,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,burgess 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,dingell1 and ,mr4 ,matheson7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency to allow for the    
distribution1 sale1 and consumption in  
the ,united ,states of remaining        
inventories of over-the-counter ,,cfc   
epinephrine inhalers4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,asthma  
,inhalers ,relief ,act of #bjac4  #b4   
,distribution1 sale1 and consumption of 
remaining inventories of                
over-the-counter ,,cfc epinephrine      
inhalers  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency--  7#a7 shall allow 
for the distribution1 sale1 and         
consumption in the ,united ,states of   
remaining inventories of ,,cfc          

epinephrine inhalers manufactured       
pursuant to the exception for medical   
devices under section #fjd7;d77#b7 of   
the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#gfga;c7d77#b772  7#b7 shall not take   
any enforcement action or otherwise seek
 to restrict the distribution1 sale1 or 
consumption of such inhalers on the     
basis of any ,federal law implementing  
the ,montreal ,protocol2 and  7#c7      
shall1 in response to any request of any
 distributor or seller of such inhalers1
 including any such request pending on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
issue a ,no ,action ,assurance ,letter  
to the requesting party stating that the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency will
 not initiate an enforcement action     
relating to the distribution or sale of 
any such inhaler occurring prior to     
,august #a1 #bjac4  7b7 ,rule of        
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to limit or otherwise     
affect the authority of the ,food and   
,drug ,administration under the ,federal

 ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba  
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 to ensure the   
safety and effectiveness of ,,cfc       
epinephrine inhalers to be distributed1 
sold1 or consumed pursuant to this ,act4
  7c7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 
,the term ,,cfc epinephrine inhaler     
means any epinephrine inhaler containing
 chlorofluorocarbons that was           
manufactured and classified as          
over-the-counter before ,january #a1    
#bjab4  7#b7 ,the phrase ,federal law   
implementing the ,montreal ,protocol--  
7,a7 means any provision of title ,,vi  
of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#gfga et seq47 or other ,federal law    
implementing the ,montreal ,protocol2   
and  7,b7 includes the final rule       
published by the ,food and ,drug        
,administration entitled ,use of        
,ozone-,depleting ,substances2 ,removal 
of ,essential-,use ,designation         
7,epinephrine7 published in the ,federal
 ,register at #gc ,federal ,register    
#fiecb 7,november #ai1 #bjjh74  7#c7    

,the term ,montreal ,protocol has the   
meaning given such term in section #fja 
of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#gfga74  7#d7 ,the term over-the-counter
 means not subject to section           
#ejc7;b77#a7 of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cec7;b77#a77 or otherwise required    
pursuant to ,federal law to be dispensed
 only upon issuance of a prescription4  
7d7 ,sunset ,this section ceases to be  
effective ,august #a1 #bjac4