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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3701 

To establish education partnership programs between public schools and public health agencies to prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic 

opioids by youth, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2024 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish education partnership programs between public 

schools and public health agencies to prevent the misuse 

and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘FACTS Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR LOCAL AND STATE 

EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 

Sec. 101. Synthetic opioid misuse and overdose education, awareness, and prevention pilot program. 

Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations; reservation. 

TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 

Sec. 201. Interagency Task Force on Preventing Synthetic Opioid Misuse and 

Overdose Among Youth. 

Sec. 202. Rule of construction. 

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND 

SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 

Sec. 301. Professional development for school personnel. 

Sec. 302. Amendments to local educational agency plans. 

Sec. 303. Amendments to State educational agency plans. 

TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DATA 

COLLECTION 

Sec. 401. National Center for Education Statistics School Crime and Safety 

Data. 

TITLE V—SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND REPORTING 

Sec. 501. Naloxone in school-based health centers. 

Sec. 502. Amendments to the Monitoring the Future survey. 

Sec. 503. Youth Risk Behavior Survey. 

Sec. 504. Evaluation of the effectiveness and reach of the State Unintentional 

Drug Overdose Reporting System. 

1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 The purposes of this Act are to— 

3 (1) establish education partnership programs 

4 between public schools and public health agencies to 

5 prevent the misuse of, and overdose with, synthetic 

6 opioids by youth; 

7 (2) develop a whole-of-government approach to 

8 identify and disseminate best practices in education 


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1 and prevention regarding the misuse of, and over2 dose with, synthetic opioids by youth; 

3 (3) increase opportunities for employees of sec4 ondary schools receiving Federal funds to receive 

5 professional development on the dangers of the mis6 use of, and overdose with, synthetic opioids by 

7 youth; and 

8 (4) improve the availability and utility of data 

9 regarding the proliferation of synthetic opioids. 

10 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this Act: 

12 (1) CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.—The term 

13 ‘‘classified school employee’’ means an employee of a 

14 State or of any political subdivision of a State, or an 

15 employee of a nonprofit organization, who works in 

16 any grade from prekindergarten through high school 

17 in any of the following occupational specialties: 

18 (A) Paraprofessional, including 

19 paraeducator services. 

20 (B) Clerical and administrative services. 

21 (C) Transportation services. 

22 (D) Food and nutrition services. 

23 (E) Custodial and maintenance services. 

24 (F) Security services. 

25 (G) Health and student services. 


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1 (H) Technical services. 

2 (I) Skilled trades. 

3 (2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘educational 

4 service agency’’, ‘‘evidence-based’’, ‘‘local educational 

5 agency’’, ‘‘parent’’, ‘‘professional development’’, 

6 ‘‘secondary school’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘State educational 

7 agency’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec8 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu9 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

10 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, unless 

11 otherwise specified, means the Secretary of Health 

12 and Human Services. 

13 (4) SYNTHETIC OPIOID.—The term ‘‘synthetic 

14 opioid’’ means a substance, including fentanyl and 

15 any substituted derivative of fentanyl, that— 

16 (A) is synthesized in a laboratory; and 

17 (B) acts on the same targets in the brain 

18 as natural opioids to produce analgesic effects. 


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1 TITLE I—PARTNERSHIP GRANTS 

2 FOR LOCAL AND STATE EDU3 CATIONAL AGENCIES 

4 SEC. 101. SYNTHETIC OPIOID MISUSE AND OVERDOSE EDU5 CATION, AWARENESS, AND PREVENTION 

6 PILOT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

8 with the Secretary of Education, shall administer a pilot 

9 program under which the Secretary awards 3-year grants, 

10 on a competitive basis, to up to 25 eligible partnerships 

11 to provide support for the prevention of, treatment of, and 

12 recovery from, disorders stemming from the misuse of syn13 thetic opioids, and for the treatment of overdose resulting 

14 from the use of synthetic opioids, by secondary school15 aged children. 

16 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi18 ble partnership’’ means a partnership of— 

19 (A) a local educational agency, a State 

20 educational agency, a Bureau of Indian Edu21 cation school, an educational service agency, or 

22 a consortium of entities that includes a State, 

23 local, territorial, or Tribal education agency or 

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1 thetic opioids and establish recovery programs 

2 or services for secondary school-aged children; 

3 and 

4 (B) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 

5 health agency or organization, a qualified non6 governmental entity with appropriate expertise 

7 in providing substance use disorder education, 

8 prevention, and treatment services or programs 

9 for secondary school-aged children, as defined 

10 by the Secretary, or a consortium of entities 

11 that includes a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 

12 health agency or organization. 

