[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5130 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5130
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2024
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cornyn)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Overdose Data Collection
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to expand the adoption and
implementation of, and provide interoperability of, data collection
tools used to track fatal and nonfatal overdoses and opioid overdose
reversal medication administration in near real-time through a web-
based, mobile-friendly software platform.
SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 3021 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' at
the end;
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(I) an overdose data collection program described
in subsection (g)(1).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Overdose Data Collection Program.--
``(1) In general.--An overdose data collection program
described in this paragraph is a program under which a State,
unit of local government, coalition of law enforcement
agencies, or Indian tribe develops and implements a data
collection tool, including mobile data mapping applications,
with which the State, unit of local government, coalition of
law enforcement agencies, or Indian tribe can easily and
quickly track the locations of--
``(A) suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses; and
``(B) the administration of opioid overdose
reversal medication by first responders, including law
enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency
medical service technicians.
``(2) Eligibility of coalitions.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection
(a)(1), a coalition of law enforcement agencies shall
be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a)
only for the purpose of implementing an overdose data
collection program described in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
``(B) Requirements.--A coalition of law enforcement
agencies seeking a grant under subsection (a) to
implement an overdose data collection program described
in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to
the same requirements and authorizations to which a
States, units of local government, and Indian tribes
are subject under this section, including the
requirement to submit an application under section
3022.
``(3) Requirements.--A State, unit of local government,
coalition of law enforcement agencies, or Indian tribe
implementing an overdose data collection program described in
paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) support the development of coordinated public
safety, behavioral health, and public health responses
to the data collected by the tool described in
paragraph (1);
``(B) focus on areas in which fatal and nonfatal
overdoses occur and trends of concern;
``(C) provide for interoperability with existing
Federal, State, local, and Tribal overdose data
collection tools and overdose data collection tools of
coalitions of law enforcement agencies; and
``(D) make data collected through the program
available to Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial
governments and coalitions of law enforcement agencies.
``(4) Audit; application.--A State, unit of local
government, coalition of law enforcement agencies, or Indian
tribe seeking to use a grant received under subsection (a) for
a program described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall--
``(A) conduct an audit of available data and
resources; and
``(B) in order to avoid duplication, submit the
audit conducted under subparagraph (A) as a part of the
application for the grant of the State, unit of local
government, coalition of law enforcement agencies, or
Indian tribe.
``(5) Consultation.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Attorney General shall consult with the heads of agencies that
maintain overdose data collection tools, including the Director
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.''.
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