S.Amdt. 3344

SA 3344. 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. ___. CONSUMER EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 506C. CONSUMER EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall award grants to
States and nonprofit entities for the purpose of conducting
culturally sensitive consumer education about opioid abuse,
including methadone abuse. Such education shall include
information on the dangers of opioid abuse, how to prevent
opioid abuse including through safe disposal of prescription
medications and other safety precautions, and detection of
early warning signs of addiction.
``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an entity shall--
``(1) be a State or nonprofit entity; and
``(2) submit to the Administrator an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Administrator may require.
``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Administrator shall give priority to applicants that are
States or communities with a high incidence of abuse of
methadone and other opioids, and opioid-related deaths.
``(d) Evaluations.--The Administrator shall develop a
process to evaluate the effectiveness of activities carried
out by grantees under this section at reducing abuse of
methadone and other opioids.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.''.
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