S.Amdt. 1066

1. Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING OPIOID LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING OPIOID LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

   Inserted: (1) Thousands of lawsuits have been brought by governmental entities in every State against manufacturers and suppliers of opioids seeking compensation for costs and damages that governments have incurred due to the defendants' alleged role in the current public health crisis of opioid addiction and abuse.

   Inserted: (2) Opioid litigation settlements have resulted in payments of hundreds of millions of dollars, to date, from opioid manufacturers and suppliers to governmental entities, with the potential for additional settlements providing more funds to government entities.

   Inserted: (3) Only 8 percent of tobacco litigation settlement funds paid to government entities as part of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement have been devoted toward addressing the public health harms of tobacco addiction and death and preventing further harm.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that, to the greatest extent practicable, any potential funds paid by opioid industry defendants to government entities pursuant to opioid litigation settlements should be prioritized for activities and services that respond to the public health crisis of opioid addiction and abuse and that help prevent further drug addiction-related harms.

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