119-s1595

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1595 Engrossed in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1595

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided 
 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

 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 ``Improving Police Critical Aid for 
Responding to Emergencies Act'' or the ``Improving Police CARE Act''.

SEC. 2. TRAUMA KIT STANDARDS.

 

Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10202) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
 ``
            (d) Trauma Kits.--
 ``

    (1) === Definition. ===
-In this subsection, the term `trauma 
 kit' means a first aid response kit, which includes a bleeding 
 control kit that can be used for controlling a life-threatening 
 hemorrhage.
 ``

    (2) Requirement for trauma kits.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
 provision of law, a grantee may only purchase a trauma 
 kit using funds made available under this part if the 
 trauma kit meets the performance standards established 
 by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
 under paragraph

    (3)
        (A) .
 ``
        (B) Authority to separately acquire.--Nothing in 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall prohibit a grantee from 
 separately acquiring the components of a trauma kit and 
 assembling complete trauma kits that meet the 
 performance standards.
 ``

    (3) Performance standards and optional agency best 
 practices.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
 of this subsection, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
 Assistance, in consultation with organizations representing 
 trauma surgeons, emergency medical response professionals, 
 emergency physicians, other medical professionals, relevant law 
 enforcement agencies of States and units of local government, 
 professional law enforcement organizations, local law 
 enforcement labor or representative organizations, and law 
 enforcement trade associations, shall--
 ``
        (A) develop and publish performance standards for 
 trauma kits that are eligible for purchase using funds 
 made available under this part that, at a minimum, 
 require the components described in paragraph

    (4) to be 
 included in a trauma kit; and
 ``
        (B) develop and publish optional best practices 
 for law enforcement agencies regarding--
 ``
            (i) training law enforcement officers in 
 the use of trauma kits;
 ``
            (ii) the deployment and maintenance of 
 trauma kits in law enforcement vehicles; and
 ``
            (iii) the deployment, location, and 
 maintenance of trauma kits in law enforcement 
 agency or other government facilities.
 ``

    (4) Components.--The components of a trauma kit described 
 in this paragraph are--
 ``
        (A) a tourniquet recommended by the Committee on 
 Tactical Combat Casualty Care;
 ``
        (B) a bleeding control bandage;
 ``
            (C) a pair of nonlatex protective gloves and a 
 pen-type marker;
 ``
            (D) a pair of blunt-ended scissors;
 ``
        (E) instructional documents developed--
 ``
            (i) under the `Stop the Bleed' national 
 awareness campaign of the Department of 
 Homeland Security, or any successor thereto;
 ``
            (ii) by the American College of Surgeons 
 Committee on Trauma;
 ``
            (iii) by the American Red Cross; or
 ``
            (iv) by any partner of the Department of 
 Defense;
 ``
        (F) a bag or other container adequately designed 
 to hold the contents of the kit; and
 ``
        (G) any additional trauma kit supplies that--
 ``
            (i) are approved by a State, local, or 
 Tribal law enforcement agency or first 
 responders;
 ``
            (ii) can adequately treat a traumatic 
 injury; and
 ``
            (iii) can be stored in a readily 
 available kit.''.

 Passed the Senate July 29, 2025.

 Attest:

 Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 1595

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided 
 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.