,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,boozman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to establish a program to 
award grants to ,state1 local1 and      
,tribal governments to purchase and     
distribute anti-blood loss supplies for 
use in a medical emergency1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,prevent ,blood
 ,loss with ,emergency ,equipment       
,devices ,act or the ,prevent           
,b,l,e,e,ding ,act4  #b4 ,grants to     
distribute anti-blood loss supplies for 
use in a medical emergency ,part ,e of  
title ,,xii of the ,public ,health      
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;d-#ea 
et seq47 is amended by adding at the end
 the following3  #abee4 ,grants to      

distribute anti-blood loss supplies for 
use in a medical emergency  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,assistant ,secretary for           
,preparedness and ,response1 shall      
establish a program to award grants to  
,state1 local1 and ,tribal governments  
to-- 7#a7 purchase and distribute       
anti-blood loss supplies for use in a   
medical emergency-- 7,a7 in high-traffic
 and high-density areas2 or  7,b7 areas 
adjacent to an automated external       
defibrillator2 and  7#b7 implement      
appropriate training courses in the     
proper use of anti-blood loss supplies  
to enhance public safety4  7b7          
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section1 a ,state1   
local1 or ,tribal government shall      
prepare and submit to the ,secretary an 
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require1          
including-- 7#a7 a description of the   
areas the ,state1 local1 or ,tribal     

government intends to place such        
anti-blood loss supplies for use in a   
medical emergency2 and  7#b7 an         
agreement to consult with appropriate   
public and private entities4  7c7       
,consideration ,in awarding grants under
 this section1 the ,secretary may not   
consider-- 7#a7 the population of the   
area served by a ,state1 local1 or      
,tribal government2 or  7#b7 the rate of
 violent crime in an area served by a   
,state1 local1 or ,tribal government4   
7d7 ,apportionment ,of the amounts      
appropriated under subsection 7f7 to    
carry out this section1 the ,secretary  
shall1 for each fiscal year1 apportion  
such amounts based on the population of 
the area served by a ,state1 local1 or  
,tribal government receiving grant      
funds4  7e7 ,anti-,blood loss supplies  
,in this section1 the term anti-blood   
loss supplies includes tourniquets1     
gauze1 wound-packing materials1         
hemostatic dressings1 gloves1 markers1  
and other similar supplies4  7f7        

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj for  
fiscal year #bjbd1 to remain available  
until expended4  4  #c4 ,study on trends
 in access to and utilization of        
bleeding control kits and training  7a7 
,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general  
of the ,united ,states shall conduct a  
study on trends regarding access to and 
utilization of bleeding control kits and
 training4  7b7 ,report  7#a7           
,submission ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
complete the study under subsection 7a7 
and submit to the ,congress a report on 
the results of such study4  7#b7        
,contents ,the report under paragraph   
7#a7 shall disaggregate by ,state and   
geographic area 7including across rural1
 urban1 and suburban areas7 findings on 
trends in access to and utilization of  
bleeding control kits and training4