13 (2) RECOVERY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘recovery 

14 program’’ means a program— 

15 (A) to help secondary school-aged children 

16 who are recovering from substance use dis17 orders to initiate, stabilize, and maintain 

18 healthy and productive lives in the community; 

19 and 

20 (B) that includes— 

21 (i) peer-to-peer support delivered by 

22 individuals with first-hand experience in 

23 recovery; and 

24 (ii) communal activities to build recov25 ery skills and supportive social networks. 


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1 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible partnership that re2 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds 

3 for any of the following evidence-based activities: 

4 (1) Developing evidence-based materials for 

5 teachers to use as a component of classroom instruc6 tion, and sharing these materials with parents, care7 givers, and families. 

8 (2) Designing evidence-based professional devel9 opment for teachers, school leaders, specialized in10 structional support personnel, classified school em11 ployees, and other school staff members. 

12 (3) Developing in- and out-of-school workshops 

13 and accessible and tailored content for students, 

14 families, and teachers to attain information about 

15 the misuse of synthetic opioids and overdose preven16 tion. 

17 (4) Creating efficient and effective multimedia 

18 communication campaigns, including through social 

19 media, to maximize outreach efforts to students, 

20 parents, and families. 

21 (5) Establishing peer-to-peer counseling pro22 grams for students at secondary schools to support 

23 the work of school-based mental health professionals 

24 in preventing the misuse of synthetic opioids. 


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1 (6) Other evidence-based activities as may be 

2 specified by the Secretary. 

3 (d) CONTRACTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZA4 TIONS.—An eligible partnership receiving an award under 

5 this section may, for purposes of carrying out the activities 

6 described in subsection (c), enter into contracts with non7 profit organizations that— 

8 (1) specialize in substance misuse prevention 

9 education efforts; 

10 (2) have demonstrated success in reaching, en11 gaging, and supporting local and State educational 

12 agencies, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and 

13 other schools; and 

14 (3) have expertise in designing recovery pro15 grams for synthetic opioid misuse and overdose pre16 vention. 

17 (e) APPLICATIONS AND ASSURANCES.—To seek a 

18 grant under this section, an eligible partnership shall sub19 mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 

20 manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

21 may reasonably require, which shall include the following: 

22 (1) A description, containing qualitative and 

23 quantitative information, of the existing need for 

24 such a grant in the area proposed to be served 


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1 through the grant, which may include information 

2 on— 

3 (A) the rate of misuse of and overdoses at4 tributable to synthetic opioids among youth 

5 under the age of 21; 

6 (B) if available, data indicating the trend 

7 of synthetic opioid misuse and overdoses among 

8 youth under the age of 21 over the past 5 

9 years; and 

10 (C) the availability of synthetic opioids. 

11 (2) A description of the initiatives, activities, or 

12 programs the eligible partnership will fund through 

13 the grant, including how such initiatives, activities, 

14 or programs will reduce the misuse of and overdoses 

15 attributable to synthetic opioids in the area proposed 

16 to be served through the grant. 

17 (3) A description of how the eligible partnership 

18 will establish a local interagency agreement to en19 sure adequate and effective collaboration among en20 tities in the partnership to carry out the initiatives, 

21 activities, or programs described in paragraph (2). 

22 (4) A description of how the initiatives, activi23 ties, or programs described in paragraph (2) will be 

24 linguistically appropriate and culturally responsive 


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1 for students and families served by the eligible part2 nership. 

3 (5) A description of how the initiatives, activi4 ties, or programs described in paragraph (2) will 

5 support students and families served by the eligible 

6 partnership in reversing individual and community7 wide effects of synthetic opioid misuse and 

8 overdoses. 

9 (6) An assurance that— 

10 (A) persons providing services through the 

11 grant will be adequately trained to provide such 

12 services; and 

13 (B) teachers, school leaders, administra14 tors, specialized instructional support personnel, 

15 representatives of local Indian Tribes or Tribal 

16 organizations as appropriate, other school per17 sonnel, students, and parents of students par18 ticipating in services funded through a grant 

19 under this section will be engaged in the design 

20 and implementation of the initiatives, activities, 

21 or programs described in paragraph (2). 

