I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5625 
To establish education partnership programs between public schools and pub-
lic health agencies to prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic 
opioids by youth, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. KILEY, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, and Mr. 
NEGUSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish education partnership programs between public 
schools and public health agencies to prevent the misuse 
and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools 
Act’’ or the ‘‘FACTS Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR LOCAL AND STATE 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
Sec. 101. Synthetic opioid misuse and overdose education, awareness, and pre-
vention pilot program. 
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations; reservation. 
TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 
Sec. 201. Interagency Task Force on Preventing Synthetic Opioid Misuse and 
Overdose Among Youth. 
Sec. 202. Rule of construction. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 
Sec. 301. Professional development for school personnel. 
Sec. 302. Amendments to local educational agency plans. 
Sec. 303. Amendments to State educational agency plans. 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DATA 
COLLECTION 
Sec. 401. Civil rights data collection on access to synthetic opioids. 
Sec. 402. National Center for Education Statistics School Crime and Safety 
Data. 
TITLE V—SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND REPORTING 
Sec. 501. Naloxone in school-based health centers. 
Sec. 502. Amendments to the Monitoring the Future survey. 
Sec. 503. Youth Risk Behavior Survey. 
Sec. 504. Evaluation of the effectiveness and reach of the State Unintentional 
Drug Overdose Reporting System. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) establish education partnership programs 
between public schools and public health agencies to 
prevent the misuse of and overdose with synthetic 
opioids by youth; 
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(2) develop a whole-of-government approach to 
identify and disseminate best practices in education 
and prevention regarding the misuse of and overdose 
with synthetic opioids by youth; 
(3) increase opportunities for employees of ele-
mentary and secondary schools receiving Federal 
funds to receive professional development on the 
dangers of the misuse of and overdose with synthetic 
opioids by youth; and 
(4) improve the availability and usability of 
data regarding the proliferation of synthetic opioids. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.—The term 
‘‘classified school employee’’ means an employee of a 
State or of any political subdivision of a State, or an 
employee of a nonprofit organization, who works in 
any grade from prekindergarten through high school 
in any of the following occupational specialties: 
(A) 
Paraprofessional, 
including 
paraeducator services. 
(B) Clerical and administrative services. 
(C) Transportation services. 
(D) Food and nutrition services. 
(E) Custodial and maintenance services. 
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(F) Security services. 
(G) Health and student services. 
(H) Technical services. 
(I) Skilled trades. 
(2) 
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘educational service agency’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 602 of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). 
(3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘evidence-based’’, ‘‘local educational agen-
cy’’, ‘‘parent’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, ‘‘State’’, and 
‘‘State educational agency’’ have the meanings given 
the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, unless 
otherwise specified, refers to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services. 
(5) SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS.—The term ‘‘synthetic 
opioids’’ means substances, including fentanyl and 
any substituted derivative of fentanyl, that— 
(A) are synthesized in a laboratory; and 
(B) act on the same targets in the brain 
as natural opioids to produce analgesic effects. 
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TITLE I—PARTNERSHIP GRANTS 
FOR LOCAL AND STATE EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES 
SEC. 101. SYNTHETIC OPIOID MISUSE AND OVERDOSE EDU-
CATION, 
AWARENESS, 
AND 
PREVENTION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Education, shall administer a pilot 
program to eligible partnerships to provide financial as-
sistance for the prevention of, treatment of, and recovery 
from, disorders stemming from the misuse of synthetic 
opioids by children, adolescents, and young adults. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble partnership’’ means a partnership of— 
(A) a local educational agency, a State 
educational agency, a Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation school, an educational service agency, or 
a consortium of local educational agencies seek-
ing to establish or expand a program to reduce 
the misuse of synthetic opioids and establish re-
covery programs or services for children, adoles-
cents, and young adults; and 
(B) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 
health agency or organization, a qualified non-
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governmental entity with appropriate expertise 
in providing substance use disorder education, 
prevention, and treatment services or programs 
for children, adolescents, or young adults, as 
defined by the Secretary, or a consortium of en-
tities that includes a State, local, territorial, or 
Tribal health agency or organization. 
