[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 159 (Friday, November 16, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12014-S12015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE LIVES ACT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 224, S. 727.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 727) to provide grants for cardiopulmonary 
     resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the 
table, and that any statements relating thereto be printed in the 
Record with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 727) was read a third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 727

       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-

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     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.''.

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