#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#aeie  ,,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 ,improving    
,police ,critical ,aid for ,responding  
to ,emergencies ,act or the ,improving  
,police ,,care ,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 kit1 which includes a bleeding 
control kit that can be used for        
controlling a life-threatening          
hemorrhage4  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 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 part    
that1 at a minimum1 require the         
components described in paragraph 7#d7  
to be included in a trauma kit2 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  7#d7 ,components ,the      
components of a trauma kit described in 
this paragraph are-- 7,a7 a tourniquet  
recommended by the ,committee on        
,tactical ,combat ,casualty ,care2  7,b7
 a bleeding control bandage2  7,c7 a    
pair of nonlatex protective gloves and a
 pen-type marker2  7,d7 a pair of       

blunt-ended scissors2  7,e7             
instructional documents developed-- 7i7 
under the ,stop the ,bleed national     
awareness campaign of the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security1 or any successor  
thereto2  7ii7 by the ,american ,college
 of ,surgeons ,committee on ,trauma2    
7iii7 by the ,american ,red ,cross2 or  
7iv7 by any partner of the ,department  
of ,defense2  7,f7 a bag or other       
container adequately designed to hold   
the contents of the kit2 and  7,g7 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  4   
,passed the ,senate ,july #bi1          
#bjbe4,secretary