Access to AEDs Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a health care organization to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools.
Specifically, such access shall be achieved in such schools by
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4989 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4989
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a
grant to a health care organization to promote student access to
defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 5, 2019
Mr. Lawson of Florida (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a
grant to a health care organization to promote student access to
defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to AEDs Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the
United States.
(2) Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for
student athletes.
(3) In 2017, there were approximately 356,000 sudden
cardiac arrests that occurred in the United States, with 9 out
of 10 being fatal (320,400). Only 1 in 10 victims survive a
sudden cardiac arrest (35,600).
(4) The American Heart Association estimates that 5 in 10
victims (178,000) could survive if bystanders gave CPR and used
AEDs immediately, an additional 142,400 victims.
(5) The chain of survival includes prompt notification of
emergency services and early CPR, defibrillation, and advanced
cardiac life support.
(6) Health education should include basic emergency
lifesaving skills. Incorporating these lifesaving training
programs into the health curriculum of elementary and secondary
schools will give school children these skills.
SEC. 3. PROMOTING STUDENT ACCESS TO DEFIBRILLATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
award a grant to a health care organization to promote student access
to defibrillation in elementary schools and secondary schools by--
(1) developing and providing comprehensive materials to
establish defibrillation programs in such schools;
(2) providing support for CPR and AED training programs in
such schools;
(3) fostering new and existing community partnerships with
and among public and private organizations (such as local
educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, public health
organizations, emergency medical service providers, fire and
police departments, and parent-teacher associations) to promote
the importance of defibrillation in such schools;
(4) establishing a clearinghouse database to gather
information in a central location regarding sudden cardiac
arrest in the pediatric population and thereby facilitating the
identification and conduct of further research; and
(5) providing assistance to secondary school athletic
departments seeking to develop programs to screen student
athletes for risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
(b) Application.--A health care organization seeking the grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.
(c) Reports.--
(1) By grantee.--Not later than 4 years after receipt of
the grant under this section, the health care organization
receiving the grant shall submit to the Secretary a report that
describes the activities carried out with funds received
through the grant.
(2) By secretary.--Not later than 3 months after receipt of
the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an evaluation
of the success of the activities carried out pursuant to the
grant under this section.
(d) Definition.--In this section:
(1) The term ``AED'' means an automated external
defibrillator.
(2) The term ``CPR'' means cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(3) The terms ``elementary school'' and ``secondary
school'' have the meanings given to such terms in section 8101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).
(4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $800,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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