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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘misuse of a schedule II, III, or IV sub-
stance’’ and inserting ‘‘misuse of a con-
trolled substance included in schedule II, 
III, or IV of section 202(c) of the Con-
trolled Substance Act’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘a State substance abuse agency,’’ after ‘‘a 
State health department,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION
AND
REPORTING.—Subject 
to subsection (g), a State receiving a grant under 
subsection (a) shall provide the Secretary with ag-
gregate data and other information determined by 
the Secretary to be necessary to enable the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) to evaluate the success of the State’s 
program in achieving its purposes; or 
‘‘(B) to prepare and submit the report to 
Congress required by subsection (l)(2). 
‘‘(4) RESEARCH BY OTHER ENTITIES.—A de-
partment, program, or administration receiving non-
identifiable information under paragraph (1)(D) 
may make such information available to other enti-
ties for research purposes.’’; 
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(7) by redesignating subsections (h) through 
(n) as subsections (j) through (p), respectively; 
(8) in subsections (c)(1)(A)(iv) and (d)(4), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(9) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO THE MONITORING 
SYSTEM.—A State receiving a grant under subsection (a) 
shall take steps to— 
‘‘(1) facilitate prescriber and dispenser use of 
the State’s controlled substance monitoring system; 
‘‘(2) educate prescribers and dispensers on the 
benefits of the system both to them and society; and 
‘‘(3) facilitate linkage to the State substance 
abuse agency and substance abuse disorder services. 
‘‘(i) CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult 
with the Attorney General of the United States and other 
relevant Federal officials to— 
‘‘(1) ensure maximum coordination of controlled 
substance monitoring programs and related activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(2) minimize duplicative efforts and funding.’’; 
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(10) in subsection (l)(2)(A), as redesignated by 
paragraph (7)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘; estab-
lished or strengthened initiatives to ensure link-
ages to substance use disorder services;’’ before 
‘‘or affected patient access’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and be-
tween controlled substance monitoring pro-
grams and health information technology sys-
tems’’ before ‘‘, including an assessment’’; 
(11) by striking subsection (m) (relating to 
preference), as redesignated by paragraph (7); 
(12) by redesignating subsections (n) through 
(p), as redesignated by paragraph (7), as sub-
sections (m) through (o), respectively; 
(13) in subsection (m)(1), as redesignated by 
paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘establishment, imple-
mentation, or improvement’’ and inserting ‘‘estab-
lishment, improvement, or maintenance’’; 
(14) in subsection (n), as redesignated by para-
graph (12)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘means the ability’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) the ability’’; 
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) sharing of State controlled substance 
monitoring program information with a health 
information technology system such as an elec-
tronic health records system, a health informa-
tion exchange, or an e-prescribing system.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘phar-
macy’’ and inserting ‘‘pharmacist’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and any commonwealth or 
territory of the United States’’; and 
(15) by amending subsection (o), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (12), to read as follows: 
‘‘(o) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be 
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appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years from 
2016 through 2020.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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