fentanyl and synthetic opioids misuse and overdose; the identification, screening, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment of youth affected by synthetic opioid misuse; the expeditious referral to, and implementation of, practices and supports that prevent and mitigate the effects of synthetic opioid misuse and overdose in youth; and community-based or multigenerational practices that support youth and families affected by synthetic opioid misuse and overdose; and Federal and State programs and activities to prevent, screen, diagnose, intervene, and treat synthetic opioid misuse and overdose in youth; and identifies funding opportunities, including Federal funding, for Federal, State, and local programs to address synthetic opioid misuse and overdose in youth; and develop and regularly update a national strategy for— youth synthetic opioid misuse and overdose prevention, taking into consideration the findings of the report under paragraph (1); and how the Task Force and Federal agencies represented on the Task Force will prioritize options for, and implement a coordinated approach to, addressing synthetic opioid misuse and overdose.