Sec. 2. Findings
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Section 1402 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 8001 ) is amended to read as follows: Congress finds the following: Drowning is a public health crisis. Drowning can happen in seconds, is often silent, and can happen to anyone, anytime there is access to water. About 11 people die each day from drowning in the United States, and drowning kills nearly 4,000 people each year in the United States. Of injury-related deaths, drowning is the first leading cause of accidental death in children aged 1 to 4 in the United States, and the second leading cause of accidental death in children aged 1 to 14 in the United States.
Drowning death rates for Black people are 1.5 times higher than the rates for White people, and drowning death rates for American Indian people ages 29 and younger are 2 times higher than the rates for White people in the same age range. Rural Americans are 26 percent more likely to die by drowning than urban Americans. Research shows that the installation and proper use of barriers or fencing, as well as additional layers of protection, such as swimming lessons, could substantially reduce the number of childhood fatal and nonfatal drownings in residential swimming pools. .
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