Prevent BLEEDing Act
Bill: S.4269 | Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert (D-NJ)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act or the Prevent BLEEDing Act
This bill establishes grants to make available anti-blood loss supplies (e.g., tourniquets, wound-packing materials, and gloves) in high-traffic and other specified areas for use in medical emergencies. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the Department of Health and Human Services must award the grants to state, tribal, and local governments.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study trends in accessing bleeding control kits and training in their use.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to award 
    grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to purchase and 
distribute anti-blood loss supplies for use in a medical emergency, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency 
Equipment Devices Act'' or the ``Prevent BLEEDing Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANTI-BLOOD LOSS SUPPLIES FOR USE IN A 
              MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

     Part E of title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300d-51 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1255. GRANTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANTI-BLOOD LOSS SUPPLIES FOR USE IN A 
              MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary for Preparedness and Response, shall establish a program to 
award grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to--
            ``(1) purchase and distribute anti-blood loss supplies for 
        use in a medical emergency--
                    ``(A) in high-traffic and high-density areas; or
                    ``(B) areas adjacent to an automated external 
                defibrillator; and
            ``(2) implement appropriate training courses in the proper 
        use of anti-blood loss supplies to enhance public safety.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a State, local, or Tribal government shall prepare and submit 
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require, including--
            ``(1) a description of the areas the State, local, or 
        Tribal government intends to place such anti-blood loss 
        supplies for use in a medical emergency; and
            ``(2) an agreement to consult with appropriate public and 
        private entities.
    ``(c) Consideration.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary may not consider--
            ``(1) the population of the area served by a State, local, 
        or Tribal government; or
            ``(2) the rate of violent crime in an area served by a 
        State, local, or Tribal government.
    ``(d) Apportionment.--Of the amounts appropriated under subsection 
(f) to carry out this section, the Secretary shall, for each fiscal 
year, apportion such amounts based on the population of the area served 
by a State, local, or Tribal government receiving grant funds.
    ``(e) Anti-Blood Loss Supplies.--In this section, the term `anti-
blood loss supplies' includes tourniquets, gauze, wound-packing 
materials, hemostatic dressings, gloves, markers, and other similar 
supplies.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2023, to remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 3. STUDY ON TRENDS IN ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF BLEEDING 
              CONTROL KITS AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on trends regarding access to and utilization of 
bleeding control kits and training.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Submission.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall complete 
        the study under subsection (a) and submit to the Congress a 
        report on the results of such study.
            (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        disaggregate by State and geographic area (including across 
        rural, urban, and suburban areas) findings on trends in access 
        to and utilization of bleeding control kits and training.
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