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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Humanitarian Exports Leading to
Peace Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Iraqi people suffered under a decade of war and
continue to suffer under a repressive regime and the most
comprehensive economic sanctions ever imposed on any country.
(2) The economic sanctions have caused extraordinary
hardship on the people of Iraq and failed to weaken the
leadership of Iraq, and have undermined the institutions of
civil society which are necessary for democratic political
life.
(3) The investigative panel established by the United
Nations Security Council and other independent bodies have
confirmed that the United Nations Oil-for-Food program has
failed to adequately meet the needs of the Iraqi people.
(4) According to the United States Department of
Agriculture, Iraq represents a potential market for nearly
$1,000,000,000 in agricultural products from the United States.
(5) The sanctions regime continues to harm the Iraqi
population for the crimes of its leaders and has not served
either the goal of the United States of punishing Iraq's
leaders or disarming weapons of mass destruction.
(6) Rigorous weapons inspections and adequate provision for
civilian needs in Iraq are not mutually exclusive.
(7) The devastating effect of the economic sanctions on
Iraq has been reported by numerous international and
independent bodies, including the following:
(A) The Center for Economic and Social Rights of
the United Nations documented dramatic increases in
malnutrition and disease, leading to the deaths of
hundreds of thousands of children under the age of 5
since 1991.
(B) UNICEF reported in 1995 that ''no significant
movement towards food security can be achieved so long
as the embargo remains in place''. Further, despite the
Oil-for-Food Program, UNICEF reported in July 1999
survey findings that ''Both the infant mortality rate
and the under-five mortality rate consistently show a
major increase in mortality over the 10 years preceding
the survey. More specifically, the results show that
the infant mortality rate has increased from 47 deaths
per 1,000 live births for the period 1984-89, to 108
deaths per 1,000 live births for the period 1994-99.''.
(C) A report authorized by the United National
Security Council on March 30, 1999, found that ''the
gravity of the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi
people is indisputable and cannot be overstated.''.
Further, it emphasized that ''Even if not all suffering
in Iraq can be imputed to external factors, especially
sanctions, the Iraqi people would not be undergoing
such deprivations in the absence of the prolonged
measures imposed by the Security Council and the
effects of the war''.
(D) UNICEF and the World Food Program found in 1997
that ''One out of every 4 young Iraqi children is
malnourished. More than 750,000 children are suffering
from malnutrition''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH IRAQ
TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPORT OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND CERTAIN
OTHER PRODUCTS.

The sanctions applied with respect to Iraq under the Iraq Sanctions
Act of 1990 (sections 586-586J of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law
101-513)) or any other provision of law shall not apply with respect to
the export to Iraq of any food or other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment, or with respect to travel incident
to the sale or delivery to Iraq of food or other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

(a) Administration by Secretary of Commerce.--The Secretary of
Commerce shall exercise the authorities of the Export Administration
Act of 1979, as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, to carry out section 3, except that--
(1) the Secretary may not require a license for the export
of any of the items to which section 3 applies; but
(2) the Secretary shall require persons exporting such
items to notify the Secretary of such exports.
(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce shall issue such
regulations as are necessary to carry out section 3.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

Section 906(a)(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX of H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress,
as enacted into law by section 1(a) of Public Law 106-387) is amended
by inserting ''(other than Iraq)'' after ''government of a country''.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Government
should take all necessary steps to end the suffering of innocent
populations, primarily children and the elderly, by allowing the free
flow of humanitarian aid to Iraq without threat of prosecution. Such
steps should include, but not be limited to, using its position as a
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council--
(1) to lift the economic sanctions on Iraq so as to allow
exports and travel referred to in section 3; and
(2) to recommend a ban on transfers of weapons to Iraq by
countries that are members of the United Nations.

SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the President shall transmit to the Congress a report that sets
forth--
(1) the extent (expressed in volume and dollar amounts) of
sales to Iraq of food and other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, and medical equipment, since the enactment of this
Act;
(2) the impact the exports have had on food security in
Iraq;
(3) a description of the types and end users of the goods
so exported;
(4) whether there has been any indication that any
medicines, medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical
equipment exported to Iraq since the enactment of this Act--
(A) have been diverted by the Government of Iraq or
any other third party from the intended recipients; or
(B) have been used for any unintended
nonhumanitarian or dual-use purposes; and
(5) what steps the United States has taken through the
United Nations, with the cooperation of Security Council
members, to--
(A) lift nonmilitary sanctions on Iraq, including
actions described in section 6; or
(B) impose a strict regional arms control regime
pursuant to Article 14 of Security Council Resolution
687.

