S. 1098

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · March 24, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Cantwell · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• S. 1098
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Purpose
  • SEC. 3. Comprehensive opioid abuse grant program

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act.
• Short title

SEC. 2. Purpose

• The purpose of this Act is to expand the adoption and implementation of, and provide interoperability of, data collection tools used to track fatal and nonfatal overdoses and opioid overdose reversal medication administration in near real-time through a web-based, mobile-friendly software platform.
• Purpose

SEC. 3. Comprehensive opioid abuse grant program

• Section 3021 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 () is amended— 34 U.S.C. 10701
• Comprehensive opioid abuse grant program
  • in subsection (a)(1)—
    • in subparagraph (G), by striking at the end;
    • in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
    • by adding at the end the following:
      • an overdose data collection program described in subsection (g)(1).
  • by adding at the end the following:
    • (g) Overdose data collection program
      • Overdose data collection program
      • (1) In general
        • An overdose data collection program described in this paragraph is 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, including mobile data mapping applications, with which the State, unit of local government, coalition of law enforcement agencies, or Indian tribe can easily and quickly track the locations of—
        • In general
          • suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses; and
          • the administration of opioid overdose reversal medication by first responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service technicians.
      • (2) Eligibility of coalitions
        • Eligibility of coalitions
        • (A) In general
          • Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a coalition of law enforcement agencies shall be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a) only for the purpose of implementing an overdose data collection program described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
          • In general
        • (B) Requirements
          • A coalition of law enforcement agencies seeking a grant under subsection (a) to implement an overdose data collection program described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to the same requirements and authorizations to which States, units of local government, and Indian tribes are subject under this section, including the requirement to submit an application under section 3022.
          • Requirements
      • (3) Requirements
        • A State, unit of local government, coalition of law enforcement agencies, or Indian tribe implementing an overdose data collection program described in paragraph (1) shall—
        • Requirements
          • support the development of coordinated public safety, behavioral health, and public health responses to the data collected by the tool described in paragraph (1);
          • focus on areas in which fatal and nonfatal overdoses occur and trends of concern;
          • provide for interoperability with existing Federal, State, local, and Tribal overdose data collection tools and overdose data collection tools of coalitions of law enforcement agencies; and
          • make data collected through the program available to Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial governments and coalitions of law enforcement agencies.
      • (4) Audit; application
        • A State, unit of local government, coalition of law enforcement agencies, or Indian tribe seeking to use a grant received under subsection (a) for a program described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall—
        • Audit; application
          • conduct an audit of available data and resources; and
          • in order to avoid duplication, submit the audit conducted under subparagraph (A) as a part of the application for the grant of the State, unit of local government, coalition of law enforcement agencies, or Indian tribe.
      • (5) Consultation
        • In carrying out this subsection, the Attorney General shall consult with the heads of agencies that maintain overdose data collection tools, including the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
        • Consultation