22 (7) A description of how the eligible partnership 

23 will support and integrate existing school, local edu24 cational agency, and State initiatives, activities, or 

25 programs with the initiatives, activities, or programs 


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1 described in paragraph (2) to provide synthetic 

2 opioid misuse and overdose prevention services for 

3 students, as appropriate. 

4 (f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec5 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

6 that have a higher rate of youth illicit drug use, including 

7 the use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. 

8 (g) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—Subject to sub9 section (f), the Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded 

10 under this section are equitably distributed among the 

11 geographical regions of the United States and among 

12 Tribal, urban, suburban, and rural populations. 

13 (h) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

14 (1) REVIEW.—In accordance with section 

15 102(b), the Secretary shall regularly review the ini16 tiatives, activities, or programs of eligible partner17 ships receiving a grant under this section to ensure 

18 that such partnerships are using the grant for the 

19 purposes for which it was provided. 

20 (2) NOTIFICATION OF REPORTS.—Not later 

21 than 90 days after the Secretary awards grants for 

22 the first year of the program under this section, the 

23 Secretary shall— 

24 (A) require eligible partnerships receiving a 

25 grant under this section to submit reports, on 


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1 an annual basis, detailing the initiatives, activi2 ties, or programs funded through such grant; 

3 and 

4 (B) notify such eligible partnerships of 

5 such reporting requirement. 

6 (3) TIMELINE OF REPORTS.—Each eligible 

7 partnership receiving a grant under this section shall 

8 submit the first report described in paragraph (2) to 

9 the Secretary not later than 4 years after receiving 

10 such grant. 

11 (4) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—Each report re12 quired under paragraph (2) shall include, at a min13 imum, the following information: 

14 (A) The effectiveness of the grant awarded 

15 under this section in reducing synthetic opioid 

16 misuse and overdose among the students served 

17 by the eligible partnership. 

18 (B) Details regarding the initiatives, activi19 ties, or programs funded through the grant and 

20 further details about any subgrants awarded by 

21 the eligible partnership to help carry out 

22 planned initiatives, activities, or programs. 

23 (C) Narrative statements from teachers, 

24 school leaders, specialized instructional support 

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1 scribing the process of implementing the initia2 tives, activities, or programs developed through 

3 the grant. 

4 (D) If applicable, any challenges faced by 

5 the eligible partnership in reaching or involving 

6 parents, students, teachers, school leaders, spe7 cialized instructional support personnel, and 

8 other relevant stakeholders with the initiatives, 

9 activities, or programs developed through the 

10 grant. 

11 (E) Any other information the Secretary 

12 may require. 

13 (5) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—Not later than 

14 180 days after receiving reports from eligible part15 nerships receiving a grant under this section, the 

16 Secretary shall— 

17 (A) submit such reports and a brief over18 view of the data and outcomes described in such 

19 reports to the Committee on Health, Education, 

20 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 

21 Committee on Education and the Workforce 

22 and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

23 of the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (B) make the brief overview of the data 

2 and outcomes described in such reports publicly 

3 available. 

4 (i) PUBLICATION OF PROGRAMS.—Each eligible part5 nership receiving a grant under this section shall— 

6 (1) post on the eligible partnership’s website 

7 the initiatives, activities, and programs supported by 

8 the grant; and 

9 (2) disseminate to families served by the eligible 

10 partnership, in widely accessible formats, content 

11 from and information about such initiatives, activi12 ties, and programs. 

13 (j) SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary 

14 shall— 

15 (1) collect content from, and information about, 

16 all initiatives, activities, and programs developed by 

17 each eligible partnerships through a grant under this 

18 section; and 

19 (2) in conjunction with the Secretary of Edu20 cation, make such content and information publicly 

21 available and widely accessible. 


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1 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVA2 TION. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap4 propriated to carry out section 101 such sums as may be 

5 necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027. 

6 (b) RESERVATION FOR EVALUATION AND TECH7 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may reserve not more 

8 than 5 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection 

9 (a) for any fiscal year to— 

10 (1) conduct a rigorous, independent evaluation 

11 of the initiatives, activities, or programs funded 

12 under section 101; 

13 (2) provide technical assistance and share best 

14 practices with respect to initiatives, activities, or 

15 programs that are developed by eligible partnerships 

16 through grants under section 101; and 

17 (3) provide technical assistance to eligible part18 nerships applying for a grant under section 101, 

19 through the use of webinars, direct emails, mailed 

20 outreach, and other strategies designed to reach un21 derserved eligible partnerships, including eligible 

22 partnerships located in rural and remote areas. 

