I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4259 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to award grants for naloxone rescue kits in public 
libraries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2017 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to award 
grants for naloxone rescue kits in public libraries, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Lifesaving Librarians 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NALOXONE RESCUE KITS. 
The Public Health Service Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 514 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–7) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 514A. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NALOXONE RESCUE 
KITS. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall establish a 
program to award grants to public libraries for one or both 
of the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) To purchase naloxone rescue kits for use 
in such public libraries. 
‘‘(2) To provide training to enable employees of 
such public libraries to use naloxone rescue kits. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To seek a grant under this 
section, a public library shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.—To be eligi-
ble for a grant under this section, a public library— 
‘‘(A) shall certify that it owns, or will pur-
chase within 90 days of receipt of such grant, 
a naloxone rescue kit; 
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‘‘(B) must be maintained for, and open to, 
the general public; and 
‘‘(C) must be in a county designated as a 
high-intensity drug trafficking area pursuant to 
section 707 of the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 
U.S.C. 1706). 
‘‘(3) LIMIT
ON
GRANTS.—A library that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall not be eligible 
to receive another grant under this section until one 
year has elapsed from the date of receipt of such 
grant. 
‘‘(c) TRAINED EMPLOYEE REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a public library shall certify 
that— 
‘‘(A) on the date of receipt of such grant, 
it will employ a full-time employee who has 
been trained in the use of naloxone rescue kits; 
or 
‘‘(B) if on the date of receipt of such grant 
it will not employ a full-time employee who has 
been trained in the use of naloxone rescue kits, 
it will hire such an employee within 90 days of 
the date of receipt of such grant. 
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‘‘(2) CONTINUITY IN EMPLOYMENT.—To be eli-
gible to receive a grant under this section, a public 
library shall certify that for a continuous period of 
one year following the date of receipt of such 
grant— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a library that makes a 
certification pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), it 
shall not lack a full-time employee who has 
been trained in the use of naloxone rescue kits 
for a continuous period of longer than 30 days; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a library that makes a 
certification pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), fol-
lowing the date upon which it first hires a full- 
time employee who has been trained in the use 
of naloxone rescue kits, it shall not lack such an 
employee for a continuous period of longer than 
30 days. 
‘‘(3) FULL-TIME
EMPLOYEE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘full-time employee’ means, with 
respect to any month, an employee who is employed 
on average at least 30 hours of service per week. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIRED.—As a condition on re-
ceipt of a grant under this section, a public library receiv-
ing such grant shall certify that it will report the use of 
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naloxone or a naloxone rescue kit on its property to the 
Secretary on a quarterly basis for a period of one year 
after the date of receipt of such grant. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The Secretary shall not award grants 
under this section after the end of fiscal year 2022.’’. 
Æ 
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