117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2364 
AN ACT 
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. 
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 Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis-
tration and the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (and any entity providing such services 
under a contract entered into with such agencies) 
with respect to the misuse of opioids, particularly as
such services relate 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 sub-
section (a) may be implemented through the use of tele-
vision, radio, internet, in-person public communications, 
and other commercial marketing venues and may be tar-
geted to specific age groups. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION
OF REPORT FINDINGS.—In 
planning and implementing the public education campaign 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consid-
eration the findings of the report required under section 
7001 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act 
(Public 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 informa-
tion disseminated through the campaign. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT OF CAMPAIGN.—The campaign 
implemented under subsection (a) shall not be duplicative 
of any other Federal efforts relating to eliminating the 
misuse 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 
benchmarks to quantitatively evaluate the im-
pact 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 effectiveness of the campaign implemented under sub-
section (a) towards meeting the measures and benchmarks 
established under subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(h) DISSEMINATION
OF INFORMATION THROUGH 
PROVIDERS.—The Secretary shall develop and implement 
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 In-
dian Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
the Department of Defense, and the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, the Medicare program under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act, and the Medicaid pro-
gram 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 publicly available on the internet website of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, 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 exposure. 
(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; 
(2) sheriff deputies in city and county jails; 
(3) ambulance transport and hospital emer-
gency room personnel;
(4) clinicians; and 
(5) other high-risk occupations, as identified by 
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Sub-
stance Use. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2364 
AN ACT 
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.