,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,israel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rangel1
 and ,mrs4 ,capps7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to authorize the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to make grants to eligible    
entities to train elementary and        
secondary school nurses on how to       
respond to a biological or chemical     
attack or an outbreak of pandemic       
influenza in a school building or on    
school grounds4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,school        
,protection ,act of #bjad4  #b4         
,establishment of a program ,title      
,,viii of the ,public ,health ,service  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bif et seq47 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,j ,,training ,,nurses ,,for
 ,,responding ,,to ,,bioterrorism ,,and 

,,pandemic ,,influenza  #hge4 ,,grants  
,,for ,,responding ,,to ,,bioterrorism  
,,and ,,pandemic ,,influenza  7a7 ,grant
 program ,the ,secretary may award      
grants to and enter into contracts with 
eligible entities to train school nurses
 to serve as first responders and crisis
 managers in the event of--  7#a7 a     
biological or chemical attack1 including
 a terrorist attack1 affecting          
individuals in a school building or on  
school grounds2 or  7#b7 an outbreak of 
pandemic influenza among students1      
faculty1 or other individuals under     
their care4  7b7 ,required elements of  
training ,any training which is funded1 
in whole or in part1 under this section 
shall prepare school nurses--  7#a7 to  
take such measures as may be necessary1 
particularly in the critical early      
stages of an attack or outbreak         
described in subsection 7a71 to protect 
and preserve life2  7#b7 as part of     
crisis management1 to notify such public
 health authorities as may be           

appropriate to help contain or mitigate 
the effects of an attack or outbreak    
described in subsection 7a72 and  7#c7  
to take such other actions as may be    
appropriate and feasible1 such as1 in   
the case of a biological or chemical    
attack1 the preservation of evidence4   
7c7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this  
section3  7#a7 ,eligible entities ,the  
term eligible entities shall have the   
same meaning as is given such term in   
section #hja1 and includes--  7,a7 a    
,state educational agency 7as defined in
 section #iaja7da7 of the ,elementary   
and ,secondary ,education ,act of       
#aife72 and  7,b7 a local educational   
agency 7as defined in section #iaja7bf7 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife74  7#b7 ,school
 ,the term school means--  7,a7 an      
elementary school 7as defined in section
 #iaja7ah7 of the ,elementary and       
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife72   
and  7,b7 a secondary school 7as defined
 in section #iaja7ch7 of the ,elementary

 and ,secondary ,education ,act of      
#aife74  7#c7 ,school grounds ,the term 
school grounds means the area outside of
 a school building that is controlled1  
managed1 or owned by the school or      
school district4  7d7 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,for the purpose of      
carrying out this section1 there is     
authorized to be appropriated           
#bj1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year after  
fiscal year #bjae4  4