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Union Calendar No. 416 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5048 

[Report No. 114–540] 

To require a study by the Comptroller General of the United States on 

Good Samaritan laws that pertain to treatment of opioid overdoses, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 26, 2016 

Mr. GUINTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 6, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To require a study by the Comptroller General of the United 

States on Good Samaritan laws that pertain to treatment 

of opioid overdoses, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Good Samaritan As5 sessment Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDING. 

7 The Congress finds that the executive branch, includ8 ing the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has a pol9 icy focus on preventing and addressing prescription drug 

10 misuse and heroin use, and has worked with States and 

11 municipalities to enact Good Samaritan laws that would 

12 protect caregivers, law enforcement personnel, and first 

13 responders who administer opioid overdose reversal drugs 

14 or devices. 

15 SEC. 3. GAO STUDY ON GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS PER16 TAINING TO TREATMENT OF OPIOID 

17 OVERDOSES. 

18 The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

19 submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 

20 of Representatives, the Committee on Oversight and Gov21 ernment Reform of the House of Representatives, the 

22 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Com23 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

24 of the Senate a report on— 


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1 (1) the extent to which the Director of National 

2 Drug Control Policy has reviewed Good Samaritan 

3 laws, and any findings from such a review, including 

4 findings related to the potential effects of such laws, 

5 if available; 

6 (2) efforts by the Director to encourage the en7 actment of Good Samaritan laws; and 

8 (3) a compilation of Good Samaritan laws in ef9 fect in the States, the territories, and the District of 

10 Columbia. 

11 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act— 

13 (1) the term ‘‘Good Samaritan law’’ means a 

14 law of a State or unit of local government that ex15 empts from criminal or civil liability any individual 

16 who administers an opioid overdose reversal drug or 

17 device, or who contacts emergency services providers 

18 in response to an overdose; and 

19 (2) the term ‘‘opioid’’ means any drug, includ20 ing heroin, having an addiction-forming or addiction21 sustaining liability similar to morphine or being ca22 pable of conversion into a drug having such addic23 tion-forming or addiction-sustaining liability. 


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Union Calendar No. 416 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5048 

[Report No. 114–540] 

A BILL 

To require a study by the Comptroller General of 

other purposes. pertain to treatment of opioid overdoses, and for the United States on Good Samaritan laws that 

MAY 6, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS