[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4506 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4506

 To provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in 
                            public schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2000

Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in 
                            public schools.

    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 ``Teaching Children To Save Lives 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Teaching school children the life-saving skill of CPR 
        can improve their confidence in responding to an emergency and 
        can encourage continued efforts to update these skills after 
        graduation, thereby potentially reducing the rate of death from 
        cardiac arrest.
            (2) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the 
        United States.
            (3) 250,000 Americans die each year of sudden cardiac 
        arrest.
            (4) The American Heart Association estimates that the lives 
        of 50,000 cardiac arrest victims could be saved each year 
        through initiating a course of action known as the ``chain of 
        survival''.
            (5) The ``chain of survival'' includes prompt notification 
        of emergency services and early cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
        (CPR), defibrillation, and advanced cardiac life support.
            (6) An important part of United States school children's 
        education is learning healthy behaviors, including proper 
        nutrition and physical activity. This health education should 
        also include basic emergency life-saving skills.
            (7) Incorporating CPR training into the health curriculum 
        of middle and secondary schools will give school children these 
        skills.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CPR TRAINING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall make grants to 
State departments of education for the purpose of establishing 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, using nationally 
recognized training courses, in targeted schools. Such grants shall--
            (1) not exceed $6,000 per targeted school;
            (2) provide funding for two-year programs in targeted 
        schools, with--
                    (A) a majority of the funding to be provided in the 
                first year to pay for start-up costs, including initial 
                teacher training in CPR instruction and purchase of 
                printed informational or instructional materials, 
                manikins, and other equipment; and
                    (B) the remainder of the funding to be provided in 
                the second year to pay for upkeep, continued or 
                additional teacher training, and other subsidiary 
                costs; and
            (3) encourage and foster new and existing community 
        partnerships with and among public and private organizations 
        (such as local school districts, nonprofit organizations, 
        public health organizations like the American Heart Association 
        and the American Red Cross, emergency medical service 
        providers, fire and police departments, and parent-teacher 
        associations) to aid in providing CPR training in targeted 
        schools.
    (b) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``targeted schools'' means 
public schools which include students in any of grades 6 through 12.
    (c) Regulations Authorized.--The Secretary of Education may 
establish regulations to carry out this Act.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act--
            (1) the sum of $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
            (2) the sum of $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
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