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On the recordJune 12, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4284) to establish a Federal Coordinator within the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4284 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 2018'' or the ``INFO Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER INFORMATION DASHBOARD. Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 1711. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER INFORMATION DASHBOARD. ``(a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in consultation with the Director of National Drug Control Policy, establish and periodically update a public information dashboard that-- ``(1) coordinates information on programs within the Department of Health and Human Services related to the reduction of opioid abuse and other substance use disorders; ``(2) provides access to publicly available data from other Federal agencies; State, local, and Tribal governments; nonprofit organizations; law enforcement; medical experts; public health educators; and research institutions regarding prevention, tre…
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