for the Department of Health and Human Services to 
carry out the duties described in subsection (b). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Federal Coordinator shall— 
(1) coordinate programs within the Department 
of Health and Human Services that relate to opioid 
abuse reduction; 
(2) serve as a liaison to State and local govern-
ments and entities carrying out activities relating to 
opioid abuse reduction pursuant to a Federal con-
tract or grant; and 
(3) in consultation with the United States At-
torney General, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy, and any other individual that the Federal 
Coordinator determines appropriate, establish and 
operate a publicly available electronic database 
through which the Federal Coordinator shall carry 
out the following: 
(A) Collect data on opioid abuse from Fed-
eral agencies; State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments; nonprofit organizations; law enforce-
ment; medical experts; public health educators; 
and research institutions. 
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(B) Publish a comprehensive list of Fed-
eral funding resources available to States for 
research on opioid abuse. 
(C) Analyze causes and trends behind 
opioid addiction and pain management. 
(D) Evaluate the effectiveness of Federal 
programs for opioid abuse reduction, including 
opioid treatment programs and medicated-as-
sisted treatments. 
(E) Evaluate whether any Federal pro-
grams for opioid abuse reduction are duplica-
tive. 
(F) Evaluate the extent to which Federal 
grants for the implementation of opioid abuse 
prevention strategies are successful in address-
ing opioid abuse in local communities. 
(G) Provide recommendations to health 
care providers on alternatives to opioids for 
pain management and other areas in which 
health care providers can improve with respect 
to treating or preventing opioid abuse. 
(H) Analyze opioid prescription guidelines, 
the different types of opioids prescribed by 
health care providers, and the use of medicated- 
assisted treatments. 
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(I) Compare the rate of opioid abuse in 
veterans receiving health care through the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs with the rate of 
opioid abuse in the general population. 
(J) Compare opioid abuse trends and pre-
vention and treatment strategies in different re-
gions and populations of the United States and 
determine whether certain strategies are more 
effective than others. 
(K) Analyze to what extent Federal pre-
vention and treatment strategies for opioid 
abuse are aligned with State and local preven-
tion and treatment strategies. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Federal Coordinator shall submit to Congress an ini-
tial report on the results of any analysis, evaluation, 
or comparison conducted under subsection (b)(3). 
(2) UPDATED
REPORT.—Not later than five 
years after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Federal Coordinator shall submit to Congress a 
report that provides updates with respect to any re-
sults submitted in the initial report under paragraph 
(1). 
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(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report sub-
mitted under this subsection shall be made publicly 
available on the electronic database established 
under subsection (b)(3). 
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