‘‘(2) identifying— 
‘‘(A) a research agenda regarding adult 
forms of cardiomyopathy; 
‘‘(B) plans for researching cardiomyopathy 
affecting the pediatric population; and 
‘‘(C) the areas of greatest need for such re-
search. 
‘‘(d) CARDIOMYOPATHY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘cardiomyopathy’ has the meaning given to such term 
in section 312A. 
‘‘SEC. 312D. PROMOTING STUDENT ACCESS TO AEDS AND 
CPR. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 
to eligible entities to develop and implement a comprehen-
sive program to promote student access to automated exter-
nal defibrillators (in this section referred to as ‘AEDs’) and 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (in this section referred to 
as ‘CPR’) in public elementary schools and secondary 
schools. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under subsection (a) may use funds received through 
such grant to carry out any of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Developing and providing comprehensive 
materials to establish AED and CPR programs in 
public elementary schools and secondary schools. 
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‘‘(2) Providing support for CPR and AED train-
ing programs in such schools for students, staff, and 
related sports volunteers. 
‘‘(3) Providing support for developing a cardiac 
emergency response plan within such schools. 
‘‘(4) Purchasing AEDs that have been approved 
under section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act, cleared under section 510(k) of such 
Act, or classified under section 513(f)(2) of such Act. 
‘‘(5) Purchasing necessary AED batteries and 
performing necessary AED maintenance (such as by 
replacing AED pads) in accordance with the labeling 
of the AED involved. 
‘‘(6) Replacing old and outdated AED and CPR 
equipment, machinery, and educational materials. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a 
grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a local educational agency (including a 
public charter school operating as a local educational 
agency under State law), in consultation with a 
qualified health care entity; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) ESEA 
TERMS.—The terms ‘elementary 
school’, ‘local educational agency’, and ‘secondary 
school’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
HEALTH
CARE
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘qualified health care entity’ means a health care 
entity that— 
‘‘(A) is— 
‘‘(i) a public entity; or 
‘‘(ii) an organization that is described 
in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code; 
‘‘(B) demonstrates an ability to develop, 
train, and implement a comprehensive program 
to promote student access to defibrillation in 
public elementary and secondary schools; and 
‘‘(C) is qualified in providing technical as-
sistance in AED and CPR training.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
312(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244(e)) 
is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this section and 
sections 312A, 312B, 312C, and 312D, there is authorized 
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to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 432 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6829 
[Report No. 118–520] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to author-
ize and support the creation and dissemination of 
cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
assessment materials and resources to identify 
more at-risk families, to authorize research and 
surveillance activities relating to cardiomyopathy, 
and for other purposes. 
MAY 22, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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