[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6714 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6714

 To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in 
                                schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 27, 2012

Ms. Richardson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in 
                                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 ``Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) nearly 95 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims pass 
        away before ever reaching a hospital;
            (2) according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 
        approximately 2,000 people under the age of 25 die from sudden 
        cardiac arrest in the United States each year; and
            (3) on average, one high school student dies of cardiac 
        arrest every three days.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.

    (a) Purposes.--The Secretary of Education shall carry out a program 
under which the Secretary makes grants to local educational agencies, 
to be used by the local educational agencies--
            (1) to purchase automated external defibrillators for use 
        in eligible schools in the district of the local educational 
        agency; and
            (2) to provide training to enable eligible schools in the 
        district of the local educational agency to meet the 
        requirements of subsection (e), but only if the automated 
        external defibrillators in use at such schools were acquired 
        through a grant under this Act.
    (b) Grant Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this Act, a local educational agency--
            (1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
        time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may require;
            (2) shall, except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), 
        provide funds from non-Federal sources equal to not less than 
        25 percent of the amount of the grant for the purpose of 
        carrying out this Act; and
            (3) shall fulfill the requirements of subsection (e).
    (c) Private Secondary Schools.--A local educational agency may 
require an eligible school described in section 5(1)(B) to provide some 
or all of the funds required under subsection (b)(2) of this section.
    (d) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive the requirement of 
subsection (b)(2) for a local educational agency if the number of 
children from families below the poverty level as counted under section 
1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)) is 20 percent or more of the total number of 
children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the school district of the local 
educational agency.
    (e) Requirements for Eligible Schools.--A local educational agency 
shall demonstrate to the Secretary that, for each eligible school at 
which automated external defibrillators acquired under this Act are to 
be used--
            (1) there are at least 5 individuals at the eligible school 
        who--
                    (A) are employees or volunteers;
                    (B) are at least 18 years of age; and
                    (C) are certified, or will be certified, in the use 
                of automated external defibrillators, and in 
                cardiopulmonary resuscitation, through training 
                conducted by the American Heart Association, the 
                American Red Cross, the National Safety Council, or 
                another nationally recognized organization offering 
                similar training programs with comparable standards;
            (2) the eligible school will ensure the continuing 
        availability of individuals described in paragraph (1);
            (3) local paramedics and other emergency services personnel 
        are notified where on school grounds the automated external 
        defibrillators are to be located; and
            (4) the automated external defibrillators will be 
        integrated into the school's emergency response plan or 
        procedures.

SEC. 4. PRIORITY.

    In making grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority 
to local educational agencies that have within their district eligible 
schools--
            (1) that do not already have an automated external 
        defibrillator on school grounds;
            (2) at which a significant number of students, staff, and 
        visitors are present on school grounds during a typical day; 
        and
            (3) with respect to which the average time required for 
        emergency medical services (as defined in section 330J(f) of 
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-15(f))) to reach 
        the school is greater than the average time for emergency 
        medical services to reach other public facilities in the 
        community.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible school.--The term ``eligible school'' means--
                    (A) any secondary school as defined by section 9101 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 7801); or
                    (B) any private secondary school that receives 
                services or benefits provided under the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
                seq.).
            (2) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.
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