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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2550 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of 

Homeland Security Grant Program funds for anti-blood loss purposes, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2019 

Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. WENSTRUP, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 

the use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds 

for anti-blood loss purposes, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Blood Loss 

5 with Emergency Equipment Devices Act of 2019’’ or the 

6 ‘‘Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. USE OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM 

2 FUNDS FOR ANTI-BLOOD LOSS PURPOSES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2002 of the Homeland 

4 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(d) ANTI-BLOOD LOSS GRANTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under section 2003 

8 or 2004 may be used for any of the following pur9 poses: 

10 ‘‘(A) To purchase or distribute anti-blood 

11 loss supplies for use in medical emergencies in 

12 a place where people gather. 

13 ‘‘(B) To provide training on the proper use 

14 of anti-blood loss supplies to appropriate per15 sons for the purpose of enhancing public safety. 

16 ‘‘(C) To make grants to an eligible entity 

17 for a purpose described in subparagraph (A) or 

18 (B). 

19 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS.—Subject 

20 to the availability of funds, any State, local, or tribal 

21 government or high-risk urban area that applies for 

22 a grant under section 2003 or 2004 for a purpose 

23 described in paragraph (1) shall be awarded such 

24 grant. The Secretary shall allocate funds made avail25 able under this subsection by a formula developed by 

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1 sideration the relative populations of each geo2 graphic area for which a grant is made. 

3 ‘‘(3) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct 

4 outreach to inform State, local, and tribal govern5 ments and high-risk urban areas that apply for 

6 grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the avail7 ability of funds under this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

9 ‘‘(A) The term ‘anti-blood loss supplies’ 

10 means tourniquets, gauze, wound-packing mate11 rials, hemostatic dressings, gloves, markers, or 

12 other appropriate materials. 

13 ‘‘(B) The term ‘eligible entity’ means an 

14 entity that— 

15 ‘‘(i) does not use anti-blood loss sup16 plies in the ordinary course of business; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(ii) certifies as part of a grant appli19 cation process that the entity intends to 

20 place anti-blood loss supplies procured 

21 using the grant in locations where the 

22 equipment is immediately available for 

23 public use when needed, such as with a 

24 publicly displayed automated external 

25 defibrillator.’’. 


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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi2 tion to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 

3 for sections 2002, 2003, and 2004 of the Homeland Secu4 rity Act of 2002, there is authorized to be appropriated 

5 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make 

6 grants under subsection (d) of section 2002 of such Act. 

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