,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,coh51 
& ,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,enc\rag+ ea* ,/ate to    
enact legislation t increases !         
likelihood ( survival aft] sudd5 c>diac 
arre/ 9 our ,nation's s*ools4  ,:]eas ! 
,am]ican ,r$ ,cross advocates t improv$ 
tra9+ & access to automat$ ext]nal      
defibrillators 7,a,e,ds7 c\ld save      
#ej1jjj lives ea* ye>2 ,:]eas ! av]age  
response "t to a #iaa call is #h to #ab 
m9utes2 ,:]eas ! likelihood ( survival  
is r$uc$ approximately #aj p]c5t = ea*  
m9ute defibrillation is delay$2 & ,:]eas

 sudd5 c>diac arre/ is mo/ effectively  
treat$ by comb9+ ,,cpr & defibrillation3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 enc\rages public 
s*ools 9 possession ( "o or m ,a,e,ds to
 s*$ule annual ,,a$ tra9+ = all s*ool   
p]sonnel1 = :i* /aff meet+s or 9-s]vice 
days allocat$ "u ,/ate law = tra9+      
programs 9 em]g5cy fir/ aid &           
c>diopulmon>y resuscitation 7,,cpr7 may 
be us$2  7#b7 recomm5ds t-- 7,a7 !      
annual ,,a$ tra9+ may include tea*+ !   
use ( ,a,e,ds & in=mation = s*ool       
p]sonnel relat+ to ! locations (        
,a,e,ds1 ! s*ool's response plan1 & !   
memb]s ( ! s*ool response team2  7,b7   
ea* public s*ool 9 possession ( "o or m 
,a,e,ds %\ld conduct an annual ,,cpr &  
,,a$ drill = s*ool p]sonnel to practice 
! use ( ^! life-sav+ measures & to      
evaluate ! s*ool's prep>$ness 9 ! ev5t (
 a sudd5 c>diac arre/2 &  7,c7 :5 plann+
 ! tra9+ & drills1 local educational    
ag5cies 7,l,e,as7 & s*ools %\ld         
coord9ate ) o!r s*ools op]at+ tra9+     

programs1 any ,/ate-issu$ recomm5dations
 z to ! developm5t or usage (           
appropriate programs1 & ! ,am]ican ,he>t
 ,association ,guidel9es =              
,c>diopulmon>y ,resuscitation & ,em]g5cy
 ,c>diovascul> ,c>e2 &  7#c7            
congratulates ea* ,/ate1 includ+        
,t5nessee1 t has already enact$ &       
implem5t$ su* wise & life-sav+          
legislation4