July 10, 2025
Mr. McDowell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to improve the administration, oversight, and impact of opioid use disorder grants, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Clarity for Opioid-Use Reduction and Expenditures Act
or the CURE Act
.
Sec. 2. Improving administration, oversight, and impact of opioid use disorder grants
(a) Accountability and oversight
Subsection (c) of section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a) is amended to read as follows:
(c) Accountability and oversight
(1) Standardized system for data collection
The Secretary shall develop and implement a standardized system for collecting data from States receiving grants under subsection (b).
(2) Submission of data
A State receiving a grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary, through the standardized system referred to in paragraph (1), on a quarterly basis, a description of—
(A)
the purposes for which the grant funds received by the State under such subsection for the preceding fiscal year were expended and a description of the activities of the State under the grant;
(B)
the ultimate recipients of amounts provided to the State, including the name, location, and taxpayer identification number of any grant subrecipients;
(C)
the number of individuals served through the grant; and
(D)
such other information as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(3) Use of other Federal grant-tracking systems
The Secretary shall, in collecting data through the standardized system referred to in paragraph (1), to the extent feasible, make use of other Federal grant-tracking systems to avoid duplication of efforts.
(b) Report to Congress
Section 1003(f) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a(f)) is amended—
(1)
by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
(2)
the activities of the recipients and subrecipients of the grants; and; and
(2)
by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
(3)
each entity that receives a grant or is a subrecipient of a grant under this section, including the funding level provided to such recipient or subrecipient.
(c) Applicability
The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.