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All provisions in this Act and amendments made by this Act shall contain a priority consideration for grant eligibility and awards to provide protections from civil liability with respect to the emergency administration of opioid overdose drugs. Each grant made under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall give priority to a State that— provides civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and family members and bystanders, administering naloxone to counteract opioid overdoses by— enacting legislation that provides such civil liability protection; or providing a certification by the attorney general of the State that the attorney general has— reviewed any applicable civil liability protection law to determine the applicability of the law with respect to first responders, health care professionals, family members, and other individuals who may administer naloxone to individuals reasonably believed to be suffering from opioid overdose; and concluded that the law described in subclause
(I)provides adequate civil liability protection applicable to such persons.