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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 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Good Samaritan As-
sessment Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING. 
The Congress finds that the executive branch, includ-
ing the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has a pol-
icy focus on preventing and addressing prescription drug 
misuse and heroin use, and has worked with States and 
municipalities to enact Good Samaritan laws that would 
protect caregivers, law enforcement personnel, and first 
responders who administer opioid overdose reversal drugs 
or devices. 
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY ON GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS PER-
TAINING 
TO 
TREATMENT 
OF 
OPIOID 
OVERDOSES. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report on— 
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(1) the extent to which the Director of National 
Drug Control Policy has reviewed Good Samaritan 
laws, and any findings from such a review, including 
findings related to the potential effects of such laws, 
if available; 
(2) efforts by the Director to encourage the en-
actment of Good Samaritan laws; and 
(3) a compilation of Good Samaritan laws in ef-
fect in the States, the territories, and the District of 
Columbia. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Good Samaritan law’’ means a 
law of a State or unit of local government that ex-
empts from criminal or civil liability any individual 
who administers an opioid overdose reversal drug or 
device, or who contacts emergency services providers 
in response to an overdose; and 
(2) the term ‘‘opioid’’ means any drug, includ-
ing heroin, having an addiction-forming or addiction- 
sustaining liability similar to morphine or being ca-
pable of conversion into a drug having such addic-
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 
the United States on Good Samaritan laws that 
pertain to treatment of opioid overdoses, and for 
other purposes. 
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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