Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2017 or the INFO Act
This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a federal coordinator within the Department of Health and Human Services to:
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4284 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4284
To establish a Federal Coordinator within the Department of Health and
Human Services, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2017
Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Barton, and Mr. Johnson of
Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To establish a Federal Coordinator within the Department of Health and
Human Services, 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 ``Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and
Opioids Act of 2017'' or the ``INFO Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL COORDINATOR.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
appoint a Federal Coordinator for the Department of Health and Human
Services to carry out the duties described in subsection (b).
(b) Duties.--The Federal Coordinator shall--
(1) coordinate programs within the Department of Health and
Human Services that relate to opioid abuse reduction;
(2) serve as a liaison to State and local governments and
entities carrying out activities relating to opioid abuse
reduction pursuant to a Federal contract or grant; and
(3) in consultation with the United States Attorney
General, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Director of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy, and any other
individual that the Federal Coordinator determines appropriate,
establish and operate a publicly available electronic database
through which the Federal Coordinator shall carry out the
following:
(A) Collect data on opioid abuse from Federal
agencies; State, local, and Tribal governments;
nonprofit organizations; law enforcement; medical
experts; public health educators; and research
institutions.
(B) Publish a comprehensive list of Federal funding
resources available to States for research on opioid
abuse.
(C) Analyze causes and trends behind opioid
addiction and pain management.
(D) Evaluate the effectiveness of Federal programs
for opioid abuse reduction, including opioid treatment
programs and medicated-assisted treatments.
(E) Evaluate whether any Federal programs for
opioid abuse reduction are duplicative.
(F) Evaluate the extent to which Federal grants for
the implementation of opioid abuse prevention
strategies are successful in addressing opioid abuse in
local communities.
(G) Provide recommendations to health care
providers on alternatives to opioids for pain
management and other areas in which health care
providers can improve with respect to treating or
preventing opioid abuse.
(H) Analyze opioid prescription guidelines, the
different types of opioids prescribed by health care
providers, and the use of medicated-assisted
treatments.
(I) Compare the rate of opioid abuse in veterans
receiving health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs with the rate of opioid abuse in the
general population.
(J) Compare opioid abuse trends and prevention and
treatment strategies in different regions and
populations of the United States and determine whether
certain strategies are more effective than others.
(K) Analyze to what extent Federal prevention and
treatment strategies for opioid abuse are aligned with
State and local prevention and treatment strategies.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Federal Coordinator shall
submit to Congress an initial report on the results of any
analysis, evaluation, or comparison conducted under subsection
(b)(3).
(2) Updated report.--Not later than five years after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Federal Coordinator
shall submit to Congress a report that provides updates with
respect to any results submitted in the initial report under
paragraph (1).
(3) Public availability.--Each report submitted under this
subsection shall be made publicly available on the electronic
database established under subsection (b)(3).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5034-5036)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5034-5035)
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.