I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1377 
To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in 
elementary and secondary schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2011 
Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 
YARMUTH, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CUMMINGS, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TONKO, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
CHANDLER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. DEGETTE, 
and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee 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 elementary and secondary schools. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Josh Miller Helping 
Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools Act of 
2011’’ or the ‘‘Josh Miller HEARTS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL 
DEFIBRILLATORS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall carry out a program under which the Sec-
retary makes grants to local educational agencies, to be 
used by the local educational agencies for one or both of 
the following: 
(1) 
To 
purchase 
automated 
external 
defibrillators for use in elementary and secondary 
schools served by the local educational agency. 
(2) To provide training to enable elementary 
and secondary schools served by the local edu-
cational agency to meet the requirements of sub-
section (d)(1), but only if automated external 
defibrillators are already in use at such schools or 
are acquired through this program. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—To be el-
igible to receive a grant under this section, a local 
educational agency shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such form, and con-
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taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(2) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.— 
To be eligible to receive an automated external 
defibrillator through a grant under this section, a 
school may be any public or private school served by 
the local educational agency, except that an 
Internet- or computer-based community school is not 
eligible. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, the local educational agen-
cy must provide matching funds from non-Federal 
sources equal to not less than 25 percent of the 
amount of the grant. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary shall waive the re-
quirement of paragraph (1) for a local educational 
agency if the number of children counted under sec-
tion 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary 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, served by the local edu-
cational agency. 
(d) TRAINING AND COORDINATION REQUIRED.—A 
local educational agency that receives a grant under this 
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