Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5020
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2016-04-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Congressional oversight

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016</b></p> This bill requires the Surgeon General to report to Congress on the public health effects of the increased use since January 2010 by individuals who are 12 to 18 years old of drugs developed and manufactured to avoid control under the Controlled Substances Act (e.g., synthetic marijuana, also known as &quot;spice,&quot; and synthetic amphetamines, also known as &quot;bath salts&quot;).

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2016 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Collins of New York , and Mr. Butterfield ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress a report on the effects on public health of the increased rate of use of synthetic drugs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016 . 2. Report on effects on public health of synthetic drug use (a) In general Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall submit to Congress a report on the effects on public health of the increase since January 2010 in the rate of use of synthetic drugs in the United States by individuals who are at least 12 years of age but not more than 18 years of age. (b) Synthetic drug defined For purposes of subsection (a), the term synthetic drug means a drug which is developed and manufactured to avoid control under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ).