In the Senate of the United States,
October 26 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2498) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Public
Health Service Act to provide for recommendations of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the place-
ment of automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings
in order to improve survival rates of individuals who experi-
ence cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish protec-
tions from civil liability arising from the emergency use of the
devices.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Public Health Improvement Act’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this
Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—EMERGING THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Amendments to the Public Health Service Act.
TITLE II—CLINICAL RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 203. Increasing the involvement of the National Institutes of Health in clin-
ical research.
Sec. 204. General clinical research centers.
Sec. 205. Loan repayment program regarding clinical researchers.
Sec. 206. Definition.
Sec. 207. Oversight by General Accounting Office.
TITLE III—RESEARCH LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings.
Sec. 303. Biomedical and behavioral research facilities.
Sec. 304. Construction program for National Primate Research Centers.
Sec. 305. Shared instrumentation grant program.
TITLE IV—CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVAL
Subtitle A—Recommendations for Federal Buildings
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings.
Sec. 403. Recommendations and guidelines of Secretary of Health and Human
Services regarding automated external defibrillators for Federal
buildings.
Sec. 404. Good samaritan protections regarding emergency use of automated ex-
ternal defibrillators.
Subtitle B—Rural Access to Emergency Devices
Sec. 411. Short title.
Sec. 412. Findings.
Sec. 413. Grants.
TITLE V—LUPUS RESEARCH AND CARE
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Findings.
Subtitle A—Research on Lupus
Sec. 511. Expansion and intensification of activities.
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Subtitle B—Delivery of Services Regarding Lupus
Sec. 521. Establishment of program of grants.
Sec. 522. Certain requirements.
Sec. 523. Technical assistance.
Sec. 524. Definitions.
Sec. 525. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Amendments to the Public Health Service Act.
TITLE VII—ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND DONATION
Sec. 701. Organ procurement organization certification.
Sec. 702. Designation of Give Thanks, Give Life Day.
TITLE VIII—ALZHEIMER’S CLINICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
Sec. 801. Alzheimer’s clinical research and training awards.
TITLE IX—SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE CLINICAL RESEARCH
AND TRAINING
Sec. 901. Sexually transmitted disease clinical research and training awards.
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION
Sec. 1001. Technical correction to the Children’s Health Act of 2000.
TITLE I—EMERGING THREATS
TO PUBLIC HEALTH
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Health Threats
and Emergencies Act’’.
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
ACT.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by striking section 319
and inserting the following: