1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to AEDs Act . 2. Findings; purpose The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. (2) Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for student athletes. (3) In 2017, there were approximately 356,000 sudden cardiac arrests that occurred in the United States, with 9 out of 10 being fatal (320,400). Only 1 in 10 victims survive a sudden cardiac arrest (35,600). (4) The American Heart Association estimates that 5 in 10 victims (178,000) could survive if bystanders gave CPR and used AEDs immediately, an additional 142,400 victims. (5) The chain of survival includes prompt notification of emergency services and early CPR, defibrillation, and advanced cardiac life support. (6) Health education should include basic emergency lifesaving skills. Incorporating these lifesaving training programs into the health curriculum of elementary and secondary schools will give school children these skills. 3. Promoting student access to defibrillation (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award a grant to a health care organization to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary schools and secondary schools by— (1) developing and providing comprehensive materials to establish defibrillation programs in such schools; (2) providing support for CPR and AED training programs in such schools; (3) fostering new and existing community partnerships with and among public and private organizations (such as local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, public health organizations, emergency medical service providers, fire and police departments, and parent-teacher associations) to promote the importance of defibrillation in such schools; (4) establishing a clearinghouse database to gather information in a central location regarding sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population and thereby facilitating the identification and conduct of further research