I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7681 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs 
to reduce opioid overdose deaths, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2022 
Mr. HILL (for himself and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize cer-
tain programs to reduce opioid overdose deaths, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Preventing Overdoses 
and Saving Lives Act 2.0’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS FOR REDUCING 
OVERDOSE DEATHS. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 544(a) of the Public 
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3(a)) is here-
by repealed. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY; SUBGRANTS.—Section 
544(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290dd–3(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, Ter-
ritory, locality, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or 
Urban Indian organization. 
‘‘(3) SUBGRANTS.—For the purposes for which 
a grant is awarded under this section, the eligible 
entity receiving the grant may award subgrants to a 
Federally qualified health center (as defined in sec-
tion 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act), an opioid 
treatment program (as defined in section 8.2 of title 
42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulations)), any practitioner dispensing narcotic 
drugs pursuant to section 303(g) of the Controlled 
Substances Act, or any nonprofit organization that 
the Secretary deems appropriate.’’. 
(3) PRESCRIBING.—Section 544(a)(4) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd– 
3(a)(4)) is amended— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
including patients prescribed with both an 
opioid and a benzodiazepine’’ before the semi-
colon at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘drug overdose’’ and inserting ‘‘substance over-
dose’’. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Paragraph (5) of section 
544(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290dd–3(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) To establish protocols to connect patients 
who have experienced an overdose with appropriate 
treatment, including overdose reversal medications, 
medication assisted treatment, and appropriate 
counseling and behavioral therapies.’’. 
(5) WAIVER.—Section 544 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), re-
spectively; 
(B) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (e)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
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‘‘(d) WAIVER.—If the laws, regulations, or orders of 
a grantee under this section conflict in any respect with 
the requirements of the grant, the Secretary shall waive 
such requirements to the extent necessary to allow the 
grantee to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(c).’’. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 544(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290dd–3), as redesignated, is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2017 through 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2023 through 2027’’. 
(7) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 544 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3), 
as amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘ap-
proved or cleared’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘approved, cleared, or otherwise authorized’’. 
(b) IMPROVING
ACCESS
TO
OVERDOSE
TREAT-
MENT.—Paragraph (1) of section 107(b) of the Com-
prehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public 
Law 114–198) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act;’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
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