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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1562 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to expressly authorize the use of |
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| 6 | 6 | | certain grants to implement substance use disorder and overdose preven- |
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| 7 | 7 | | tion activities with respect to fentanyl and xylazine test strips. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY25, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Ms. C |
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| 11 | 11 | | ROCKETT(for herself and Mr. GOODEN) introduced the following bill; |
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| 12 | 12 | | which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to expressly authorize |
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| 15 | 15 | | the use of certain grants to implement substance use |
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| 16 | 16 | | disorder and overdose prevention activities with respect |
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| 17 | 17 | | to fentanyl and xylazine test strips. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Test Strip Access Act 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •HR 1562 IH |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATE AND TRIBAL RE-1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | SPONSE TO OPIOID USE DISORDERS. 2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1003(b)(4)(A) of the 21st Century Cures Act 3 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a(b)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting 4 |
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| 30 | 30 | | ‘‘or fentanyl or xylazine test strips’’ after ‘‘which may in-5 |
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| 31 | 31 | | clude drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise le-6 |
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| 32 | 32 | | gally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-7 |
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| 33 | 33 | | metic Act’’. 8 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Æ |
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