[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10085 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10085
To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public
institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 1, 2024
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public
institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Lives on Campuses Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. OPIOID OVERDOSE RESCUE KIT REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall require each public
institution of higher education that receives funds under the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) to make available opioid
overdose rescue kits in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) Location.--
(1) In general.--An opioid overdose kit required under
subsection (a) shall be--
(A) available in each classroom facility, library,
laboratory facility, dormitory (including dining
facilities), or other facility customarily used by an
institution for instructional or research purposes or
for housing students, faculty, and staff;
(B) in the case of a facility described in
subparagraph (A) that has an automated external
defibrillator for public use, placed, where feasible,
near such automated external defibrillator; and
(C) on the person of each individual employed by
the institution as emergency medical services
personnel, as applicable.
(2) Registration.--The location of each opioid overdose
rescue kit required under subsection (a) shall be registered
with the health center of the institution or campus emergency
medical services, as applicable.
(c) Additional Requirements.--Each institution shall--
(1) replace used or expired opioid overdose rescue kits
located on the campus of the institution, as necessary;
(2) make available, through the health center of the
institution or campus emergency medical services, as
applicable, a list of locations of each opioid overdose rescue
kit; and
(3) provide training regarding the use and location of each
opioid overdose rescue kit during each student orientation
program carried out by the institution.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1002).
(2) Opioid overdose rescue kit.--The term ``opioid overdose
rescue kit'' means a kit that--
(A) is labeled with the words ``Overdose Rescue
Kit--Naloxone Nasal Spray'' or other language approved
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
(B) includes--
(i) Narcan;
(ii) naloxone; or
(iii) another medication approved by the
Food and Drug Administration that, when
administered, negates or neutralizes, in whole
or in part, the pharmacological effects of an
opioid in the human body.
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