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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4269 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to award 

grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to purchase and distribute 

anti-blood loss supplies for use in a medical emergency, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 19 (legislative day, MAY 17), 2022 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to award grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to purchase and distribute anti-blood loss supplies 

for use in a medical emergency, 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’’ or the ‘‘Prevent 

6 BLEEDing Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANTI-BLOOD LOSS SUP2 PLIES FOR USE IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. 

3 Part E of title XII of the Public Health Service Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 300d–51 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1255. GRANTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANTI-BLOOD LOSS 

7 SUPPLIES FOR USE IN A MEDICAL EMER8 GENCY. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

10 the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, 

11 shall establish a program to award grants to State, local, 

12 and Tribal governments to— 

13 ‘‘(1) purchase and distribute anti-blood loss 

14 supplies for use in a medical emergency— 

15 ‘‘(A) in high-traffic and high-density areas; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(B) areas adjacent to an automated ex18 ternal defibrillator; and 

19 ‘‘(2) implement appropriate training courses in 

20 the proper use of anti-blood loss supplies to enhance 

21 public safety. 

22 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

23 under this section, a State, local, or Tribal government 

24 shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 

25 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor26 mation as the Secretary may require, including— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a description of the areas the State, local, 

2 or Tribal government intends to place such anti3 blood loss supplies for use in a medical emergency; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(2) an agreement to consult with appropriate 

6 public and private entities. 

7 ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION.—In awarding grants under 

8 this section, the Secretary may not consider— 

9 ‘‘(1) the population of the area served by a 

10 State, local, or Tribal government; or 

11 ‘‘(2) the rate of violent crime in an area served 

12 by a State, local, or Tribal government. 

13 ‘‘(d) APPORTIONMENT.—Of the amounts appro14 priated under subsection (f) to carry out this section, the 

15 Secretary shall, for each fiscal year, apportion such 

16 amounts based on the population of the area served by 

17 a State, local, or Tribal government receiving grant funds. 

18 ‘‘(e) ANTI-BLOOD LOSS SUPPLIES.—In this section, 

19 the term ‘anti-blood loss supplies’ includes tourniquets, 

20 gauze, wound-packing materials, hemostatic dressings, 

21 gloves, markers, and other similar supplies. 

22 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until 

25 expended.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. STUDY ON TRENDS IN ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION 

2 OF BLEEDING CONTROL KITS AND TRAINING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

4 United States shall conduct a study on trends regarding 

5 access to and utilization of bleeding control kits and train6 ing. 

7 (b) REPORT.— 

8 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp10 troller General shall complete the study under sub11 section (a) and submit to the Congress a report on 

12 the results of such study. 

13 (2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 

14 (1) shall disaggregate by State and geographic area 

15 (including across rural, urban, and suburban areas) 

16 findings on trends in access to and utilization of 

17 bleeding control kits and training. 

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