,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,boozman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb to authorize the use of        
,homeland ,security ,grant ,program     
funds for anti-blood loss purposes1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,prevent 
,blood ,loss with ,emergency ,equipment 
,devices ,act of #bjbj or the ,prevent  
,b,l,e,e,ding ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,use  
of ,homeland ,security ,grant ,program  
funds for anti-blood loss purposes  7a7 
,in general ,section #bjjb of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 ,anti-,blood loss grants  7#a7      
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  

,anti-blood loss supplies ,the term     
anti-blood loss supplies means          
tourniquets1 gauze1 wound-packing       
materials1 hemostatic dressings1 gloves1
 markers1 or other appropriate          
materials4  7,b7 ,eligible entity ,the  
term eligible entity means an entity    
that-- 7i7 does not use anti-blood loss 
supplies in the ordinary course of      
business2 and  7ii7 certifies as part of
 a grant application process that the   
entity intends to place anti-blood loss 
supplies procured using the grant in    
locations where the equipment is        
immediately available for public use    
when needed1 such as with a publicly    
displayed automated external            
defibrillator4  7#b7 ,use of funds ,a   
grant under section #bjjc or #bjjd may  
be used for any of the following        
purposes3 7,a7 ,to purchase or          
distribute anti-blood loss supplies for 
use in medical emergencies in a place   
where people gather4  7,b7 ,to provide  
training on the proper use of anti-blood

 loss supplies to appropriate persons   
for the purpose of enhancing public     
safety4  7,c7 ,to make grants to an     
eligible entity for a purpose described 
in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b74  7#c7     
,priority in awarding grants  7,a7 ,in  
general ,subject to the availability of 
funds1 any ,state1 local1 or tribal     
government or high-risk urban area that 
applies for a grant under section #bjjc 
or #bjjd for a purpose described in     
paragraph 7#b7 shall be awarded such    
grant4  7,b7 ,allocation ,the ,secretary
 shall allocate funds made available    
under this subsection by a formula      
developed by the ,secretary for such    
purpose that takes into consideration   
the relative populations of each        
geographic area for which a grant is    
made4  7#d7 ,outreach ,the ,secretary   
shall conduct outreach to inform ,state1
 local1 and tribal governments and      
high-risk urban areas that apply for    
grants under sections #bjjc and #bjjd of
 the availability of funds under this   

subsection4  4  7b7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,in addition to amounts  
otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
for sections #bjjb1 #bjjc1 and #bjjd of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc1 #fjd1 and #fje71    
there are authorized to be appropriated 
#aj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until  
expended1 to make grants under          
subsection 7d7 of section #bjjb of such 
,act1 as added by this ,act4