Sec. 504. Evaluation of the effectiveness and reach of the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System
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Beginning on or after January 1, 2026, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall conduct an evaluation determining the effectiveness of the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System in collecting and reporting data regarding specific synthetic opioids causing or contributing to overdose and death among secondary school-aged children. Not later than 180 days after concluding such evaluation, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall develop and submit to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate the findings of the evaluation and, if applicable, recommendations to improve the quality and availability of data described in subsection (a).
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026 to carry out this section.