Ex Output:
Humanitarian Exports Leading to Peace Act of 2001 - Declares that certain sanctions prohibiting trade with Iraq under the Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990 or any other provision of law shall not apply with respect to the export of any food or other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical equipment, or with respect to travel incident to the sale or delivery of such items.Directs the Secretary of Commerce to exercise the authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) to carry out this Act; except that the Secretary may not require a license for the export of humanitarian assistance, but shall require persons to notify the Secretary when exporting such assistance.Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to repeal a specified section prohibiting the export to Iraq of agricultural commodities (including the financing of their sale), medicine, or medical devices, and travel (effectively allowing the export of such commodities and travel to such country).Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Government should take all necessary steps to end the suffering of innocent populations, primarily children and the elderly, by allowing the free flow of humanitarian aid to Iraq without threat of prosecution. Urges the U.S. Government to use its position as a permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to lift the economic sanctions on Iraq so as to allow such exports and travel there, and to recommend a ban on transfers of weapons to such country by countries that are members of the UN.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''China Human Rights Protection Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
''appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee
on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate.
(2) Gross violations of internationally recognized human
rights.--The term ''gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights'' includes--
(A) extrajudicial killings;
(B) torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading
treatment or punishment;
(C) prolonged arbitrary detention, causing the
disappearance of individuals by the abduction and
clandestine detention of those individuals;
(D) forced abortion or sterilization;
(E) psychiatric or medical experimentation or organ
harvesting of individuals without consent or obtained
in detention; and
(F) other flagrant denial of the right to life,
liberty, or the security of an individual.
(3) United states person.--The term ''United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS FOR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.

(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described
in subsection (b) with respect to an individual who is a national of
the People's Republic of China the President determines, based on
credible information--
(1) is responsible for gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights committed against other individuals in
the People's Republic of China, particularly those individuals
who seek to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote
internationally recognized human rights and freedoms, such as
the freedoms of religion, expression, association, and
assembly, and the rights to a fair trial and democratic
elections;
(2) acted as an agent of or on behalf of another individual
who is a national of the People's Republic of China in a matter
relating to an activity described in paragraph (1); or
(3) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services in support of, an activity described in paragraph (1).
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Inadmissibility to united states.--
(A) In general.--Ineligibility of the individual to
receive a visa to enter the United States or to be
admitted to the United States.
(B) Revocation.--If the individual has been issued
a visa or other documentation, revocation, in
accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa or
other documentation.
(2) Blocking of property.--
(A) In general.--The blocking, in accordance with
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), of all transactions in all
property and interests in property of the individual if
such property and interests in property are in the
United States, come within the United States, or are or
come within the possession or control of a United
States person.
(B) Inapplicability of national emergency
requirement.--The requirements of section 202 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701) shall not apply for purposes of this section.
(c) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this
section.

SEC. 4. WAIVER AUTHORITY AND EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS
HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.

(a) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the application of
sanctions under section 3 with respect to an individual who is a
national of the People's Republic of China if the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national
security interests of the United States; and
(2) not later than 30 days prior to granting such a waiver,
submits to the appropriate congressional committees notice of,
and a justification for, the waiver.
(b) Exception To Comply With United Nations Headquarters
Agreement.--Sanctions under sections 3(b)(1) shall not apply to an
individual who is a national of the People's Republic of China if
admitting the individual into the United States is necessary to permit
the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26,
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United
Nations and the United States, or other applicable international
obligations of the United States.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.

The President may terminate the application of sanctions under
section 3 with respect to an individual who is a national of the
People's Republic of China if the President determines and reports to
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before
the termination of the sanctions that--
(1) credible information exists that the individual did not
engage in the activity for which sanctions were imposed;
(2) the individual has been prosecuted appropriately for
the activity for which sanctions were imposed; or
(3) the individual has credibly demonstrated a significant
change in behavior, has paid an appropriate consequence for the
activity for which sanctions were imposed, and has credibly
committed to not engage in an activity described in section 3
in the future.

SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION CENTER.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall seek to provide for
the establishment of and provide funding for an independent,
nongovernmental organization, to be referred to as the China Human
Rights Documentation Center, to--
(1) compile, publish, and archive credible evidence of
nationals of the People's Republic of China who commit gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights against
individuals in the People's Republic of China;
(2) receive evidence of such violations from
nongovernmental organizations and governmental entities;
(3) establish an online and searchable database, in English
and in Chinese, and establish other multi-media information
platforms, in English and in Chinese, of credible evidence of
such violations for research and educational purposes; and
(4) compile, publish, and archive credible evidence of
individuals who are nationals of the People's Republic of China
who are engaged in--
(A) censorship of the Internet, restrictions on the
freedom of expression, the free flow of news and
information, and the silencing of peaceful dissent
against government policy or practice;
(B) threats, surveillance, censorship, detention,
beatings, or the denials or delays of visas of United
States or other foreign journalists working in China;
(C) threats, beatings, surveillance, detention, or
threats to the loss of jobs or professional status made
against--
(i) individuals who are human rights
lawyers seeking to represent clients detained
in extra-legal detention centers;
(ii) individuals considered by the United
Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to
be detained arbitrarily in China, including
Tibetans, Uyghurs, and individuals who are
members of the Falun Gong;
(iii) individuals who are democracy, labor,
environmental, or free speech advocates;
(iv) individuals who are petitioners or
bloggers;
(v) individuals accused in governmental
anti-corruption campaigns; and
(vi) individuals from religious communities
that are independent of government-approved
religious organizations;
(D) restrictions on the right to freedom of
religion and the ability to exercise peaceful religious
practice, in public and private, independent of
government restrictions or oversight of religious
teachings or choice of religious leaders, particularly
the arrest and detention of religious leaders, the
destruction of property or heavy fines, and the
''patriotic education'' of religious leaders;
(E) implementing China's population control
policies, including through the coercive and persistent
monitoring of fertility, the issuing of heavy fines,
and threats made for the loss of employment or the
denial of residency and other government benefits to
children born beyond the government-prescribed limit;
(F) profiting from or overseeing slave labor,
particularly in detention facilities, or from sex or
bride trafficking or those engaged in beating,
threatening, or detaining individuals seeking to
disrupt trafficking in persons networks;
(G) profiting from the sale of organs harvested
from an individual without consent or while an
individual is in detention;
(H) disrupting or prohibiting, through violence,
intimidation, discrimination, or threats, attempts to
organize independent trade unions or to engage in
efforts of collective bargaining; or
(I) prosecuting, sentencing, or those involved in
the continued detention of individuals determined by
the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
to have been detained arbitrarily.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of State for each fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act, such funds as may be
necessary to carry out this section are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section for such fiscal year.
(c) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this
section.

SEC. 7. USE OF CREDIBLE EVIDENCE FOR SANCTIONS DETERMINATIONS AND
REPORTS.

In making determinations to impose sanctions under section 3 and
for purposes of preparing and submitting reports to Congress under
sections 8 and 9, the President should use any credible evidence--
(1) compiled and published by the China Human Rights
Documentation Center established under section 6;
(2) compiled and published by the Department of State and
other appropriate Federal departments and agencies; and
(3) submitted to the President by the chairperson and
ranking member of appropriate congressional committees.

SEC. 8. REPORTS BY PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS.

(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees on an annual basis a
report that includes--
(A) a list of individuals who are nationals of the
People's Republic of China with respect to which the
President imposed sanctions pursuant to section 3
during the calendar year preceding the submission of
the report;
(B) a description of the type of sanctions imposed
with respect to each individual;
(C) the number of individuals with respect to which
the President imposed sanctions under section 3(a)
during that year;
(D) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed
or terminated, as the case may be;
(E) the reasons for imposing or terminating such
sanctions; and
(F) a description of the efforts of the President
to encourage the governments of other countries to
impose sanctions that are similar to the sanctions
authorized by section 3.
(2) Dates for submission.--
(A) Initial report.--The President shall submit the
initial report required by this subsection not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(B) Subsequent reports.--
(i) In general.--The President shall submit
each subsequent report required by this
subsection on December 10, or the first day
thereafter on which both Houses of Congress are
in session, of--
(I) the calendar year in which the
initial report is submitted if the
initial report is submitted before
December 10 of such calendar year; and
(II) each subsequent calendar year.
(ii) Congressional statement.--Congress
notes that December 10 of each calendar year
has been recognized in the United States and
internationally since 1950 as ''Human Rights
Day'' and thus the importance of December 10 of
each calendar year as the date of submission of
the subsequent reports required by this
subsection.
(b) Form of Report.--
(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(2) Exception.--The name of an individual who is a national
of the People's Republic of China to be included in the list
required by subsection (a)(1) by reason of the imposition of
sanctions pursuant to section 3 may be submitted in the
classified annex authorized by paragraph (1) only if the
President--
(A) determines that it is vital for the national
security interests of the United States to do so; and
(B) uses the annex in a manner consistent with
congressional intent and the purposes of this Act.
(c) Public Availability.--
(1) In general.--The unclassified portion of the report
required by subsection (a) shall be made available to the
public, including through publication in the Federal Register.
(2) Nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with
respect to visa records.--The President shall publish the list
required by subsection (a)(1) without regard to the
requirements of section 222(f) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to
confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or
refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States.

