2021 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 6A - Public Health Service
Subchapter XV - Health Information and Health Promotion
Sec. 300u-16 - Establishment of substance use disorder information dashboard

Not later than 6 months after October 24, 2018, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in consultation with the Director of National Drug Control Policy, establish and periodically update, on the Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a public information dashboard that—

In this section, the term "controlled substance" has the meaning given that term in section 802 of title 21.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XVII, §1711, as added Pub. L. 115–271, title VII, §7021, Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4009.)

Pub. L. 115–271, title VII, §7023, Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4012, provided that:

"(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 24, 2018], the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the 'Secretary'), in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall develop or identify existing national indicators (referred to in this section as the 'national milestones') to measure success in curtailing the opioid crisis, with the goal of significantly reversing the incidence and prevalence of opioid misuse and abuse, and opioid-related morbidity and mortality in the United States within 5 years of such date of enactment.

"(b) National Milestones to End the Opioid Crisis.—The national milestones under subsection (a) shall include the following:

"(c) Consideration of Other Substance Use Disorders.—In developing the national milestones under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, consider other substance use disorders in addition to opioid use disorder.

"(d) Extension of Period.—If the Secretary determines that the goal described in subsection (a) will not be achieved with respect to any indicator or metric established under subsection (b)(2) within 5 years of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may extend the timeline for meeting such goal with respect to that indicator or metric. The Secretary shall include with any such extension a rationale for why additional time is needed and information on whether significant changes are needed in order to achieve such goal with respect to the indicator or metric.

"(e) Annual Status Update.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make available on the Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, an update on the progress, including expected progress in the subsequent year, in achieving the goals detailed in the national milestones. Each such update shall include the progress made in the first year or since the previous report, as applicable, in meeting each indicator or metric in the national milestones."