ties for local- and State-level partnerships, profes-
sional development, or best practices that— 
(A) are designed to quickly identify and 
refer children and families, as appropriate, who 
have experienced or are at risk of experiencing 
exposure to substance abuse; 
(B) utilize and develop partnerships with 
early childhood education programs, local social 
services organizations, and health care services 
aimed at preventing or mitigating the effects of 
exposure to substance use disorders, including 
opioid misuse; 
(C) offer community-based prevention ac-
tivities, including educating families and chil-
dren on the effects of exposure to substance use 
disorders, including opioid misuse, and how to 
build resilience and coping skills to mitigate 
those effects; 
(D) in accordance with Federal privacy 
protections, utilize non-personally identifiable 
data from screenings, referrals, or the provision 
of services and supports to evaluate and im-
prove processes addressing exposure to sub-
stance use disorders, including opioid misuse; 
and 
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(E) are designed to prevent separation and 
support reunification of families if in the best 
interest of the child. 
(4) In fulfilling the requirements of paragraphs 
(2) and (3), consider evidence-based, evidence-in-
formed, and promising best practices related to iden-
tifying, referring, and supporting children and fami-
lies at risk of experiencing exposure to substance 
abuse or experiencing substance use disorder, includ-
ing opioid misuse, including— 
(A) prevention strategies for those at risk 
of experiencing or being exposed to substance 
abuse, including misuse of opioids; 
(B) whole-family and multi-generational 
approaches; 
(C) community-based initiatives; 
(D) referral to, and implementation of, 
trauma-informed practices and supports; and 
(E) multi-generational practices that assist 
parents, foster parents, and kinship and other 
caregivers 
(e) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 2) shall not apply to the Task Force. 
(f) ACTION PLAN; REPORTS.—The Task Force— 
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(1) shall prepare a detailed action plan to be 
implemented by participating Federal agencies to 
create a collaborative, coordinated response to the 
opioid crisis, which shall include— 
(A) relevant information identified and col-
lected under subsection (d); 
(B) a proposed timeline for implementing 
recommendations and efforts identified under 
subsection (d); and 
(C) a description of how other Federal 
agencies and offices with experience, expertise, 
or information relevant in responding to the 
opioid crisis that have provided input under 
subsection (c)(4) will be participating in the co-
ordinated approach; 
(2) shall submit to the Congress a report de-
scribing the action plan prepared under paragraph 
(1), including, where applicable, identification of any 
recommendations included in such plan that require 
additional legislative authority to implement; and 
(3) shall submit a report to the Governors de-
scribing the opportunities for local- and State-level 
partnerships, professional development, or best prac-
tices recommended under subsection (d)(3). 
(g) DISSEMINATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The action plan and reports 
required under subsection (f) shall be— 
(A) disseminated widely, including among 
the participating Federal agencies and the Gov-
ernors; and 
(B) be made publicly available online in an 
accessible format. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The action plan and reports 
required under subsection (f) may be released on 
separate dates but shall be released not later than 
9 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate 
30 days after the dissemination of the action plan and re-
ports under subsection (g). 
(i) FUNDING.—The administrative expenses of the 
Task Force shall be paid out of existing Department of 
Health and Human Services funds or appropriations. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the chief exec-
utive officer of a State. 
(2) The term ‘‘participating Federal agencies’’ 
means all the Executive agencies (as defined in sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code) whose offi-
cials have been appointed to the Task Force. 
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(3) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
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