I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6714 
To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 27, 2012 
Ms. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program for automated external 
defibrillators in schools. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cainaan Putuga 
Wendt Shock of Life Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) nearly 95 percent of sudden cardiac arrest 
victims pass away before ever reaching a hospital; 
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(2) according to the American Academy of Pe-
diatrics, approximately 2,000 people under the age 
of 25 die from sudden cardiac arrest in the United 
States each year; and 
(3) on average, one high school student dies of 
cardiac arrest every three days. 
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL 
DEFIBRILLATORS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Education shall 
carry out a program under which the Secretary makes 
grants to local educational agencies, to be used by the local 
educational agencies— 
(1) 
to 
purchase 
automated 
external 
defibrillators for use in eligible schools in the district 
of the local educational agency; and 
(2) to provide training to enable eligible schools 
in the district of the local educational agency to 
meet the requirements of subsection (e), but only if 
the automated external defibrillators in use at such 
schools were acquired through a grant under this 
Act. 
(b) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this Act, a local educational agency— 
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(1) shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such form, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require; 
(2) shall, except as provided in subsections (c) 
and (d), provide funds from non-Federal sources 
equal to not less than 25 percent of the amount of 
the grant for the purpose of carrying out this Act; 
and 
(3) shall fulfill the requirements of subsection 
(e). 
(c) PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—A local edu-
cational agency may require an eligible school described 
in section 5(1)(B) to provide some or all of the funds re-
quired under subsection (b)(2) of this section. 
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary shall waive the require-
ment of subsection (b)(2) for a local educational agency 
if the number of children from families below the poverty 
level as counted under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6333(c)(1)(A)) is 20 percent or more of the total number 
of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the school district 
of the local educational agency. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS
FOR ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—A 
local educational agency shall demonstrate to the Sec-
retary that, for each eligible school at which automated 
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external defibrillators acquired under this Act are to be 
used— 
(1) there are at least 5 individuals at the eligi-
ble school who— 
(A) are employees or volunteers; 
(B) are at least 18 years of age; and 
(C) are certified, or will be certified, in the 
use of automated external defibrillators, and in 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, through training 
conducted by the American Heart Association, 
the American Red Cross, the National Safety 
Council, or another nationally recognized orga-
nization offering similar training programs with 
comparable standards; 
(2) the eligible school will ensure the continuing 
availability of individuals described in paragraph (1); 
(3) local paramedics and other emergency serv-
ices personnel are notified where on school grounds 
the automated external defibrillators are to be lo-
cated; and 
(4) the automated external defibrillators will be 
integrated into the school’s emergency response plan 
or procedures. 
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