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Union Calendar No. 131 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2364 
[Report No. 117–181] 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, to provide for a public education campaign to raise public 
awareness of synthetic opioids. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2021 
Mr. KIM of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. PAPPAS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 
Additional sponsor: Mr. RUIZ 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 5, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to 
direct the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to provide 
for a public education campaign to raise public awareness 
of synthetic opioids. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetic Opioid Dan-
ger Awareness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by inserting after section 317U (42 U.S.C. 
247b–23) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 317V. SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
provide for the planning and implementation of a public 
education campaign to raise public awareness of synthetic 
opioids (including fentanyl and its analogues). Such cam-
paign shall include the dissemination of information that— 
‘‘(1) promotes awareness about the potency and 
dangers of fentanyl and its analogues and other syn-
thetic opioids; 
‘‘(2) explains services provided by the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(and any entity providing such services under a con-
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tract entered into with such agencies) with respect to 
the misuse of opioids, particularly as such services re-
late to the provision of alternative, non-opioid pain 
management treatments; and 
‘‘(3) relates generally to opioid use and pain 
management. 
‘‘(b) USE OF MEDIA.—The campaign under subsection 
(a) may be implemented through the use of television, radio, 
internet, in-person public communications, and other com-
mercial marketing venues and may be targeted to specific 
age groups. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION OF REPORT FINDINGS.—In plan-
ning and implementing the public education campaign 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consider-
ation the findings of the report required under section 7001 
of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Pub-
lic Law 115–271). 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In coordinating the campaign 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the 
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use 
to provide ongoing advice on the effectiveness of information 
disseminated through the campaign. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT
OF CAMPAIGN.—The campaign 
implemented under subsection (a) shall not be duplicative 
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of any other Federal efforts relating to eliminating the mis-
use of opioids. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the campaign implemented under subsection (a) 
is subject to an independent evaluation, beginning 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this section, 
and every 2 years thereafter. 
‘‘(2) MEASURES AND BENCHMARKS.—For pur-
poses of an evaluation conducted pursuant to para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish baseline measures and bench-
marks to quantitatively evaluate the impact of 
the campaign under this section; and 
‘‘(B) conduct qualitative assessments re-
garding the effectiveness of strategies employed 
under this section. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—The Secretary shall, beginning 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and every 
2 years thereafter, submit to Congress a report on the effec-
tiveness of the campaign implemented under subsection (a) 
towards meeting the measures and benchmarks established 
under subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(h) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION
THROUGH 
PROVIDERS.—The Secretary shall develop and implement 
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a plan for the dissemination of information related to syn-
thetic opioids, to health care providers who participate in 
Federal programs, including programs administered by the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the Indian 
Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the De-
partment of Defense, and the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, the Medicare program under title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act, and the Medicaid program under 
title XIX of such Act.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING GUIDE AND OUTREACH ON SYNTHETIC 
OPIOID EXPOSURE PREVENTION. 
(a) TRAINING GUIDE.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall design, publish, and make pub-
licly available on the internet website of the Institute, a 
training guide and webinar for first responders and other 
individuals who also may be at high risk of exposure to 
synthetic opioids that details measures to prevent that expo-
sure. 
(b) OUTREACH.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall also conduct outreach about the 
availability of the training guide and webinar published 
under subsection (a) to— 
(1) police and fire managements; 
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(2) sheriff deputies in city and county jails; 
(3) ambulance transport and hospital emergency 
room personnel; 
(4) clinicians; and 
(5) other high-risk occupations, as identified by 
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Sub-
stance Use. 
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Union Calendar No. 131 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2364 
[Report No. 117–181] 
A BILL 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act 
to direct the Secretary, acting through the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, to provide for a public education cam-
paign to raise public awareness of synthetic 
opioids. 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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