(2) RECOVERY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘recovery 
program’’ means a program— 
(A) to help children, adolescents, or young 
adults who are recovering from substance use 
disorders to initiate, stabilize, and maintain 
healthy and productive lives in the community; 
and 
(B) that includes peer-to-peer support de-
livered by individuals with lived experience in 
recovery, and communal activities to build re-
covery skills and supportive social networks. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall 
award 3-year grants, on a competitive basis, to up to 25 
eligible partnerships to enable such partnerships to pre-
vent the misuse of synthetic opioids by children, adoles-
cents, and young adults. 
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(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible partnership that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use amounts made 
available through such grant for evidence-based activities, 
which may include any of the following: 
(1) Developing evidence-based materials for 
teachers to use as a component of classroom instruc-
tion, and sharing these materials with parents and 
families. 
(2) Designing evidence-based professional devel-
opment for teachers, school leaders, specialized in-
structional support personnel, classified school em-
ployees, and other school staff members. 
(3) Developing in- and out-of-school workshops 
and accessible and tailored content for students, 
families, and teachers to attain information about 
the misuse of synthetic opioids. 
(4) Creating efficient and effective multimedia 
communication campaigns, including through social 
media, to maximize outreach efforts to students, 
parents, and families. 
(5) Awarding contracts to nonprofit organiza-
tions— 
(A) specializing in substance misuse pre-
vention education efforts; 
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(B) with demonstrated success in reaching, 
engaging, and supporting local and State edu-
cational agencies, Bureau of Indian Education 
schools, and other schools; and 
(C) with expertise in designing recovery 
programs for synthetic opioid misuse and over-
dose prevention. 
(6) Establishing peer-to-peer counseling pro-
grams for students at secondary schools to support 
the work of school-based mental health professionals 
in preventing the misuse of synthetic opioids. 
(7) Other purposes as may be specified by the 
Secretary 
(e) APPLICATIONS
AND ASSURANCES.—To seek a 
grant under this section, an eligible partnership shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require, which shall include the following: 
(1) A description, containing qualitative and 
quantitative information, of the existing need for 
such a grant in the area proposed to be served 
through the grant, which description may include in-
formation on— 
(A) the rate of misuse of and overdoses at-
tributable to synthetic opioids among children, 
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adolescents, and young adults under the age of 
21; 
(B) if available, data indicating the trend 
of synthetic opioid misuse and overdoses among 
children, adolescents, and young adults under 
the age of 21 over the past 5 years; and 
(C) the availability of synthetic opioids. 
(2) A description of the initiatives, activities, or 
programs the eligible partnership will fund through 
the grant, including how such initiatives, activities, 
or programs will reduce the misuse of and overdoses 
attributable to synthetic opioids in the area proposed 
to be served through the grant. 
(3) A description of how the eligible partnership 
will establish a local interagency agreement to en-
sure adequate and effective collaboration among en-
tities in the partnership to carry out the initiatives, 
activities, or programs described in paragraph (2). 
(4) A description of how the initiatives, activi-
ties, or programs described in paragraph (2) will be 
linguistically appropriate and culturally responsive 
for students and families served by the eligible part-
nership. 
(5) A description of how the initiatives, activi-
ties, or programs described in paragraph (2) will 
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support students and families served by the eligible 
partnership in reversing individual and community- 
wide effects of synthetic opioid misuse and 
overdoses. 
(6) An assurance that— 
(A) persons providing services through the 
grant awarded to the eligible partnership will be 
adequately trained to provide such services; and 
(B) teachers, school leaders, administra-
tors, specialized instructional support personnel, 
representatives of local Indian Tribes or Tribal 
organizations as appropriate, other school per-
sonnel, and parents or guardians of students 
participating in services funded through a grant 
under this section will be engaged in the design 
and implementation of the initiatives, activities, 
or programs described in paragraph (2). 
