H. R. 2498
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for recommendations of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the placement of automatic
external defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve survival rates
of individuals who experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish
protections from civil liability arising from the emergency use of the devices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Health
Improvement Act’’.
(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 clinical
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 build-
ings.
Sec. 404. Good samaritan protections regarding emergency use of automated exter-
nal defibrillators.
Subtitle B—Rural Access to Emergency Devices
Sec. 411. Short title.
Sec. 412. Findings.
Sec. 413. Grants.
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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.
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:
‘‘SEC. 319. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
‘‘(a) EMERGENCIES.—If the Secretary determines, after consulta-
tion with such public health officials as may be necessary, that—
‘‘(1) a disease or disorder presents a public health emer-
gency; or
‘‘(2) a public health emergency, including significant out-
breaks of infectious diseases or bioterrorist attacks, otherwise
exists,
the Secretary may take such action as may be appropriate to
respond to the public health emergency, including making grants
and entering into contracts and conducting and supporting inves-
tigations into the cause, treatment, or prevention of a disease
or disorder as described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
‘‘(b) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FUND.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury
a fund to be designated as the ‘Public Health Emergency Fund’