Bill > S1235

This bill, known as "Bruce's Law," proposes several key provisions: 1. It establishes an awareness campaign led by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to educate the public, including school-aged children, youth, parents, first responders, and providers, about the risks of counterfeit drugs contaminated with fentanyl and the dangers of fentanyl lethality. 2. It creates a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, which will examine federal efforts, identify strategies and resources to improve state, tribal, and local responses, and make recommendations to Congress to improve federal programs and coordination to reduce and prevent drug overdose by fentanyl-contaminated illegal drugs, with a specific focus on educating youth. 3. It amends the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to extend the Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants program from 2017-2021 to 2023-2027, which provides funding to eligible entities to implement community-wide strategies to address local drug crises. 4. It establishes a new grant program, also under the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, that allows the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to provide grants to eligible entities to implement education campaigns on the dangers of drugs contaminated with fentanyl or other synthetic opioids, with a focus on youth at increased risk of developing a substance use disorder.