United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5923 (114th)
School Protection Act of 2016
Introduced
21 July 2016
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Summary
School Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter contracts to train elementary and secondary school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis managers in the event of a biological or chemical attack at a school or an outbreak of pandemic illness among individuals under their care. The training must prepare school nurses to: (1) protect and preserve life; (2) notify public health authorities to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack or outbreak; and (3) take other appropriate and feasible actions, such as preserve evidence of an attack.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2016
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Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 July 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5923
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5923