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 116 STAT. 610 PUBLIC LAW 107-188—JUNE 12, 2002 "(I) ensuring that the activities under this subsection address the health security needs of children and other vulnerable populations; "(J) strategies for decontaminating facilities contaminated as a result of a biological attack, including appropriate protections for the safety of workers conducting such activities; "(K) subject to compliance with other provisions of Federal law, clarifying the responsibilities among Federal officials for the investigation of suspicious outbreaks of disease and other potential public health emergencies, and for related revisions of the interagency plan known as the Federal response plan; and "(L) in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Fire Administration, ways to enhance coordination among Federal agencies involved with State, local, and community based emergency medical services, including issuing a report that— "(i) identifies needs of community-based emergency medical services; and "(ii) identifies ways to streamline and enhance the process through which Federal agencies support community-based emergency medical services. "(2) CONSULTATION WITH EXPERTS.— In carrying out subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1), the working group under such paragraph shall consult with the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, and other appropriate experts. " (3) USE OF SUBCOMMITTEES REGARDING CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. —With respect to a requirement under law that the working group under paragraph (1) be consulted on a matter, the working group may designate an appropriate subcommittee of the working group to engage in the consultation. " (4) DISCRETION IN EXERCISE OF DUTIES.— Determinations made by the working group under paragraph (1) with respect to carrying out duties under such paragraph are matters committed to agency discretion for purposes of section 701(a) of title 5, Unites States Code. "(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection may not be construed as establishing new regulatory authority for any of the officials specified in paragraph (1), or as having any legal effect on any other provision of law, including the responsibilities and authorities of the Environmental Protection Agency.". SEC. 109. ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE. Section 319E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d- 5) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking "shall conduct and support" and inserting "shall directly or through awards of grants or cooperative agreements to public or private entities provide for the conduct of; and (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: "(4) the sequencing of the genomes, or other DNA analysis, or other comparative analysis, of priority pathogens (as determined by the Director of the National Institutes of Health

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