statutorily required to share the controlled substance or substances in schedule II that have the highest rates of abuse and to prepare and make available reports on the distribution patterns of such substances, with State regulatory, licensing, and law enforcement agencies. The Attorney General of the United States has entered into data sharing agreements with the attorneys general of the vast majority of States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Colombia to share, pursuant to State law and policy, data obtained from State prescription drug monitoring programs and other sources. (9) To further reduce barriers associated with identifying suspicious patterns and stopping the diversion of opioids, the remaining States and territories of the United States should enter into similar agreements with, and to the greatest extent practical share data obtained from State prescription drug monitoring programs with, the Attorney General of the United States. 3. Purpose (a) In general The purpose of this Act is to provide drug manufacturers and distributors with access to anonymized information through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System to help drug manufacturers and distributors identify, report, and stop suspicious orders of opioids and reduce diversion rates. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act should be construed to absolve a drug manufacturer, drug distributor, or other Drug Enforcement Administration registrant from the responsibility of the manufacturer, distributor, or other registrant to— (1) identify, report, and stop suspicious orders