Preventing overdoses of controlled substances

The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may— An evidence-based prevention activity described in this paragraph is any of the following activities: Improving the efficiency and use of a new or currently operating prescription drug monitoring program, including by— The Director may award grants to States, localities, and Indian Tribes for the following purposes: The Director, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory established under section 290aa–0 of this title, as appropriate and applicable, may conduct studies and evaluations to address substance use disorders, including preventing substance use disorders or other related topics the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may— A controlled substance overdose data collection, analysis, and dissemination activity described in this paragraph is any of the following activities: In awarding grants to States under subsections (a) and (b), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may give priority to jurisdictions with a disproportionately high rate of drug overdoses or drug overdose deaths, as applicable. In this section: The term “controlled substance” has the meaning given that term in section 802 of title 21. The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given that term in section 5304 of title 25. For purposes of carrying out this section, section 280g–3 of this title, and section 290bb–25g of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated $505,579,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.