119 S1098 IS: Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act
U.S. Senate
2025-03-24
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1098
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 24, 2025
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act”.
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.
3.

Comprehensive opioid abuse grant program
Section 3021 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (G), by striking “; and” at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
“(I)
an overdose data collection program described in subsection (g)(1).”; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
“(g)

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—
(A)
suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses; and
(B)
the administration of opioid overdose reversal medication by first responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service technicians.
(2)

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.
(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 a States, units of local government, and Indian tribes are subject under this section, including the requirement to submit an application under section 3022.
(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—
(A)
support the development of coordinated public safety, behavioral health, and public health responses to the data collected by the tool described in paragraph (1);
(B)
focus on areas in which fatal and nonfatal overdoses occur and trends of concern;
(C)
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
(D)
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—
(A)
conduct an audit of available data and resources; and
(B)
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.”.