[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1668]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1245. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 331, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with 
respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS 
                   REGARDING OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION 
                   AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING.

       (a) Non-mandatory Guidance for Employers Concerning Opioid 
     Overdose Reversal Medication.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through 
     the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, shall 
     issue nonmandatory guidance to employers on--
       (A) acquiring and maintaining opioid overdose reversal 
     medication; and
       (B) training employees on an annual basis on the usage of 
     such medication.
       (2) Employer defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``employer'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of 
     the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
     652), except that such term does not include the United 
     States Postal Service.
       (b) Mandatory Regulations for Federal Agencies Concerning 
     Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through 
     the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, shall 
     issue regulations to require each Federal agency to--
       (A) acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal 
     medication; and
       (B) train employees on an annual basis on the usage of such 
     medication.
       (2) Federal agency defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Federal agency'' means any agency or instrumentality of the 
     Federal Government, including the Veterans Health 
     Administration, notwithstanding section 7425(b) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
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