,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,capps introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,education to  
establish a program to provide grants   
for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and   
automated external defibrillator        
training in public elementary and       
secondary schools4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,teaching
 ,children to ,save ,lives ,act of      
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,heart disease is  
the leading cause of death in the       
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,sudden cardiac  

arrest is the leading cause of death in 
young athletes4  7#c7 ,each year there  
are nearly #aj1jjj cases of             
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in       
children nationwide4  7#d7 ,receiving   
proper treatment known as the chain of  
survival can double or triple the       
chances of survival of a victim of      
cardiac arrest4  7#e7 ,the #e links in  
the chain of survival are prompt        
notification of emergency services1     
early cardiopulmonary resuscitation 7in 
this ,act referred to as ,,cpr71 rapid  
defibrillation1 effective advanced life 
support1 and integrated post-cardiac    
arrest care4  7#f7 ,a person            
experiencing sudden cardiac arrest has a
 #ij-percent chance of survival if ,,cpr
 and an automated external defibrillator
 7in this ,act referred to as ,,aed7 are
 used within the first minute after     
collapse4  7#g7 ,an important part of   
the education of school children is     
learning healthy behaviors1 including   
proper nutrition and physical activity1 

and that education should also include  
basic emergency life-saving skills4     
7#h7 ,teaching school children to       
recognize and respond to the signs of   
cardiac arrest1 stroke1 and choking and 
to perform the life-saving skill of     
,,cpr can improve their confidence in   
responding to an emergency and encourage
 continued efforts to update these      
skills after graduation1 thereby        
potentially reducing the rate of death  
from sudden cardiac arrest1 stroke1 and 
choking4  #c4 ,grants for ,,cpr training
 in public schools  7a7 ,grants         
,authorized ,the ,secretary of          
,education shall carry out a program    
under which the ,secretary is authorized
 to award grants to eligible local      
educational agencies or targeted schools
 for implementing nationally recognized 
,,cpr and ,,aed training courses4  7b7  
,use of ,funds ,a local educational     
agency or targeted school receiving a   
grant under this section may use the    
grant for--  7#a7 training individuals  

in ,,cpr and ,,aed skills and           
instruction2  7#b7 obtaining printed    
informational or instructional          
materials2  7#c7 obtaining manikins2    
7#d7 obtaining ,,aed training devices2  
and  7#e7 obtaining other equipment as  
determined appropriate by the           
,secretary4  7c7 ,grant eligibility     
7#a7 ,application ,to be eligible to    
receive a grant under this section1 a   
local educational agency or targeted    
school shall submit an application to   
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
and certifications as the ,secretary may
 reasonably require4  7#b7 ,,aed        
,training ,devices ,to be eligible to   
use the grant to obtain an ,,aed        
training device1 a local agency or      
targeted school shall demonstrate to the
 ,secretary that such agency or school  
has implemented or intends to implement 
an ,,aed training program in conjunction
 with a ,,cpr training program as of the
 date of the submission of the          

application for the grant4  7d7         
,priority of award ,in awarding grants  
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 award such grants based on #a or more  
of following priorities3  7#a7          
,demonstrated need for initiating a     
,,cpr or ,,aed training program in a    
targeted school or community served by  
targeted schools4  7#b7 ,demonstrated   
need for continued support of an        
existing ,,cpr or ,,aed training program
 in targeted schools or communities     
served by targeted schools4  7#c7       
,demonstrated need for expanding an     
existing ,,cpr or ,,aed training program
 by adding training in the use of an    
,,aed4  7#d7 ,opportunities to encourage
 and foster partnerships with and among 
community organizations1 including      
emergency medical service providers1    
fire and police departments1 nonprofit  
organizations1 public health            
organizations1 and parent-teacher       
associations to aid in providing ,,cpr  
or ,,aed training4  7#e7 ,options to    

maximize the use of funds provided under
 this section4  7e7 ,report ,required   
,not later than #a year after the date  
on which funds are first appropriated to
 carry out the program1 the ,secretary  
shall submit a report to ,congress      
describing--  7#a7 grant amounts and    
recipients2  7#b7 how the funds were    
used2 and  7#c7 the impact of the funds 
on the development of ,,cpr and ,,aed   
training programs in schools            
implementing the grants4  7f7           
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,targeted ,school ,the term targeted    
school means a public elementary school 
or secondary school that provides       
education to students in any of grades  
#f through #ab4  7#b7 ,local educational
 agency ,the term local educational     
agency has the meaning given such term  
in section #iaja of the ,elementary and 
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  #d4 ,authorization  
of ,appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   

,act #be1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal 
years #bjae through #bjbj4