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 116 STAT. 626 PUBLIC LAW 107-188-JUNE 12, 2002 " (h) COORDINATION WITH LOCAL MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM.— An eligible entity and local Metropolitan Medical Response Systems shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that activities carried out under an award under subsection (a) are coordinated with activities that are carried out by local Metropolitan Medical Response Systems. "(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2006. ". (b) CERTAIN GRANTS. —Section 319C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-3) is amended by striking subsection (f). Subtitle D—Emergency Authorities; Additional Provisions SEC. 141. REPORTING DEADLINES. Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) DATA SUBMITTAL AND REPORTING DEADLINES.—In any case in which the Secretary determines that, wholly or partially as a result of a public health emergency that has been determined pursuant to subsection (a), individuals or public or private entities are unable to comply with deadlines for the submission to the Secretary of data or reports required under any law administered by the Secretary, the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, grant such extensions of such deadlines as the circumstances reasonably require, and may waive, wholly or partially, any sanctions otherwise applicable to such failure to comply. Federal Register, Before or promptly after granting such an extension or waiver, publication. the Secretary shall notify the Congress of such action and publish in the Federal Register a notice of the extension or waiver.". SEC. 142. STREAMLINING AND CLARIFYING COMMUNICABLE DISEASE QUARANTINE PROVISIONS. (a) ELIMINATION OF PREREQUISITE FOR NATIONAL ADVISORY HEALTH COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION BEFORE ISSUING QUARANTINE RULES. — (1) EXECUTIVE ORDERS SPECIFYING DISEASES SUBJECT TO INDIVIDUAL DETENTIONS.— Section 361(b) of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 264(b)) is amended by striking "Executive orders of the President upon the recommendation of the National Advisory Health Council and the Surgeon General" and inserting "Executive orders of the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary, in consultation with the Surgeon General,". (2) REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR APPREHENSION OF INDIVID- UALS.— Section 361(d) of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 264(d)) is amended by striking "On recommendation of the National Advisory Health Council, regulations" and inserting "Regulations". (3) REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR APPREHENSION OF INDIVID- UALS IN WARTIME.— Section 363 of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 266) is amended by striking "the Surgeon General, on recommendation of the National Advisory Health Council," and

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