SEC. 9. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS ACT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of submission
of the initial report to Congress under section 8, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the following:
(1) A description and assessment of the process--
(A) to determine whether an individual who is a
national of the People's Republic of China has engaged
in an activity described in section 3 and whether
sanctions under section 3 should be imposed with
respect to the individual;
(B) to determine whether the identity of an
individual who is a national of the People's Republic
of China with respect to which the President has
imposed sanctions pursuant to section 3 should be
classified; and
(C) whether the inclusion of the identity of an
individual who is a national of the People's Republic
of China in the unclassified version of the report has
had any noticeable positive benefits in curtailing
gross violations of internationally recognized human
rights in the People's Republic of China.
(2) An assessment of the implementation of this Act.
(b) Consultation.--The Comptroller General shall consult with the
appropriate congressional committees and nongovernmental organizations
for purposes of preparing the report required by subsection (a).

Ex Output:
China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015 Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against a national of China who: is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in China, particularly those who seek to exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and freedoms; acted as an agent of or on behalf of a national of China in such activities; or has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities. Authorizes the President, with regard to such sanctions, to: waive their application, with prior congressional notification, if in U.S. national security interests; and terminate them under specified conditions. States that sanctions shall not apply if necessary to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters, or other applicable international obligations of the United States. Declares that the Secretary of State shall seek to provide for the establishment of, and provide funding for, a nongovernmental China Human Rights Documentation Center to: compile, publish, and archive evidence of nationals of China who commit gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against individuals in China, and against others seeking to expand freedoms in China; and establish an online and searchable database, in English and in Chinese of evidence of such violations for research and educational purposes. Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition. Directs the Government Accountability Office to assess for Congress: the process to determine whether a foreign person has engaged in a sanctionable activity, whether sanctions should be imposed, and whether the identity of a sanctioned foreign person should be classified; and implementation of this Act.

