S.Amdt. 3359

SA 3359. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Sanders)
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. ___. GAO REPORT REGARDING NALOXONE.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress a report on--
(1) the increase in the price of naloxone over the 5 years
preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) the impact of such price increase on the ability of
States and local health departments to reduce the number of
deaths due to opioid overdose.
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