Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local officials should designate school nurses as "first responders" and remove any legal or regulatory barriers that would impede school nurses from responding to a biological or chemical attack.

Expresses the sense of Congress that, in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, State and local officials should: (1) designate school nurses as first responders; and (2) remove any legal or regulatory barriers that would impede such nurses in responding medically to a biological or chemical attack.