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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 245', '§ 245', '§ 245', '§ 313', '§ 159', '§ 313', '§ 282', '§ 102']

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42 USC § 245 - Public access defibrillation demonstration projects
In general The Secretary shall award grants to political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to develop and implement innovative, comprehensive, community-based public access defibrillation demonstration projects that—
provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation to cardiac arrest victims in unique settings;
provide training to community members in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation; and
maximize community access to automated external defibrillators.
Use of funds A recipient of a grant under subsection (a) of this section shall use the funds provided through the grant to—
provide basic life training in automated external defibrillator usage through nationally recognized courses;
provide information to community members about the public access defibrillation demonstration project to be funded with the grant;
provide information to the local emergency medical services system regarding the placement of automated external defibrillators in the unique settings; and
In general To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a) of this section, a political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization shall prepare and submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
Contents An application submitted under paragraph (1) may—
describe the innovative, comprehensive, community-based public access defibrillation demonstration project to be funded with the grant;
explain how such public access defibrillation demonstration project represents innovation in providing public access to automated external defibrillation; and
provide for the collection of data regarding the effectiveness of the demonstration project to be funded with the grant in—
providing emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation to cardiac arrest victims in the setting served by the demonstration project; and
affecting the cardiac arrest survival rate in the setting served by the demonstration project.
Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006. Not more than 10 percent of amounts received under a grant awarded under this section may be used for administrative expenses.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 107–188, title I, § 159(c),June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 636.)
A prior section 245, acts July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 313,58 Stat. 693; Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–515, title II, § 282, 84 Stat. 1308, provided for collection of vital statistics, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 102(a),July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362. See section 242k