#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bfdd  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish        
standards for trauma kits purchased     
using funds provided under the ,edward  
,byrne ,memorial ,justice ,assistance   
,grant ,program4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,american ,law
 ,enforcement ,sustaining ,aid and      
,vital ,emergency ,resources ,act or the
 ,american ,law ,enforcement ,,saver    
,act4  #b4 ,trauma kit standards        
,section #eba of title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajbjb7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7d7 ,trauma kits  7#a7  
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term trauma kit means a first aid       
response kit that-- 7,a7 includes1 at a 
minimum1 a bleeding control kit that can
 be used for controlling                
life-threatening hemorrhage1 which shall
 include-- 7i7 a tourniquet recommended 
by the ,committee on ,tactical ,combat  
,casualty ,care2  7ii7 a bleeding       

control bandage2  7iii7 a pair of       
nonlatex protective gloves and a        
pen-type marker2  7iv7 a pair of        
blunt-ended scissors2  7v7 instructional
 documents developed-- 7,i7 under the   
,,stop ,,the ,,bleed national awareness 
campaign of the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security1 or any successor thereto2   
7,,ii7 by the ,american ,college of     
,surgeons ,committee on ,trauma2        
7,,iii7 by the ,american ,red ,cross2 or
  7,,iv7 by any partner of the          
,department of ,defense2 and  7vi7 a bag
 or other container adequately designed 
to hold the contents of the kit2 and    
7,b7 may include any additional trauma  
kit supplies that-- 7i7 are approved by 
a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal law         
enforcement agency or first responders2 
7ii7 can adequately treat a traumatic   
injury2 and  7iii7 can be stored in a   
readily available kit4  7#b7            
,requirement for trauma kits  7,a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 a grantee may only    

purchase a trauma kit using funds made  
available under this part if the trauma 
kit meets the performance standards     
established by the ,director of the     
,bureau of ,justice ,assistance under   
paragraph 7#c77;,a74  7,b7 ,authority to
 separately acquire ,nothing in         
subparagraph 7,a7 shall prohibit a      
grantee from separately acquiring the   
components of a trauma kit and          
assembling complete trauma kits that    
meet the performance standards4  7#c7   
,performance standards and optional     
agency best practices ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this subsection1 the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,justice ,assistance1 in     
consultation with organizations         
representing trauma surgeons1 emergency 
medical response professionals1         
emergency physicians1 and other medical 
professionals1 relevant law enforcement 
agencies of ,states and units of local  
government1 professional law enforcement
 organizations1 local law enforcement   

labor or representative organizations1  
and law enforcement trade associations1 
shall-- 7,a7 develop and publish        
performance standards for trauma kits   
that are eligible for purchase using    
funds made available under this part2   
and  7,b7 develop and publish optional  
best practices for law enforcement      
agencies regarding-- 7i7 training law   
enforcement officers in the use of      
trauma kits2  7ii7 the deployment and   
maintenance of trauma kits in law       
enforcement vehicles2 and  7iii7 the    
deployment1 location1 and maintenance of
 trauma kits in law enforcement agency  
or other government facilities4  4      
,passed the ,senate ,november #bi1      
#bjbc4,secretary