23 (c) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

24 provided under this title shall be used to supplement, not 

25 supplant, other Federal or State funds available to carry 

26 out activities described in this title. 


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1 TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

2 AN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 

3 SEC. 201. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON PREVENTING 

4 SYNTHETIC OPIOID MISUSE AND OVERDOSE 

5 AMONG YOUTH. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es8 tablish a task force, to be known as the Interagency Task 

9 Force on Preventing Opioid Misuse and Overdose Among 

10 Youth (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’) 

11 to identify, evaluate, and make recommendations to co12 ordinate and improve Federal responses to synthetic 

13 opioid overdose and misuse in youth. 

14 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Task 

15 Force shall include— 

16 (1) the officials serving under paragraphs (1) 

17 through (9) of subsection (c); and 

18 (2) the members serving under paragraphs 

19 (10), (11), and (12) of subsection (c), to be ap20 pointed by the Secretary. 

21 (c) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com22 posed of at least 12, but not more than 17, members as 

23 follows: 

24 (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv25 ices, who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. 


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1 (2) The Secretary of Education. 

2 (3) The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 

3 and Substance Use. 

4 (4) The Assistant Secretary for Children and 

5 Families. 

6 (5) The Director of the Centers for Disease 

7 Control and Prevention. 

8 (6) The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

9 Secondary Education. 

10 (7) The Director of the Agency for Healthcare 

11 Research and Quality. 

12 (8) The Surgeon General. 

13 (9) The Director of the National Institutes of 

14 Health. 

15 (10) At least 2, and not more than 3, non-Fed16 eral representatives who are parents of youth who 

17 died from an overdose of fentanyl or another syn18 thetic opioid. 

19 (11) At least 1, and not more than 2, non-Fed20 eral representatives of 1 or more nationally recog21 nized nonprofit organizations working to raise 

22 awareness about and prevent misuse of synthetic 

23 opioids by youth. 

24 (12) Such other Federal or non-Federal rep25 resentatives as determined by the Secretary. 


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1 (d) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall— 

2 (1) develop and regularly update a report 

3 that— 

4 (A) identifies, analyzes, and evaluates the 

5 state of Federal, State, and local programs to 

6 address synthetic opioid misuse and overdose in 

7 secondary school-aged children, and identifies 

8 best practices including— 

9 (i) a set of evidence-based, evidence10 informed, and promising practices with re11 spect to— 

12 (I) prevention strategies for 

13 youth at risk of fentanyl and synthetic 

14 opioids misuse and overdose; 

15 (II) the identification, screening, 

16 diagnosis, intervention, and treatment 

17 of youth affected by synthetic opioid 

18 misuse; 

19 (III) the expeditious referral to, 

20 and implementation of, practices and 

21 supports that prevent and mitigate 

22 the effects of synthetic opioid misuse 

23 and overdose in youth; and 

24 (IV) community-based or 

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1 port youth and families affected by 

2 synthetic opioid misuse and overdose; 

3 and 

4 (ii) Federal and State programs and 

5 activities to prevent, screen, diagnose, in6 tervene, and treat synthetic opioid misuse 

7 and overdose in youth; and 

8 (B) identifies funding opportunities, in9 cluding Federal funding, for Federal, State, 

10 and local programs to address synthetic opioid 

11 misuse and overdose in youth; and 

12 (2) develop and regularly update a national 

13 strategy for— 

14 (A) youth synthetic opioid misuse and 

15 overdose prevention, taking into consideration 

16 the findings of the report under paragraph (1); 

17 and 

18 (B) how the Task Force and Federal agen19 cies represented on the Task Force will 

20 prioritize options for, and implement a coordi21 nated approach to, addressing synthetic opioid 

22 misuse and overdose. 

23 SEC. 202. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

24 Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit or 

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1 cies referred to in section 201(c) to carry out programs 

2 to reduce synthetic opioid overdose and misuse under 

3 other provisions of law. 

