,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dihi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lawson ( ,florida 7= himself & ,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,mississippi7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor1 = 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$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d a grant
 to a heal? c>e organization to promote 
/ud5t access to defibrillation 9        
elem5t>y & second>y s*ools1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,access to ,a,e,ds ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose ,! ,congress makes !
 foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,he>t disease is ! 
lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
7#b7 ,sudd5 c>diac arre/ is ! lead+     
cause ( dea? = /ud5t a?letes4  7#c7 ,9  
#bjag1 !re 7 approximately #cef1jjj     

sudd5 c>diac arre/s t occurr$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 ) #i out ( #aj be+ fatal       
7#cbj1djj74 ,only #a 9 #aj victims      
survive a sudd5 c>diac arre/ 7#ce1fjj74 
7#d7 ,! ,am]ican ,he>t ,association     
e/imates t #e 9 #aj victims 7#agh1jjj7  
c\ld survive if by/&]s gave ,,cpr & us$ 
,a,e,ds imm$iately1 an additional       
#adb1djj victims4  7#e7 ,! *a9 (        
survival includes prompt notification ( 
em]g5cy s]vices & e>ly ,,cpr1           
defibrillation1 & advanc$ c>diac life   
support4  7#f7 ,heal? education %\ld    
include basic em]g5cy lifesav+ skills4  
,incorporat+ ^! lifesav+ tra9+ programs 
into ! heal? curriculum ( elem5t>y &    
second>y s*ools w give s*ool *ildr5 ^!  
skills4  #c4 ,promot+ /ud5t access to   
defibrillation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all aw>d a grant to a heal? c>e        
organization to promote /ud5t access to 
defibrillation 9 elem5t>y s*ools &      
second>y s*ools by--  7#a7 develop+ &   
provid+ compreh5sive mat]ials to e/abli%

 defibrillation programs 9 su* s*ools2  
7#b7 provid+ support = ,,cpr & ,,a$     
tra9+ programs 9 su* s*ools2  7#c7 fo/]+
 new & exi/+ community p>tn]%ips ) &    
among public & private organizations    
7su* z local educational ag5cies1       
nonpr(it organizations1 public heal?    
organizations1 em]g5cy m$ical s]vice    
provid]s1 fire & police dep>tm5ts1 &    
p>5t-tea*] associations7 to promote !   
importance ( defibrillation 9 su*       
s*ools2  7#d7 e/abli%+ a cle>+h\se      
database to ga!r in=mation 9 a c5tral   
location reg>d+ sudd5 c>diac arre/ 9 !  
p$iatric population & !reby facilitat+ !
 id5tification & conduct ( fur!r rese>*2
 &  7#e7 provid+ assi/ance to second>y  
s*ool a?letic dep>tm5ts seek+ to develop
 programs to scre5 /ud5t a?letes = risk 
( sudd5 c>diac arre/4  7b7 ,application 
,a heal? c>e organization seek+ ! grant 
"u ?is section %all submit an           
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may reasonably require4  7c7  

,reports  7#a7 ,by grantee ,n lat] ?an  
#d ye>s aft] receipt ( ! grant "u ?is   
section1 ! heal? c>e organization       
receiv+ ! grant %all submit to !        
,secret>y a report t describes !        
activities c>ri$ out ) funds receiv$    
?r\gh ! grant4  7#b7 ,by ,secret>y ,n   
lat] ?an #c mon?s aft] receipt ( !      
report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate  
committees ( ,congress an evaluation ( !
 success ( ! activities c>ri$ out       
pursuant to ! grant "u ?is section4  7d7
 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
,,a$ means an automat$ ext]nal          
defibrillator4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,,cpr means 
c>diopulmon>y resuscitation4  7#c7 ,!   
t]ms elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool h !
 mean+s giv5 to su* t]ms 9 section #haja
 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74     
7#d7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7e7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  

appropriat$ #hjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4