3.0.0 5923 2023-01-11T13:33:18Z 2023-01-11T13:33:18Z House HR 2016-07-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 118 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISRAEL:H.R. 5923.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H5030]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-21T13:01:15Z 2016-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 N C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] LOIS CAPPS D CA 24 2016-07-21 True Health Chemical and biological weapons Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Nursing School administration Terrorism Health 00 2016-07-21 Introduced in House 2016-08-04T14:48:22Z School Protection Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter contracts to train elementary and secondary school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis managers in the event of a biological or chemical attack at a school or an outbreak of pandemic illness among individuals under their care.

The training must prepare school nurses to: (1) protect and preserve life; (2) notify public health authorities to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack or outbreak; and (3) take other appropriate and feasible actions, such as preserve evidence of an attack.

]]> School Protection Act of 2016 Display Title School Protection Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced School Protection Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to train elementary and secondary school nurses on how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic illness in a school building or on school grounds. Introduced in House 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5923ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5923ih.xml 2016-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.