Pilot program for public health laboratories to detect fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, Federal, State, and local agencies to improve coordination between public health laboratories and laboratories operated by law enforcement agencies, such as Customs and Border Protection and the Drug Enforcement Administration, to improve detection of synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and its analogues, as described in subsection (b). The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Attorney General of the United States, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, shall, for purposes of this section, develop or identify— reference materials and quality control standards related to synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and its analogues, to enhance— The Secretary shall require recipients of grants or cooperative agreements under subsection (a) to— To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.