4 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

5 THE ELEMENTARY AND SEC6 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 

7 1965 

8 SEC. 301. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL 

9 PERSONNEL. 

10 Section 2101(c)(4)(B) of the Elementary and Sec11 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6611(c)(4)(B)) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating clauses (xvi) through (xxi) 

14 as clauses (xvii) through (xxii), respectively; and 

15 (2) by inserting after clause (xv) the following: 

16 ‘‘(xvi) Providing training for all school 

17 personnel, including teachers, principals, 

18 other school leaders, specialized instruc19 tional support personnel, and paraprofes20 sionals, regarding how to address and pre21 vent the misuse of synthetic opioids, in22 cluding fentanyl or any substituted deriva23 tive of fentanyl, among students.’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 

2 PLANS. 

3 Section 1112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para8 graph (14); and 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(13) how the local educational agency will en12 gage teachers and school leaders, in consultation 

13 with parents, local educational agency administra14 tors, public health officials, paraprofessionals, and 

15 specialized instructional support personnel, to ad16 dress and prevent the misuse of synthetic opioids, 

17 including fentanyl or any substituted derivative of 

18 fentanyl, among students; and’’. 

19 SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 

20 PLANS. 

21 Section 1111(g)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(1)) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub2 paragraph (H); and 

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(G) how the State educational agency will 

6 provide support to local educational agencies re7 ceiving assistance under this part in addressing 

8 and preventing the misuse of synthetic opioids, 

9 including fentanyl or any substituted derivative 

10 of fentanyl, among students; and’’. 

11 TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO DE12 PARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

13 DATA COLLECTION 

14 SEC. 401. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS 

15 SCHOOL CRIME AND SAFETY DATA. 

16 Section 153(a)(1)(H) of the Education Sciences Re17 form Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)(H)) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the 

21 end; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(iv) access to illicit drugs (including 

24 fentanyl and other synthetic opioids) on 

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1 substances on school safety and student 

2 health and well-being;’’. 

3 TITLE V—SCHOOL-BASED 

4 HEALTH CENTERS AND RE5 PORTING 

6 SEC. 501. NALOXONE IN SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. 

7 Section 399Z–1(f)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 280h–5(f)(1)(A)) is amended— 

9 (1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 

10 and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(v) the purchase of naloxone to re13 verse the effects of opioid overdose, and 

14 the establishment of other programs to ad15 dress and prevent the misuse of synthetic 

16 opioids, including fentanyl or any sub17 stituted derivative of fentanyl; and’’. 

18 SEC. 502. AMENDMENTS TO THE MONITORING THE FUTURE 

19 SURVEY. 

20 Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Director of the 

21 National Institute on Drug Abuse, in collaboration with 

22 the Secretary and the Director of the National Institutes 

23 of Health, shall require the survey funded by the National 

24 Institute on Drug Abuse and titled ‘‘Monitoring the Fu25 ture’’ to include— 


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1 (1) indicators to measure the use of, perception 

2 of harm of, and access to counterfeit or synthetic 

3 opioids among youth; and 

4 (2) where applicable, indicators to measure the 

5 extent to which respondents are aware of the coun6 terfeit or synthetic nature of any opioids used or en7 countered by such respondents. 

8 SEC. 503. YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY. 

9 The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 

10 Prevention shall consult with experts regarding the poten11 tial inclusion in the data collection survey for the Youth 

12 Risk Behavior Surveillance System of— 

13 (1) questions related to the use of, awareness 

14 regarding, and exposure to counterfeit or synthetic 

15 opioids, including fentanyl; and 

16 (2) where applicable, indicators to measure the 

17 extent to which respondents are aware of the coun18 terfeit or synthetic nature of any opioids used or en19 countered by such respondents. 

20 SEC. 504. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND 

21 REACH OF THE STATE UNINTENTIONAL 

22 DRUG OVERDOSE REPORTING SYSTEM. 

23 (a) EVALUATION.—Beginning on or after January 1, 

24 2025, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 

25 Prevention shall conduct an evaluation to determine the 


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1 accuracy and completeness of the State Unintentional 

2 Drug Overdose Reporting System in collecting and report3 ing data regarding specific synthetic opioids causing or 

4 contributing to overdose and death among secondary 

5 school-aged children. 

6 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after con7 cluding such evaluation, the Director of the Centers for 

8 Disease Control and Prevention shall develop and submit 

9 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen10 sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 

11 Commerce and the Committee on Education and the 

12 Workforce of the House of Representatives the findings 

13 of the evaluation and, if applicable, recommendations to 

14 improve the quality and availability of data described in 

15 subsection (a). 

16 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec18 essary for fiscal year 2025 to carry out this section. 

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