To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cornyn, …
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. …
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act expands an existing federal grant program to help state, local, and tribal governments track opioid overdoses in real-time. It allows these governments to use grant money to develop mobile-friendly software tools that map where overdoses occur and where first responders administer overdose-reversal medications like Narcan.
Who Benefits and How
State and local governments, Indian tribes, and law enforcement coalitions can now apply for federal grants to build or implement overdose data collection systems. This gives them access to funding they may not have had before and tools to respond more effectively to overdose hotspots.
Public health agencies and first responders benefit from better data coordination, as the bill requires these systems to be interoperable with existing federal, state, and tribal overdose tracking tools. This means faster, more targeted responses to emerging overdose trends.
Communities affected by the opioid crisis may see improved emergency responses as officials gain near real-time visibility into where overdoses are happening and where intervention resources are being deployed.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Attorney General must implement and oversee this expanded grant program, including consulting with other agencies like the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Grant applicants (states, local governments, tribes, and law enforcement coalitions) face new administrative requirements: they must conduct an audit of existing data and resources before applying, and they must make their collected data available to federal, state, tribal, and territorial governments.
Key Provisions
- Adds "overdose data collection programs" as an eligible use of Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program funds
- Defines these programs as tools that track locations of suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses and where first responders administer overdose reversal medication
- Expands grant eligibility to include "coalitions of law enforcement agencies" for the specific purpose of overdose data collection
- Requires that data collection tools be interoperable with existing federal, state, local, and tribal systems
- Mandates that grant recipients share collected data with government agencies at all levels
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program by expanding data collection tools for tracking fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses.
Policy Domains
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_attorney_general"
- → Attorney General
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A program under which a State, unit of local government, coalition of law enforcement agencies, or Indian tribe develops and implements a data collection tool to track locations of suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses and the administration of opioid overdose reversal medication by first responders.
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