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(Original Signature of Member)
H. R. ll
114TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to train elementary and secondary school nurses on how to respond to a biological
or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic illness in a school building
or on school grounds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants
to eligible entities to train elementary and secondary
school nurses on how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic illness in a school
building or on school grounds.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 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 School Protection Act
3 of 2016.
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM.
Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42
6 U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the

7 following:
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PART JTRAINING NURSES FOR RESPONDING
TO BIOTERRORISM AND PANDEMIC ILLNESS
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SEC. 875. GRANTS FOR RESPONDING TO BIOTERRORISM
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AND PANDEMIC ILLNESS.
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.The Secretary may award
13 grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to

14 train school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis
15 managers in the event of
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(1) a biological or chemical attack, including a
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terrorist attack, affecting individuals in a school
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building or on school grounds; or
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(2) an outbreak of pandemic illness among
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students, faculty, or other individuals under their
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care.
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(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS
OF
TRAINING.Any
23 training which is funded, in whole or in part, under this

24 section shall prepare school nurses
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(1) to take such measures as may be nec-
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essary, particularly in the critical early stages of an
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attack or outbreak described in subsection (a), to
protect and preserve life;
(2) as part of crisis management, to notify
such public health authorities as may be appropriate
to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack
or outbreak described in subsection (a); and
(3) to take such other actions as may be ap-
propriate and feasible, such as, in the case of a bio-
logical or chemical attack, the preservation of evi-
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dence.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.For purposes of this section:
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(1) ELIGIBLE
term eligible
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entities shall have the same meaning as is given
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such term in section 801, and includes
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(A) a State educational agency (as de-
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fined in section 9101(41) of the Elementary
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and
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(B) a local educational agency (as defined
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in section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Sec-
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ondary Education Act of 1965).
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(2) SCHOOL.The term school means
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(A) an elementary school (as defined in
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section 9101(18) of the Elementary and Sec-
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ondary Education Act of 1965); and
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(B) a secondary school (as defined in sec-
tion 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965).
(3) SCHOOL
GROUNDS.The
term school
grounds means the area outside of a school building
that is controlled, managed, or owned by the school
or school district.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.For the
9 purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized

10 to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year after
11 fiscal year 2017..
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F:\M14\ISRAEL\ISRAEL_080.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

16:21 Jul 20, 2016

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the School Protection Act

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM.

Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42

6 U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the

PART JTRAINING NURSES FOR RESPONDING

TO BIOTERRORISM AND PANDEMIC ILLNESS

SEC. 875. GRANTS FOR RESPONDING TO BIOTERRORISM

AND PANDEMIC ILLNESS.

(a) GRANT PROGRAM.The Secretary may award

13 grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to

(1) a biological or chemical attack, including a

terrorist attack, affecting individuals in a school

building or on school grounds; or

(2) an outbreak of pandemic illness among

students, faculty, or other individuals under their

(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS

23 training which is funded, in whole or in part, under this

(1) to take such measures as may be nec-

essary, particularly in the critical early stages of an

16:21 Jul 20, 2016

attack or outbreak described in subsection (a), to

protect and preserve life;

(2) as part of crisis management, to notify

such public health authorities as may be appropriate

to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack

or outbreak described in subsection (a); and

(3) to take such other actions as may be ap-

propriate and feasible, such as, in the case of a bio-

logical or chemical attack, the preservation of evi-

(c) DEFINITIONS.For purposes of this section:

entities shall have the same meaning as is given

such term in section 801, and includes

(A) a State educational agency (as de-

fined in section 9101(41) of the Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and

(B) a local educational agency (as defined

in section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Sec-

ondary Education Act of 1965).

(2) SCHOOL.The term school means

(A) an elementary school (as defined in

section 9101(18) of the Elementary and Sec-

ondary Education Act of 1965); and

16:21 Jul 20, 2016

(B) a secondary school (as defined in sec-

tion 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965).

grounds means the area outside of a school building

that is controlled, managed, or owned by the school

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.For the

9 purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized

16:21 Jul 20, 2016

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