42 USC 300hh - Public health and medical preparedness and response functions

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§ 300hh.

Public health and medical preparedness and response functions

(a)

In general

(b)

Interagency agreement

(c)

Coordination with Federal agencies

(d)

Annual report on emergency response and preparedness

The Secretary shall submit a written report each fiscal year to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, containing—

(1)

updated information related to an assessment of the response to any public health emergency declared, or otherwise in effect, during the previous fiscal year;

(2)

findings related to drills and operational exercises completed in the previous fiscal year pursuant to section 300hh–10(b)(4)(G) of this title;

(3)

the state of public health preparedness and response capabilities for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, including emerging infectious diseases; and

(4)

any challenges in preparing for or responding to such threats, as appropriate.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVIII, § 2801, as added Pub. L. 107–188, title I, § 101(a), June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 596; amended Pub. L. 109–417, title I, § 101(2), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2832; Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2103(b)(1), (d), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5711, 5714.)

cite as: 42 USC 300hh