Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 12, 2016

Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016

This bill appropriates funding for the activities in the bill.

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to expand opioid treatment capacity, make services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and help individuals seek treatment, successfully complete treatment, and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) Funding must be allocated to states based on the severity of the opioid epidemic in the state and the strength of the state's strategy to respond.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology must expand efforts to support prescription drug monitoring programs and health information technology interoperability.

The Bureau of Prisons must support drug treatment programs.

The bill amends the Second Chance Act to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help justice-involved individuals successfully reintegrate into the community.

The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit DOJ to support the development of residential and aftercare services for substance-involved inmates.

DOJ must establish new heroin enforcement groups within the Drug Enforcement Administration to target, disrupt, and dismantle heroin trafficking organizations.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016

Latest action (May 20, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 12, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.