OPIOIDS Act

Bill: 118-s-983
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Employment and training programs

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement administration and funding

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies in Overdose Information Data Sets Act or the OPIOIDS Act </b></p> <p>This bill establishes and revises certain grants and resources to address opioid-related overdoses.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to states, territories, and localities to improve data and surveillance related to opioid overdoses.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill directs DOJ to award grants to law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories in communities with high rates of drug overdoses to (1) provide training to help officers better identify overdoses, (2) upgrade essential systems for drug tracing and processing samples in forensic laboratories, or (3) provide training to better trace criminals through the dark web.</p> <p>The bill requires the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to provide training to state and local law enforcement agencies on how to best coordinate with state and federal partners for tracking drug-related activity.</p> <p>The bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to provide training and resources for equipment that protects first responders from secondary fentanyl exposure.</p> <p>Finally, the bill directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to (1) develop uniform reporting standards for information concerning drug control activities, and (2) budget for a program that analyzes fentanyl samples.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 983 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2023 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit the Attorney General to award grants for accurate date on opioid-related overdoses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies in Overdose Information Data Sets Act or the OPIOIDS Act . 2. Accurate data on opioid-related overdoses The Attorney General may award grants to States, territories, and localities to support improved data and surveillance on opioid-related overdoses, including for activities to improve postmortem toxicology testing, data linkage across data systems throughout the United States, electronic death reporting, or the comprehensiveness of data on fatal and nonfatal opioid-related overdoses. 3. Law enforcement grants (a) In general The Attorney General shall make grants to local law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories in communities with high rates of drug overdoses for the purpose of— (1) training to help officers identify overdoses; (2) upgrading essential systems for tracing drugs and processing samples in forensic laboratories to provide timely, accurate, and standard data reporting to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System; or (3) training to better trace criminals through the darknet. (b) Mandatory reporting None of the funds made under subsection (a) may be used by grantees that do not submit to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System reports on overdose data. (c) Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall provide training to State and local law enforcement agencies on how to best coordinate with State and Federal partners for tracking drug-related activity. (d) COPS grants Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (22), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (24) to provide training and resources for containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other substances for first responders. . 4. Office of National Drug Control Policy reform (a) In general The Drug Enforcement Administration shall develop uniform reporting standards for inputting data into the National Forensic Laboratory Information System for purity, formulation, and weight to allow for better comparison across jurisdictions and between agencies and the sharing of data. (b) Clarification Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to require the creation of new or increased obligations or reporting requirements on State or local laboratories. 5. DEA testing The Drug Enforcement Administration shall submit to Congress, as part of the annual budget process, a specific line item for the level of funding necessary for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program.