The OPIOIDS Act would allow the Attorney General to award grants to states, territories, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and forensic laboratories. The grants could support better overdose data, toxicology testing, drug tracking, training, and services in medical examiners' and coroners' offices. The bill would also direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to set uniform standards for certain laboratory data and to include a funding request for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program in its annual budget process. The bill is proposed legislation and has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
If enacted, the bill could support training and equipment for first responders and law enforcement, as well as improved reporting on opioid overdoses. It does not guarantee that any specific community would receive a grant.
The bill does not set grant amounts or state a total cost. It directs the DEA to include a specific funding line item for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program in its annual budget process.
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