,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #f1        
#bjag,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of    
,new ,york introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to authorize the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to award grants for naloxone  
rescue kits in public libraries1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,lifesaving   
,librarians ,act4  #b4 ,grant program   
for naloxone rescue kits ,the ,public   
,health ,service ,act is amended by     
inserting after section #ead of such    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#g7 the     
following3  #ead;,a4 ,grant program for 
naloxone rescue kits  7a7 ,grant program
 establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services shall      
establish a program to award grants to  
public libraries for one or both of the 

following purposes3  7#a7 ,to purchase  
naloxone rescue kits for use in such    
public libraries4  7#b7 ,to provide     
training to enable employees of such    
public libraries to use naloxone rescue 
kits4  7b7 ,eligibility  7#a7 ,in       
general ,to seek a grant under this     
section1 a public library shall submit  
an application to the ,secretary at such
 time1 in such form1 and containing such
 information as the ,secretary may      
require4  7#b7 ,eligible public library 
,to be eligible for a grant under this  
section1 a public library-- 7,a7 shall  
certify that it owns1 or will purchase  
within #ij days of receipt of such      
grant1 a naloxone rescue kit2  7,b7 must
 be maintained for1 and open to1 the    
general public2 and  7,c7 must be in a  
county designated as a high-intensity   
drug trafficking area pursuant to       
section #gjg of the ,office of ,national
 ,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization
 ,act of #aiih 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agjf74   
7#c7 ,limit on grants ,a library that   

receives a grant under this section     
shall not be eligible to receive another
 grant under this section until one year
 has elapsed from the date of receipt of
 such grant4  7c7 ,trained employee     
required  7#a7 ,in general ,to be       
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 a public library shall certify 
that-- 7,a7 on the date of receipt of   
such grant1 it will employ a full-time  
employee who has been trained in the use
 of naloxone rescue kits2 or  7,b7 if on
 the date of receipt of such grant it   
will not employ a full-time employee who
 has been trained in the use of naloxone
 rescue kits1 it will hire such an      
employee within #ij days of the date of 
receipt of such grant4  7#b7 ,continuity
 in employment ,to be eligible to       
receive a grant under this section1 a   
public library shall certify that for a 
continuous period of one year following 
the date of receipt of such grant--     
7,a7 in the case of a library that makes
 a certification pursuant to paragraph  

7#a77;,a71 it shall not lack a full-time
 employee who has been trained in the   
use of naloxone rescue kits for a       
continuous period of longer than #cj    
days2 or  7,b7 in the case of a library 
that makes a certification pursuant to  
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 following the date 
upon which it first hires a full-time   
employee who has been trained in the use
 of naloxone rescue kits1 it shall not  
lack such an employee for a continuous  
period of longer than #cj days4  7#c7   
,full-time employee ,in this subsection1
 the term full-time employee means1 with
 respect to any month1 an employee who  
is employed on average at least #cj     
hours of service per week4  7d7         
,reporting required ,as a condition on  
receipt of a grant under this section1 a
 public library receiving such grant    
shall certify that it will report the   
use of naloxone or a naloxone rescue kit
 on its property to the ,secretary on a 
quarterly basis for a period of one year
 after the date of receipt of such      

grant4  7e7 ,sunset ,the ,secretary     
shall not award grants under this       
section after the end of fiscal year    
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