(a) Access to AEDs
Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, for any covered physical training event, an automated external defibrillator (in this section referred to as an AED ) is available and accessible at a distance that ensures a three-minute response time calculated under subsection (c).
(b) Requirements
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
require that AEDs be staged at the immediate site of any covered physical training event;
ensure that at least one individual present at covered physical training event site is certified (as of the date of the event) in the use of an AED and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (commonly known as CPR ); and
establish a standardized protocol for regular quarterly inspections and maintenance of all AED units to ensure operational readiness.
(c) Three-minute response time determination
The Secretary shall determine the three-minute response time under subsection (a) by calculating the total elapsed time beginning at the recognition of a suspected sudden cardiac arrest and ending at the delivery of the first defibrillation shock, including all time required for AED retrieval, transport, and device preparation. In making such determinations, the Secretary may presume that locating an AED within 100 yards of the site of the covered physical training event will meet such response time.
(d) Report
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report outlining—
the total number of additional AEDs required to achieve Department-wide compliance with this section;
the estimated cost of procurement and maintenance of such AEDs; and
a timeline for full implementation across all military installations to comply with this section.
(e) Covered physical training event defined
In this section, the term covered physical training event means a required unit level physical training event or high-intensity exercise conducted by the Department of Defense.