,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 
,grothman introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to give a preference1 with respect to   
project grants for preventive health    
services1 for ,states that allow trained
 individuals to carry and administer    
epinephrine1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,epi for ,dilly ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,preference for ,states that allow  
trained individuals to carry and        
administer epinephrine ,section #cag of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following new subsection3
  7n7 ,preference for ,states that allow
 trained individuals ,to carry and      
administer epinephrine  7#a7 ,preference
 ,the ,secretary1 in making grants under
 this section1 shall give preference to 

any ,state that-- 7,a7 permits a trained
 individual to administer epinephrine to
 any individual reasonably believed to  
be having an anaphylactic reaction2 and 
7,b7 provides to the ,secretary the     
certification described in paragraph    
7#b74  7#b7 ,civil liability protection 
law ,the certification described in this
 paragraph is a certification made by   
the attorney general of the ,state that 
the ,state-- 7,a7 has a civil liability 
protection law2  7,b7 has reviewed such 
law to determine the application of such
 law with regard to a trained individual
 who may administer epinephrine to      
another individual reasonably believed  
to be having an anaphylactic reaction2  
and  7,c7 has concluded that such law   
provides adequate civil liability       
protection applicable to such a trained 
individual4  7#c7 ,rule of construction 
,nothing in this subsection creates a   
cause of action or in any other way     
increases or diminishes the liability of
 any person under any other law4  7#d7  

,definitions ,for purposes of this      
subsection3 7,a7 ,the term civil        
liability protection law means a ,state 
law offering liability protection to    
individuals who give aid on a voluntary 
basis in an emergency to an individual  
who is ill1 in peril1 or otherwise      
incapacitated4  7,b7 ,the term trained  
individual means an individual-- 7i7 who
 has received training in the           
administration of epinephrine2 and  7ii7
 whose training in the administration of
 epinephrine meets appropriate medical  
standards and has been approved by the  
,state4  4