A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects, and for other purposes.
Directs the Secretary to award grants to States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to develop and implement innovative, comprehensive, community-based public access defibrillation demonstration projects that: (1) provide CPR and AED to cardiac arrest victims in unique settings; (2) provide training to community members in CPR and AED; and (3) maximize community access to AEDs.
Directs the Secretary to award a grant to a health care organization to establish a national information clearinghouse that provides information to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8469-8470)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment. With written report No. 107-93.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment. With written report No. 107-93.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S436-437; text as passed Senate: CR S436-437)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S436-437; text as passed Senate: CR S436-437)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.