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SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION
OPIOIDS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services; and
(2) the term ''task force'' means the Pain Management Best
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force convened under subsection
(b).
(b) Inter-Agency Task Force.--Not later than December 14, 2018, the
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration, shall convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-
Agency Task Force to review, modify, and update, as appropriate, best
practices for pain management (including chronic and acute pain) and
prescribing pain medication.
(c) Membership.--The task force shall be comprised of--
(1) representatives of--
(A) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(B) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(C) the Food and Drug Administration;
(D) the Department of Defense;
(E) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
(F) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
(G) the Health Resources and Services
Administration;
(H) the Indian Health Service;
(I) the National Academy of Medicine;
(J) the National Institutes of Health;
(K) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
(L) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration; and
(M) the Office of Women's Health;
(2) State medical boards;
(3) subject to subsection (e), physicians, dentists, and
nonphysician prescribers;
(4) hospitals;
(5) subject to subsection (e), pharmacists and pharmacies;
(6) first responders;
(7) experts in the fields of pain research and addiction
research;
(8) experts in the fields of adolescent and young adult
addiction research;
(9) representatives of--
(A) pain management professional organizations;
(B) the mental health treatment community;
(C) the addiction treatment and recovery community;
(D) pain advocacy groups;
(E) veteran service organizations; and
(F) groups with expertise on overdose reversal;
(10) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for
chronic pain;
(11) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for
chronic pain, whose addiction began in adolescence or young
adulthood;
(12) a person with chronic pain;
(13) an expert on active duty military, armed forces
personnel, and veteran health and prescription opioid
addiction;
(14) an expert in the field of minority health; and
(15) other stakeholders, as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(d) Condition on Participation on Task Force.--An individual
representing a profession or entity described in paragraph (3) or (5)
of subsection (c) may not serve as a member of the task force unless
such individual--
(1) is currently licensed in a State in which such
individual is practicing (as defined by such State) such
profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an
entity, a State in which the entity is engaged in business);
and
(2) is currently practicing (as defined by such State) such
profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an
entity, the entity is in operation).
(e) Duties.--The task force shall--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date on which the
task force is convened under subsection (b), review, modify,
and update, as appropriate, best practices for pain management
(including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing pain
medication, taking into consideration--
(A) existing pain management research;
(B) research on trends in areas and communities in
which the prescription opioid abuse rate and fatality
rate exceed the national average prescription opioid
abuse rate and fatality rate;
(C) recommendations from relevant conferences and
existing relevant evidence-based guidelines;
(D) ongoing efforts at the State and local levels
and by medical professional organizations to develop
improved pain management strategies, including
consideration of differences within and between classes
of opioids, the availability of opioids with abuse
deterrent technology, and pharmacological,
nonpharmacological, medical device alternatives to
opioids to reduce opioid monotherapy in appropriate
cases and the coordination of information collected
from State prescription drug monitoring programs for
the purpose of preventing the diversion of pain
medication;
(E) ongoing efforts at the Federal, State, and
local levels to examine the potential benefits of
electronic prescribing of opioids, including any public
comments collected in the course of those efforts;
(F) the management of high-risk populations, other
than populations who suffer pain, who--
(i) may use or be prescribed
benzodiazepines, alcohol, and diverted opioids;
or
(ii) receive opioids in the course of
medical care;
(G) the distinct needs of adolescents and young
adults with respect to pain management, pain
medication, substance use disorder, and medication-
assisted treatment;
(H) the 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for
Chronic Pain issued by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention;
(I) the practice of co-prescribing naloxone for
both pain patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and
patients being treated for opioid use disorders;
(J) research that has been, or is being, conducted
or supported by the Federal Government on prevention
of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by
and substance use disorders among adolescents and young
adults relative to any unique circumstances (including
social and biological circumstances) of adolescents and
young adults that may make adolescent-specific and
young adult-specific treatment protocols necessary,
including any effects that substance use and substance
use disorders may have on brain development and the
implications for treatment and recovery;
(K) Federal non-research programs and activities
that address prevention of, treatment for, and recovery
from substance use by and substance use disorders among
adolescents and young adults, including an assessment
of the effectiveness of such programs and activities
in--
(i) preventing substance use by and
substance use disorders among adolescents and
young adults;
(ii) treating such adolescents and young
adults in a way that accounts for any unique
circumstances faced by adolescents and young
adults; and
(iii) supporting long-term recovery among
adolescents and young adults; and
(L) gaps that have been identified by Federal
officials and experts in Federal efforts relating to
prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from
substance use by and substance use disorders among
adolescents and young adults, including gaps in
research, data collection, and measures to evaluate the
effectiveness of Federal efforts, and the reasons for
such gaps;
(2) solicit and take into consideration public comment on
the practices developed under paragraph (1), amending such best
practices if appropriate;
(3) develop a strategy for disseminating information about
the best practices developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) to
prescribers, pharmacists, State medical boards, educational
institutions that educate prescribers and pharmacists, and
other parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate;
(4) review, modify, and update best practices for pain
management and prescribing pain medication, specifically as it
pertains to physician education and consumer education; and
(5) examine and identify--
(A) the extent of the need for the development of
new pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and medical
device alternatives to opioids;
(B) the current status of research efforts to
develop such alternatives; and
(C) the pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and
medical device alternatives to opioids that are
currently available that could be better utilized.
(f) Consideration of Study Results.--In reviewing, modifying, and
updating, best practices for pain management and prescribing pain
medication, the task force shall take into consideration existing
private sector, State, and local government efforts related to pain
management and prescribing pain medication.
(g) Limitation.--The task force shall not have rulemaking
authority.
(h) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date on which the
task force is convened under subsection (b), the task force shall
submit to Congress a report that includes--
(1) the strategy for disseminating best practices for pain
management (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing
pain medication, as developed under subsection (e);
(2) the results of a feasibility study on linking the best
practices described in paragraph (1) to receiving and renewing
registrations under section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f));
(3) recommendations for effectively applying the best
practices described in paragraph (1) to improve prescribing
practices at medical facilities, including medical facilities
of the Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health
Service;
(4) the modified and updated best practices described in
subsection (e)(4); and
(5) the results of the examination and identification
conducted pursuant to subsection (e)(4), and recommendations
regarding--
(A) the development of new pharmacological,
nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to
opioids; and
(B) the improved utilization of pharmacological,
nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to
opioids that are currently available.

Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

Ex Output:
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability of medical alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications). The task force must submit a report that includes: (1) the modified and updated best practices; (2) a strategy for disseminating the best practices; (3) the feasibility of linking the best practices to Drug Enforcement Administration registration of manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of controlled substances; (4) recommendations for effectively applying the best practices at medical facilities; and (5) recommendations regarding medical alternatives to opioids.