,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bidh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bg 
7legislative day1 ,september #bb71      
#bjbc,mr4 ,merkley introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,labor to issue guidance and regulations
 regarding opioid overdose reversal     
medication and employee training4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,workplace ,overdose ,reversal ,kits
 to ,save ,lives ,act or the ,,work to  
,save ,lives ,act4  #b4 ,non-mandatory  
guidance for employers concerning opioid
 overdose reversal medication  7a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #bgj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,labor1 acting through the
 ,occupational ,safety and ,health      
,administration1 shall issue            
nonmandatory guidance to employers on-- 
7#a7 acquiring and maintaining opioid   

overdose reversal medication2 and  7#b7 
training employees on an annual basis on
 the usage of such medication4  7b7     
,employer defined ,in this section1 the 
term employer has the meaning given such
 term in section #c of the ,occupational
 ,safety and ,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #feb71 except that such term  
does not include the ,united ,states    
,postal ,service4  #c4 ,mandatory       
regulations for ,federal agencies       
concerning opioid overdose reversal     
medication  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #bgj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor1 acting through the           
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration1 shall issue regulations
 to require each ,federal agency to--   
7#a7 acquire and maintain opioid        
overdose reversal medication2 and  7#b7 
train employees on an annual basis on   
the usage of such medication4  7b7      
,federal agency defined ,in this        
section1 the term ,federal agency means 

any agency or instrumentality of the    
,federal ,government1 including the     
,veterans ,health ,administration1      
notwithstanding section #gdbe7;b7 of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4