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To permit the Attorney General to award grants for accurate data on opioid-related overdoses, and for other purposes.
Summary
This act authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states, territories, and localities for improved data collection and surveillance on opioid-related overdoses, including postmortem toxicology testing, data linkage across systems, and electronic death reporting. The act provides grants to local law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories in high-overdose communities for officer training, laboratory equipment upgrades, and training on tracking drug activity, with mandatory reporting of overdose data to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System. The act directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to develop uniform reporting standards for forensic laboratory data and authorizes the COPS grant program to fund training and containment devices for first responders to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl. The DEA must also submit a specific budget line item for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Actions (2)
- Feb 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 18, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To permit the Attorney General to award grants for accurate data on opioid-related overdoses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies in Overdose Information Data Sets Act” or the “OPIOIDS Act”.
SEC. 2. ACCURATE DATA ON OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES.
The Attorney General 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. LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.
(a) In General.—The Attorney General shall make grants to local law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories in communities with high rates of drug overdoses for the purpose of—
(1) training to help officers identify overdoses;
(2) upgrading essential systems for tracing drugs and processing samples in forensic laboratories to provide timely, accurate, and standard data reporting to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System; or
(3) training to better trace criminals through the darknet.
(b) Mandatory Reporting.—None of the funds made under subsection
(a) may be used by grantees that do not submit to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System reports on overdose data.
(c) Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.—Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall provide training to State and local law enforcement agencies on how to best coordinate with State and Federal partners for tracking drug-related activity.
(d) COPS Grants.—Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (23), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (24), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(24) to provide training and resources for containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other substances for first responders.”.
SEC. 4. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY REFORM.
(a) In General.—The Drug Enforcement Administration shall develop uniform reporting standards for inputting data into the National Forensic Laboratory Information System for purity, formulation, and weight to allow for better comparison across jurisdictions and between agencies and the sharing of data.
(b) Clarification.—Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to require the creation of new or increased obligations or reporting requirements on State or local laboratories.
SEC. 5. DEA TESTING.
The Drug Enforcement Administration shall submit to Congress, as part of the annual budget process, a specific line item for the level of funding necessary for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program. <all>
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