[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6272 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6272
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 influenza in a
school building or on school grounds.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 13, 2020
Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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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 influenza in a
school building or on school grounds.
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 ``Pandemic School Nurse Training to
Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM.
Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART J--TRAINING NURSES FOR RESPONDING TO BIOTERRORISM AND PANDEMIC
INFLUENZA
``SEC. 875. GRANTS FOR RESPONDING TO BIOTERRORISM AND PANDEMIC
INFLUENZA.
``(a) Grant Program.--The Secretary may award grants to and enter
into contracts with eligible entities to train school nurses to serve
as first responders and crisis managers in the event of--
``(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 influenza among students,
faculty, or other individuals under their care.
``(b) Required Elements of Training.--Any training which is funded,
in whole or in part, under this section shall prepare school nurses--
``(1) to take such measures as may be necessary,
particularly in the critical early stages of an 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 appropriate and
feasible, such as, in the case of a biological or chemical
attack, the preservation of evidence.
``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Eligible entities.--The term `eligible entities'
shall have the same meaning as is given such term in section
801, and includes--
``(A) a State educational agency (as defined in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965); and
``(B) a local educational agency (as defined in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965).
``(2) School.--The term `school' means--
``(A) an elementary school (as defined in section
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965); and
``(B) a secondary school (as defined in section
8101 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 purpose of carrying
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000
for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020.''.
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