July 21, 2025
Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Van Orden, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Steil, Ms. Craig, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a special rule for treating trained individuals as trained personnel of a school for purposes of giving preference to States for children’s asthma treatment grant programs, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as Dillon’s Law
.
Sec. 2. Preference for States that allow trained individuals to administer epinephrine at schools
(a) In general
Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g(d)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(F)—
(A)
in the subparagraph heading, by striking School personnel
and inserting Trained personnel
;
(B)
in the heading for clause (ii), by striking school
and inserting trained
; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(iv) Special rule
For purposes of this subparagraph, an elementary school or secondary school in a State may treat an individual who is not an employee of the school as being part of the trained personnel of the school if—
(I)
the individual meets the requirements of paragraph (3)(E); and
(II)
the State attorney general reaffirms the certification of the State under subparagraph (G), taking into account the treatment of individuals authorized by this clause.; and
(2)
in paragraph (3)(E), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking , such as the school nurse
.
(b) Epinephrine delivery systems
Section 399L(d)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g(d)(3)(C)) is amended by striking auto-injectable epinephrine
and inserting epinephrine delivery systems
.
(c) Correction
Section 399L(d)(1)(F)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g(d)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by striking schoolin
and inserting school in
.