[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3616 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3616

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 include medications and medical equipment for the emergency treatment 
  of known or suspected opioid overdose in aircraft emergency medical 
                     kits, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2023

 Mr. Trone (for himself, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. Ellzey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 include medications and medical equipment for the emergency treatment 
  of known or suspected opioid overdose in aircraft emergency medical 
                     kits, 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. INCLUSION OF OPIOID OVERDOSE MEDICATION IN AIRCRAFT 
              EMERGENCY MEDICAL KIT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall take such actions as are necessary to revise part 
121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that 
appropriate medications and medical equipment for the emergency 
treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose be included in an 
aircraft emergency medical kit.
    (b) Consultation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall, to the maximum extent possible, follow the 
guidance of the Aerospace Medical Association.
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