(7) A description of how the eligible partnership 
will support and integrate existing school, local edu-
cational agency, and State initiatives, activities, or 
programs with the initiatives, activities, or programs 
described in paragraph (2) to provide synthetic 
opioid misuse and overdose prevention services for 
students, as appropriate. 
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(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that have a higher rate of youth illicit drug use, including 
the use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. 
(g) DISTRIBUTION
OF AWARDS.—Subject to sub-
section (f), the Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded 
under this section are equitably distributed among the 
geographical regions of the United States and among 
Tribal, urban, suburban, and rural populations. 
(h) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Any services 
provided through initiatives, activities, or programs car-
ried out under this section shall supplement, not supplant, 
existing services to prevent the misuse by students of, and 
overdoses of students attributable to, synthetic opioids. 
(i) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) REVIEW.—In accordance with section 
102(b), the Secretary shall regularly review the ini-
tiatives, activities, or programs of eligible partner-
ships receiving a grant under this section to ensure 
that such partnerships are using the grant for the 
purposes for which it was provided. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
OF
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the Secretary awards grants for 
the first year of the program under this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
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(A) require eligible partnerships receiving a 
grant under this section to submit reports, on 
an annual basis, detailing the initiatives, activi-
ties, or programs funded through such grant; 
and 
(B) notify such eligible partnerships of 
such reporting requirement. 
(3) TIMELINE
OF
REPORTS.—Each eligible 
partnership receiving a grant under this section shall 
submit the first report described in paragraph (2) to 
the Secretary not later than one year after receiving 
a grant under this section. 
(4) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—Each report re-
quired under paragraph (2) shall include, at min-
imum, the following information: 
(A) The effectiveness of the grant awarded 
under this section in reducing synthetic opioid 
misuse and overdose among the students served 
by the eligible partnership. 
(B) Details regarding the initiatives, activi-
ties, or programs funded through the grant and 
further details about any subgrants awarded by 
the eligible partnership to help carry out 
planned initiatives, activities, or programs. 
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(C) To the extent practicable, narrative 
statements from teachers, school leaders, spe-
cialized instructional support personnel, or 
other relevant stakeholders describing the proc-
ess of implementing the initiatives, activities, or 
programs developed through the grant. 
(D) If applicable, any challenges faced by 
the eligible partnership in reaching or engaging 
parents, students, teachers, school leaders, spe-
cialized instructional support personnel, and 
other relevant stakeholders with the initiatives, 
activities, or programs developed through the 
grant. 
(E) Any other information the Secretary 
may require. 
(5) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—Not later than 
180 days after receiving reports from eligible part-
nerships receiving a grant under this section, the 
Secretary shall submit such reports and a brief over-
view of the data and outcomes described in such re-
ports to the Committees on Education and the 
Workforce and Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
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(j) PUBLICATION OF PROGRAMS.—Each eligible part-
nership receiving a grant under this section shall— 
(1) post on the eligible partnership’s website 
the initiatives, activities, and programs supported 
through the grant; and 
(2) disseminate to families served by the eligible 
partnership, in widely accessible formats, content 
from and information about such initiatives, activi-
ties, and programs. 
(k) SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) collect content from and information about 
all initiatives, activities, and programs developed by 
each eligible partnerships through a grant under this 
section; and 
(2) in conjunction with the Secretary of Edu-
cation, make such content and information publicly 
available and widely accessible. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out section 101 $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2024 through 2026. 
(b) RESERVATION
FOR EVALUATION
AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may reserve not more 
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than 3 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection 
(a) for any fiscal year to— 
(1) conduct a rigorous, independent evaluation 
of the initiatives, activities, or programs funded 
under section 101; 
(2) provide technical assistance and share best 
practices with respect to initiatives, activities, or 
programs that are developed by eligible partnerships 
through grants under section 101; and 
(3) provide technical assistance to eligible part-
nerships applying for a grant under section 101, 
through the use of webinars, direct emails, mailed 
outreach, and other strategies designed to reach un-
derserved eligible partnerships, including eligible 
partnerships located in rural and remote areas. 
TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF 
AN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 
SEC. 201. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON PREVENTING 
SYNTHETIC OPIOID MISUSE AND OVERDOSE 
AMONG YOUTH. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a task force, to be known as the Interagency Task 
Force on Preventing Opioid Misuse and Overdose Among 
Youth (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’) 
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to identify, evaluate, and make recommendations to co-
ordinate and improve Federal responses to synthetic 
opioid overdose and misuse in youth. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Task 
Force shall include— 
(1) the officials serving under paragraphs (1) 
through (9) of subsection (c); and 
(2) the members serving under paragraphs 
(10), (11), and (12) of subsection (c), to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary. 
(c) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of at least 12, but not more than 17, members as 
follows: 
(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. 
(2) The Secretary of Education. 
(3) The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
and Substance Use. 
(4) The Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families. 
(5) The Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
(6) The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 
Secondary Education. 
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(7) The Director of the Agency for Health Re-
search and Quality. 
(8) The Surgeon General of the Public Health 
Service. 
(9) The Director of the National Institute of 
Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health. 
(10) At least two, and not more than three, 
non-Federal representatives who are parents of 
youth who died from an overdose of fentanyl or an-
other synthetic opioid. 
(11) At least one, and not more than two, non- 
Federal representatives of one or more nationally 
recognized nonprofit organizations working to raise 
awareness about and prevent misuse of synthetic 
opioids by youth. 
(12) Such other Federal or non-Federal rep-
resentatives as determined by the Secretary. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall— 
(1) develop and regularly update a report that 
identifies, analyzes, and evaluates the state of Fed-
eral, State, and local programs to address synthetic 
opioid misuse and overdose in youth, and identifies 
best practices including— 
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(A) a set of evidence-based, evidence-in-
formed, and promising practices with respect 
to— 
(i) prevention strategies for youth at 
risk of fentanyl and synthetic opioids mis-
use and overdose; 
(ii) the identification, screening, diag-
nosis, intervention, and treatment of youth 
affected by synthetic opioid misuse; 
(iii) the expeditious referral to, and 
implementation of, practices and supports 
that prevent and mitigate the effects of 
synthetic opioid misuse and overdose in 
youth; and 
(iv) 
community-based 
or 
multigenerational practices that support 
youth and families affected by synthetic 
opioid misuse and overdose; and 
(B) Federal and State programs and ac-
tivities to prevent, screen, diagnose, intervene, 
and treat synthetic opioid misuse and overdose 
in youth; and 
(2) develop and regularly update a national 
strategy for— 
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(A) youth synthetic opioid misuse and 
overdose prevention, taking into consideration 
the findings of the reports under paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) how the Task Force and Federal de-
partments and agencies represented on the 
Task Force will prioritize options for, and im-
plement a coordinated approach to, addressing 
synthetic opioid misuse and overdose. 
SEC. 202. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit or 
otherwise alter the authority of any of the Federal agen-
cies referred to in section 201(c) to carry out programs 
to reduce synthetic opioid overdose and misuse under 
other provisions of law. 
TITLE 
III—AMENDMENTS 
TO 
THE ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
1965 
SEC. 301. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 2101(c)(4)(B) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6611(c)(4)(B)) 
is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating clauses (xvi) through (xxi) 
as clauses (xvii) through (xxii), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after clause (xv) the following: 
‘‘(xvi) Providing training for all school 
personnel, including teachers, principals, 
other school leaders, specialized instruc-
tional support personnel, paraprofessionals, 
counselors, and mental health profes-
sionals, regarding how to address and pre-
vent the misuse of synthetic opioids, in-
cluding fentanyl or any substituted deriva-
tive of fentanyl, among students.’’. 
SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 
PLANS. 
