Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2020

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3346 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds for anti-blood loss purposes, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 27, 2020 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Secu- rity and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds for anti-blood loss purposes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Blood Loss 4 with Emergency Equipment Devices Act of 2020’’ or the 5 ‘‘Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2020’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:14 Feb 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3346.IS S3346 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3346 IS SEC. 2. USE OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM 1 FUNDS FOR ANTI-BLOOD LOSS PURPOSES. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2002 of the Homeland 3 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding 4 at the end the following new subsection: 5 ‘‘(d) ANTI-BLOOD LOSS GRANTS.— 6 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 7 ‘‘(A) ANTI-BLOOD LOSS SUPPLIES.—The 8 term ‘anti-blood loss supplies’ means tour- 9 niquets, gauze, wound-packing materials, hemo- 10 static dressings, gloves, markers, or other ap- 11 propriate materials. 12 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi- 13 ble entity’ means an entity that— 14 ‘‘(i) does not use anti-blood loss sup- 15 plies in the ordinary course of business; 16 and 17 ‘‘(ii) certifies as part of a grant appli- 18 cation process that the entity intends to 19 place anti-blood loss supplies procured 20 using the grant in locations where the 21 equipment is immediately available for 22 public use when needed, such as with a 23 publicly displayed automated external 24 defibrillator. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:14 Feb 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3346.IS S3346 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3346 IS ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under section 1 2003 or 2004 may be used for any of the following 2 purposes: 3 ‘‘(A) To purchase or distribute anti-blood 4 loss supplies for use in medical emergencies in 5 a place where people gather. 6 ‘‘(B) To provide training on the proper use 7 of anti-blood loss supplies to appropriate per- 8 sons for the purpose of enhancing public safety. 9 ‘‘(C) To make grants to an eligible entity 10 for a purpose described in subparagraph (A) or 11 (B). 12 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS.— 13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the avail- 14 ability of funds, any State, local, or tribal gov- 15 ernment or high-risk urban area that applies 16 for a grant under section 2003 or 2004 for a 17 purpose described in paragraph (2) shall be 18 awarded such grant. 19 ‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall 20 allocate funds made available under this sub- 21 section by a formula developed by the Secretary 22 for such purpose that takes into consideration 23 the relative populations of each geographic area 24 for which a grant is made. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:14 Feb 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3346.IS S3346 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 3346 IS ‘‘(4) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct 1 outreach to inform State, local, and tribal govern- 2 ments and high-risk urban areas that apply for 3 grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the avail- 4 ability of funds under this subsection.’’. 5 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi- 6 tion to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 7 for sections 2002, 2003, and 2004 of the Homeland Secu- 8 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603, 604, and 605), there are 9 authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000, to remain 10 available until expended, to make grants under subsection 11 (d) of section 2002 of such Act, as added by this Act. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:14 Feb 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3346.IS S3346 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS