[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 727 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 727


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2001

            Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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. TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE LIVES.

    Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

               ``PART G--TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE LIVES

``SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Teaching Children To Save Lives 
Act'.

``SEC. 1272. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) Teaching school children to perform the life-saving 
        skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to identify and 
        respond to choking victims, and to recognize the signs of 
        stroke 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 sudden cardiac arrest, choking and stroke.
            ``(2) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the 
        United States.
            ``(3) 220,000 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 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 these lifesaving training programs into 
        the health curriculum of elementary and secondary schools will 
        give school children these skills.

``SEC. 1273. GRANTS FOR CPR TRAINING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, is authorized to award grants to 
State agencies to enable the State agencies to award grants to local 
agencies and targeted schools or school districts for cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation (CPR) training in targeted localities. Such training 
shall utilize nationally recognized training courses. Such grants in 
conjunction with local efforts shall ensure that training sites have 
the ability to start up, including funds for instructor training, 
training in CPR instruction, purchase of printed informational or 
instructional materials, manikins, automated external defibrillator 
(AED) training devices, and other equipment.
    ``(b) Community Partnerships.--A State agency shall award grants 
under this section in a manner that encourages and fosters 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 aid in providing CPR training in a nationally approved 
program in targeted schools.
    ``(c) Award Basis.--In awarding grants under this section a State 
agency shall take into consideration--
            ``(1) the need for and existence of CPR training programs 
        in targeted schools or communities served by targeted schools;
            ``(2) geographic barriers to coordinating CPR training 
        programs; and
            ``(3) options to maximize the use of funds provided under 
        this section.
    ``(d) AED Training Devices.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section for the purchase of an AED training device, a local 
agency or targeted school shall demonstrate that such agency or school 
is currently implementing a CPR training program.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) AED.--The term `AED' means automated external 
        defibrillator.
            ``(2) CPR.--The term `CPR' means cardiopulmonary 
        resuscitation.
            ``(3) Instructor.--The term `instructor' means a nurse, 
        principal, school counselor, teacher, or other qualified 
        individual who is certified by a nationally recognized program 
        to train individuals in CPR.
            ``(4) Targeted school.--The term `targeted school' means a 
        public elementary school or secondary school (as defined in 
        section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965) that includes students in any of grades 6 through 12.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary may make rules to carry out this 
part.

``SEC. 1274. REPORT.

    ``The Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report 
regarding the activities assisted under this part.

``SEC. 1275. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, 
$30,000,000 for the 3-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 
2002.''.

            Passed the Senate November 16, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.