Section 1112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (14); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) how the local educational agency will en-
gage teachers and school leaders, in consultation 
with parents, local educational agency administra-
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tors, public health officials, paraprofessionals, spe-
cialized instructional support personnel, school coun-
selors, and school psychologists, to address and pre-
vent the misuse of synthetic opioids, including 
fentanyl or any substituted derivative of fentanyl, 
among students; and’’. 
SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 
PLANS. 
Section 1111(g)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (H); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) how the State educational agency will 
provide support to local educational agencies re-
ceiving assistance under this part in addressing 
and preventing the misuse of synthetic opioids, 
including fentanyl or any substituted derivative 
of fentanyl, among students; and’’. 
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TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
EDUCATION 
DATA COLLECTION 
SEC. 401. CIVIL RIGHTS DATA COLLECTION ON ACCESS TO 
SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS. 
For each Civil Rights Data Collection (or any suc-
cessor to such data collection) required under section 
203(c)(1) of the Department of Education Organization 
Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1)) that is carried out on or after 
January 1, 2024, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 
of the Department of Education shall include collection 
of data on the— 
(1) prevalence of fentanyl and other synthetic 
opioids in secondary schools receiving Federal finan-
cial assistance; and 
(2) suspensions, expulsions, and arrests of stu-
dents resulting from the use or possession of 
fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in secondary 
schools receiving Federal financial assistance. 
SEC. 402. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS 
SCHOOL CRIME AND SAFETY DATA. 
Section 153(a)(1)(H) of the Education Sciences Re-
form Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)(H)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) access to synthetic opioids, in-
cluding fentanyl, on school premises, and 
the effects of such substances on school 
safety and student health and well-being;’’. 
TITLE 
V—SCHOOL-BASED 
HEALTH CENTERS AND RE-
PORTING 
SEC. 501. NALOXONE IN SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. 
Section 399Z–1(f)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 280h–5(f)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) the purchase of naloxone to re-
verse the effects of opioid overdose, and 
the establishment of other programs to ad-
dress and prevent the misuse of synthetic 
opioids, including fentanyl or any sub-
stituted derivative of fentanyl; and’’. 
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SEC. 502. AMENDMENTS TO THE MONITORING THE FUTURE 
SURVEY. 
Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Director of the 
National Institute on Drug Abuse, in collaboration with 
the Secretary and the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health, shall require the survey funded by the National 
Institute on Drug Abuse and titled ‘‘Monitoring the Fu-
ture’’ to include— 
(1) indicators to measure the use of, perception 
of harm of, and access to counterfeit or synthetic 
opioids among youth; and 
(2) where applicable, indicators to measure the 
extent to which respondents are aware of the coun-
terfeit or synthetic nature of any opioids used or en-
countered by such respondents. 
SEC. 503. YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY. 
Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall require 
the data collection survey for the Youth Risk Behavior 
Surveillance System to include— 
(1) questions related to the use of, awareness 
regarding, and exposure to counterfeit or synthetic 
opioids, including fentanyl; and 
(2) where applicable, indicators to measure the 
extent to which respondents are aware of the coun-
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terfeit or synthetic nature of any opioids used or en-
countered by such respondents. 
SEC. 504. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND 
REACH 
OF 
THE 
STATE 
UNINTENTIONAL 
DRUG OVERDOSE REPORTING SYSTEM. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Beginning on or after January 1, 
2024, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention shall conduct an evaluation determining the ef-
fectiveness of the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Re-
porting System in collecting and reporting data regard-
ing— 
(1) specific synthetic opioids causing or contrib-
uting to overdose and death among children, adoles-
cents, and young adults; and 
(2) the extent to which children, adolescents, 
and young adults are aware of the counterfeit or 
synthetic nature of any opioids used or encountered 
by such children, adolescents, and young adults. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after con-
cluding such evaluation, the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention shall develop and submit 
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate the findings of the evaluation and, 
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if applicable, recommendations to improve the quality and 
availability of data described in subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $250,000 for fiscal year 
2024 to carry out this section. 
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