S.Amdt. 3342

SA 3342. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse
and heroin use; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. 705. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, is directed to amend the
mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration to
include the following statement: ``The FDA is also
responsible for protecting the public health by strongly
considering the danger of addiction and overdose death
associated with prescription opioid medications when
approving these medications and when regulating the
manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of opioid
medications.''
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