,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,van ,drew 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,gillen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
improve access to automated external    
defibrillators at interstate            
transportation facilities1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,public ,access to  
,defibrillation in ,transportation      
,facilities ,act of #bjbe4  #b4         
,findings2 sense of ,congress  7a7      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,sudden cardiac arrest 7in this  
section referred to as ,,sca7 is a      
leading cause of death in the ,united   
,states1 with an estimated #cef1jjj     
out-of-hospital cardiac arrests         
occurring annually4  7#b7 ,automated    
external defibrillators 7in this section

 referred to as ,a,e,ds7 are a vital    
tool in responding to ,,sca1 as they are
 capable of delivering a life-saving    
shock to restore the heart's natural    
rhythm4  7#c7 ,there is a need for quick
 response times in cases of ,,sca1 as   
every minute that passes without        
defibrillation decreases the likelihood 
of survival by #g to #aj percent4  7b7  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that ,federal agencies1       
,states1 and municipalities should      
accelerate efforts to deploy ,a,e,ds in 
locations that are frequented by large  
crowds4  #c4 ,expansion of surface      
transportation block grant program to   
fund ,,aed deployment  7a7 ,in general  
,section #acc7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#be7 ,projects 
to purchase and deploy automated        
external defibrillators for use at      
transportation facilities otherwise     
eligible for assistance under this      
section4  7#bf7 ,projects to develop and

 implement written emergency action     
plans for responding to medical         
emergencies at transportation facilities
 otherwise eligible for assistance under
 this section1 including the use of     
automated external defibrillators4  4   
7b7 ,technical assistance ,the          
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services and the    
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 shall provide 
technical assistance to ,states and     
local officials in developing the       
written emergency action plans referred 
to in section #acc7;b77#bf7 of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7as added by 
subsection 7a7 of this section74  #d4   
,deployment of ,,aeds in interstate     
transportation facilities  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services1 shall issue-- 7#a7           
recommendations for the deployment of   

automated external defibrillators 7in   
this section referred to as ,a,e,ds7 at 
interstate transportation facilities    
based on best practices for the         
placement and maintenance of ,a,e,ds2   
and  7#b7 guidelines to assist any owner
 or operator of an interstate           
transportation facility in developing   
and implementing for such facility a    
written emergency action plan for       
responding to medical emergencies1      
including the use of ,a,e,ds4  7b7      
,technical assistance ,the ,secretary of
 ,transportation shall provide technical
 assistance to owners and operators of  
interstate transportation facilities in 
complying with the recommendations and  
guidelines issued under subsection 7a74 
7c7 ,enforcement ,in carrying out       
financial assistance programs of the    
,department of ,transportation1         
including its components1 the ,secretary
 of ,transportation may impose such     
additional terms and conditions as the  
,secretary determines necessary to      

provide for adoption of the             
recommendations and guidelines issued   
under subsection 7a74  7d7 ,definitions 
,in this section3  7#a7 ,interstate     
,system ,the term ,interstate ,system   
has the meaning given such term in      
section #aja of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,interstate        
transportation facility ,the term       
interstate transportation facility      
includes--  7,a7 a bus terminal1 a ferry
 terminal1 and a rail passenger         
transportation terminal2  7,b7 a highway
 rest area on the ,interstate ,system2  
7,c7 a vehicle used to provide rail     
passenger transportation1 other than a  
vehicle used exclusively to provide     
transportation between station stops    
located within #ae minutes of each other
 7as determined using times established 
in public timetables72 and  7,d7 such   
other facilities as the ,secretary of   
,transportation determines appropriate4 
7#c7 ,rail passenger transportation ,the
 term rail passenger transportation     

includes transportation provided by a   
rail fixed guideway public              
transportation system1 an intercity     
passenger rail system1 or a commuter    
rail passenger transportation system    
that receives ,federal assistance1 as   
identified by the ,secretary of         
,transportation4  #e4 ,effective date   
,this ,act1 and the amendments made by  
this ,act1 shall apply beginning on the 
date that is #ahj days after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4