[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5052 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5052
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 11, 2016
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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AN ACT
To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to evaluate the effectiveness of grant programs that provide
grants for the primary purpose of providing assistance in addressing
problems pertaining to opioid abuse, 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 Program Evaluation Act'' or
the ``OPEN Act''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM.
(a) Evaluation of Justice Department Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
Grant Program.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall complete an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program under
part LL of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
administered by the Department of Justice based upon the information
reported under subsection (d) of this section.
(b) Interim Evaluation.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall complete an interim
evaluation assessing the nature and extent of the incidence of opioid
abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the United States.
(c) Metrics and Outcomes for Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall
identify outcomes that are to be achieved by activities funded by the
Comprehensive Opioid Grant Abuse Program and the metrics by which the
achievement of such outcomes shall be determined.
(d) Metrics Data Collection.--The Attorney General shall require
grantees under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (and those
receiving subawards under section 3021(b) of part LL of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) to collect and annually
report to the Department of Justice data based upon the metrics
identified under subsection (c).
(e) Publication of Data and Findings.--
(1) Publication of outcomes and metrics.--The Attorney
General shall, not later than 30 days after completion of the
requirement under subsection (c), publish the outcomes and
metrics identified under that subsection.
(2) Publication of evaluation.--In the case of the interim
evaluation under subsection (b), and the final evaluation under
subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall, not
later than 90 days after such an evaluation is completed,
publish the results of such evaluation and issue a report on
such evaluation to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate. Such report shall also be published along with the data
used to make such evaluation.
(f) Arrangement With the National Academy of Sciences.--For
purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), the Attorney General shall
enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences.
SEC. 3. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES PROGRAM.
(a) Evaluation of Department of Health and Human Services
Programs.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall complete an evaluation of any program
administered by the Secretary that provides grants for the primary
purpose of providing assistance in addressing problems pertaining to
opioid abuse based upon the information reported under subsection (d)
of this section.
(b) Interim Evaluation.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an interim
evaluation assessing the nature and extent of the incidence of opioid
abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the United States.
(c) Metrics and Outcomes for Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify
outcomes that are to be achieved by activities funded by the programs
described in subsection (a) and the metrics by which the achievement of
such outcomes shall be determined.
(d) Metrics Data Collection.--The Secretary shall require grantees
under the programs described in subsection (a) to collect and annually
report to the Department of Health and Human Services data based upon
the metrics identified under subsection (c).
(e) Publication of Data and Findings.--
(1) Publication of outcomes and metrics.--The Secretary
shall, not later than 30 days after completion of the
requirement under subsection (c), publish the outcomes and
metrics identified under that subsection.
(2) Publication of evaluation.--In the case of the interim
evaluation under subsection (b), and each final evaluation
under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall,
not later than 90 days after such an evaluation is completed,
publish the results of such evaluation and issue a report on
such evaluation to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall
also be published along with the data used to make such
evaluation.
(f) Arrangement With the National Academy of Sciences.--For
purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), the Secretary shall--
(1) enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences; or
(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an
entity that is not an agency of the Federal Government.
(g) Exception.--If a program described under subsection (a) is
subject to an evaluation substantially similar to the evaluation under
subsection (a) pursuant to another provision of law, the Secretary may
opt not to conduct an evaluation under subsection (a) of such program.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``opioid'' has the meaning given the term
``opiate'' in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802).
SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act.
SEC. 6. MATTERS REGARDING CERTAIN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.
Section 609Y of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10513) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``There is'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (c), there is'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) For fiscal year 2022, there is authorized to be appropriated
$16,000,000, to provide under this chapter Federal law enforcement
assistance in the form of funds.''.
Passed the House of Representatives May 10, 2016.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.