U.S. President Barack Obama gestures after signing the H.R. 2094, the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, at the White House in Washington November 13, 2013. The act amends the Children's Asthma Treatment Grants Program and other asthma programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services in order to encourage schools to plan for severe allergic reactions.

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