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 PUBLIC LAW 107-188-JUNE 12, 2002 116 STAT. 635 medical services personnel, including dispatchers, are informed about the location of automated external defibrillators in their community; and "(6) by encouraging private companies, including small businesses, to purchase automated external defibrillators and provide training for their employees to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and external automated defibrillation to cardiac arrest victims in their community. "(b) PREFERENCE. —In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give a preference to a State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization that— "(1) has a particularly low local survival rate for cardiac arrests, or a particularly low local response rate for cardiac arrest victims; or "(2) demonstrates in its application the greatest commitment to establishing and maintaining a public access defibrillation program. "(c) USE OF FUNDS.— ^A State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization that receives a grant under subsection (a) may use funds received through such grant to— "(1) purchase automated external defibrillators that have been approved, or cleared for marketing, by the Food and Drug Administration; "(2) provide automated external defibrillation and basic life support training in automated external defibrillator usage through nationally recognized courses; "(3) provide information to community members about the public access defibrillation program to be funded with the grant; "(4) provide information to the local emergency medical services system regarding the placement of automated external defibrillators in public places; "(5) produce materials to encourage private companies, including small businesses, to purchase automated external defibrillators; and "(6) further develop strategies to improve access to automated external defibrillators in public places. "(d) APPLICATION.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization shall prepare and submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(2) CONTENTS. — An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall— "(A) describe the comprehensive public access defibrillation program to be funded with the grant and demonstrate how such program would make automated external defibrillation accessible and available to cardiac arrest victims in the community; "(B) contain procedures for implementing appropriate nationally recognized training courses in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators; "(C) contain procedures for ensuring direct involvement of a licensed medical professional and coordination with

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