,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4   
,hoyer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,david ,p4 
,roe of ,tennessee7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to increase the          
preference given1 in awarding certain   
allergies and asthma-related grants1 to 
,states that require certain public     
schools to have allergies and asthma    
management programs1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,school-,based      
,allergies and ,asthma ,management      
,program ,act4  #b4 ,additional         
preference to certain ,states that      
require certain public schools to have  
allergies and asthma management programs
 ,section #cii,l7d7 of the ,public      
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bhj;g7d77 is amended--  7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by amending subparagraph

 7,f7 to read as follows3  7,f7 ,school 
personnel administration of rescue      
medications for allergies and asthma ,in
 determining the preference 7if any7 to 
be given to a ,state under this         
subsection1 the ,secretary shall give   
additional preference to a ,state that  
provides to the ,secretary the          
certification described in subparagraph 
7,g7 and that requires that each public 
elementary school and secondary school  
in the ,state--  7i7 has in place a plan
 for having on the premises of the      
school during all operating hours of the
 school a school nurse or one or more   
other individuals who are trained       
personnel of the school2 and  7ii7 has  
in place under the direction of a school
 nurse a comprehensive school-based     
allergies and asthma management program 
that includes--  7,i7 a method to       
identify all students of such school    
with a diagnosis of allergies and       
asthma2  7,,ii7 an individual student   
allergies and asthma action plan for    

each student of such school with a      
diagnosis of allergies and asthma2      
7,,iii7 allergies and asthma education  
for school staff who are directly       
responsible for students who have been  
identified as having allergies or       
asthma1 such as education regarding     
basics1 management1 trigger management1 
and comprehensive emergency responses   
with respect to allergies and asthma2   
7,,iv7 efforts to reduce the presence of
 environmental triggers of allergies and
 asthma2 and  7,v7 a system to support  
students with a diagnosis of allergies  
or asthma through coordination with     
family members of such students1 primary
 care providers of such students1 and   
others as necessary4  2 and  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7#c77;,e7-- 7,a7 in the matter
 preceding clause 7i71 by inserting 1   
such as the school nurse after          
individual2 and  7,b7 in clause 7i71 by 
inserting school nurse or before        
principal4