text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Teaching Children to Save Lives Act 
  of 2011''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the 
          United States.
              (2) Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in 
          young athletes.
              (3) Sudden cardiac arrest kills an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 
          children and young people per year--nearly 20 per day.
              (4) The American Heart Association estimates that the lives 
          of 40,000 cardiac arrest victims could be saved each year 
          through initiating a course of action known as the chain of 
          survival.
              (5) The chain of survival includes prompt notification of 
          emergency services and early cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
          (hereinafter referred to as ``CPR''), defibrillation, and 
          advanced cardiac life support.
              (6) Only 36 States have a law or curriculum standard 
          encouraging CPR or automated external defibrillator 
          (hereinafter referred to as ``AED'') training in schools.
              (7) A person experiencing sudden cardiac arrest has a 90 
          percent chance of survival if CPR and an AED is used within the 
          first minute after collapse.
              (8) Over 64 percent of young athletes and others have 
          survived sudden cardiac arrest that occurred in a high school 
          with an AED program.
              (9) An important part of school children's education is 
          learning healthy behaviors, including proper nutrition and 
          physical activity. This health education should also include 
          basic emergency life-saving skills.
              (10) Teaching school children to perform the life-saving 
          skill of CPR, identify and respond to choking victims, and 
          recognize the signs of stroke and heart attack can improve 
          their confidence in responding to an emergency and encourage 
          continued efforts to update these skills after graduation, 
          thereby potentially reducing the rate of death from sudden 
          cardiac arrest, choking, and stroke.
  
  SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CPR TRAINING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
  
      (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education shall carry out 
  a program under which the Secretary is authorized to award grants to 
  eligible local educational agencies or targeted schools for 
  implementing nationally recognized CPR and AED training courses.
      (b) Use of Funds.--A local educational agency or targeted school 
  under this Act may use the grant for--
              (1) training individuals in CPR and AED skills and 
          instruction;
              (2) obtaining printed informational or instructional 
          materials;
              (3) obtaining manikins;
              (4) obtaining AED training devices; and
              (5) obtaining other equipment as determined appropriate by 
          the Secretary.
      (c) Grant Eligibility.--
              (1) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
          this section, a local educational agency or targeted school 
          shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
          such manner, and containing such information and certifications 
          as the Secretary may reasonably require.
              (2) AED training devices.--To be eligible to use the grant 
          to obtain an AED training device, a local agency or targeted 
          school shall demonstrate to the Secretary that such agency or 
          school has implemented or intends to implement an AED training 
          program in conjunction with a CPR training program as of the 
          date of the submission of the application for the grant.
      (d) Priority of Award.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
  Secretary shall award such grants based on 1 or more of following 
  priorities:
              (1) Demonstrated need for initiating a CPR or AED training 
          program in a targeted school or community served by targeted 
          schools.
              (2) Demonstrated need for continued support of an existing 
          CPR or AED training programs in targeted schools or communities 
          served by targeted schools.
              (3) Demonstrated need for expanding an existing CPR or AED 
          training program by adding training in the use of an AED.
              (4) Opportunities to encourage and foster partnerships with 
          and among community organizations, including emergency medical 
          service providers, fire and police departments, nonprofit 
          organizations, public health organizations, and parent-teacher 
          associations to aid in providing CPR or AED training.
              (5) Options to maximize the use of funds provided under 
          this section.
      (e) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
  funds are first appropriated to carry out the program, the Secretary 
  shall submit a report to Congress describing--
              (1) grant amounts and recipients;
              (2) how the funds were used; and
              (3) the impact of the funds on the development of CPR and 
          AED training programs in schools implementing the grants.
      (f) Definitions.--In this section:
              (1) Targeted school.--The term ``targeted school'' means a 
          public elementary school or secondary school that provides 
          education to students in any of grades 6 through 12.
              (2) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
          agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the 
          Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
          7801).
  
  SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
  $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2017.
target: Teaching Children to Save Lives Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies or public elementary or secondary schools to implement nationally recognized cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training courses.
  
  Allows a grant to be used to purchase an AED training device if the grantee implements or has implemented an AED training program in conjunction with a CPR training program.
feat_title: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools.