Expansion of surface transportation block grant program to fund AED deployment

(a) In general Section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (25) Projects to purchase and deploy automated external defibrillators for use at transportation facilities otherwise eligible for assistance under this section. (26) Projects to develop and implement written emergency action plans for responding to medical emergencies at transportation facilities otherwise eligible for assistance under this section, including the use of automated external defibrillators.. (b) Technical assistance The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall provide technical assistance to States and local officials in developing the written emergency action plans referred to in section 133(b)(26) of title 23, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section).