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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2468 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, 

in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants, to States that 

require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management 

programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 2, 2019 

Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the 

preference given, in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants, to States that require certain public 

schools to have allergies and asthma management programs, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘School-Based Allergies 

5 and Asthma Management Program Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PREFERENCE TO CERTAIN STATES 

2 THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

3 TO HAVE ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA MANAGE4 MENT PROGRAMS. 

5 Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 280g(d)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara8 graph (F) to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(F) SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRA10 TION OF RESCUE MEDICATIONS FOR ALLERGIES

11 AND ASTHMA.—In determining the preference 

12 (if any) to be given to a State under this sub13 section, the Secretary shall give additional pref14 erence to a State that provides to the Secretary 

15 the certification described in subparagraph (G) 

16 and that requires that each public elementary 

17 school and secondary school in the State— 

18 ‘‘(i) has in place a plan for having on 

19 the premises of the school during all oper20 ating hours of the school a school nurse or 

21 one or more other individuals who are 

22 trained personnel of the school; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) has in place under the direction 

24 of a school nurse a comprehensive school25 based allergies and asthma management 

26 program that includes— 


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1 ‘‘(I) a method to identify all stu2 dents of such school with a diagnosis 

3 of allergies and asthma; 

4 ‘‘(II) an individual student aller5 gies and asthma action plan for each 

6 student of such school with a diag7 nosis of allergies and asthma; 

8 ‘‘(III) allergies and asthma edu9 cation for school staff who are directly 

10 responsible for students who have 

11 been identified as having allergies or 

12 asthma, such as education regarding 

13 basics, management, trigger manage14 ment, and comprehensive emergency 

15 responses with respect to allergies and 

16 asthma; 

17 ‘‘(IV) efforts to reduce the pres18 ence of environmental triggers of al19 lergies and asthma; and 

20 ‘‘(V) a system to support stu21 dents with a diagnosis of allergies or 

22 asthma through coordination with 

23 family members of such students, pri24 mary care providers of such students, 

25 and others as necessary.’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (3)(E)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

3 inserting ‘‘, such as the school nurse’’ after ‘‘in4 dividual’’; and 

5 (B) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘school 

6 nurse or’’ before ‘‘principal’’. 

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