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H.R.2498
Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish protections from civil liability arising from the emergency use of the devices.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 7/13/1999) Cosponsors (133)
Related Bills: S.1488
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-505 [GPO: Text, PDF]
House Reports: 106-634
Note: Text from several bills was added to H.R. 2498, the Public Health Improvement Act, by S.Amdt. 4344. This includes text from: H.R. 762, Lupus Research and Care Amendments; S.1243, Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act; S. 1268, Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act; S. 1813, Clinical Research Enhancement Act; S. 2528, Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act; S. 2625, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act; and S. 2731, Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act.
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