H.R. 9251

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9251 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9251

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for trained 
school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency 
treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 10, 2026

Ms. Morrison (for herself and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for trained 
school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency 
treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``School Access to Naloxone Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS.

(a) Use of Funds.--Section 544(c) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290dd-3(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or administering'' 
after ``prescribing''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or on the 
administration of'' after ``prescribing of''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 544(g) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3(g)) is amended by striking ``to 
carry out this section'' and inserting ``to carry out this section and 
section 544A''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting 
after section 544 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3) the following:

``SEC. 544A. REDUCING OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to eligible 
entities to provide for the administration, at public and private 
elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the eligible 
entity, of drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or 
suspected opioid overdose.
``(b) Applications.--To seek a grant under this section, an 
eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing--
``(1) the information required under section 544(b);
``(2) the certifications specified in subsection (c); and
``(3) such other information as the Secretary shall 
require.
``(c) Certifications.--The certifications specified in this 
subsection, with respect to each elementary school and secondary school 
in the eligible entity's jurisdiction, are the following:
``(1) The school has in place a program under which the 
school will permit trained personnel of the school to 
administer drugs or devices for purposes of providing emergency 
treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.
``(2) The school will maintain a supply of such drugs and 
devices in a location that is easily accessible to trained 
personnel of the school for the purpose of administering such 
drugs and devices.
``(3) The school has in place a plan for having on the 
premises of the school during all operating hours one or more 
individuals who are such trained personnel.
``(4) The State attorney general of the State in which the 
school is located certifies that the State--
``(A) has reviewed any applicable civil liability 
protection law to determine the application of such law 
with regard to elementary and secondary school trained 
personnel who may administer drugs and devices for 
emergency treatment in the case of a known or suspected 
opioid overdose; and
``(B) has concluded that such law provides adequate 
civil liability protection applicable to such trained 
personnel.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `civil liability protection law' means a 
State law offering legal protection to individuals who give aid 
in an emergency to an individual who is ill, in peril, or 
otherwise incapacitated.
``(2) The term `eligible entity' has the meaning given to 
such term in section 544.
``(3) The term `trained personnel' means, with respect to 
an elementary or secondary school, an individual--
``(A) who is a school nurse, a trained school-based 
health center staff member, or another individual 
designated by the principal or other appropriate 
administrative staff of the school to administer drugs 
or devices for emergency treatment in the case of a 
known or suspected opioid overdose;
``(B) who has received training in the 
administration of such drugs or devices; and
``(C) whose training in the administration of such 
drugs or devices meets appropriate medical standards 
and has been documented by appropriate administrative 
staff of the school.''.
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