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 116 STAT. 630 PUBLIC LAW 107-188-JUNE 12, 2002 42 USC 247d note. SEC. 144. PROVISION FOR EXPIRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMER- GENCIES. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Any such determination of a public health emergency terminates upon the Secretary declaring that the emergency no longer exists, or upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the determination is made by the Secretary, whichever occurs first. Determinations that terminate under the preceding sentence may be renewed by the Secretary (on the basis of the same or additional facts), and the preceding sentence applies to each such renewal. Not later than 48 hours after making a determination under this subsection of a public health emergency (including a renewal), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress written notification of the determination.". (b) APPLICABILITY. — The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to any public health emergency under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act, including any such emergency that was in effect as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of such an emergency that was in effect as of such day, the 90-day period described in such section with respect to the termination of the emergency is deemed to begin on such date of enactment. Subtitle E—Additional Provisions SEC. 151. DESIGNATED STATE PUBLIC EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT PLAN. Section 613(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196b(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking "and" at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(7) include a plan for providing information to the public in a coordinated manner.". 42 USC 7257d. SEC. 152. EXPANDED RESEARCH BY SECRETARY OF ENERGY. (a) DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION RESEARCH. — (1) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the working group under section 319F(a) of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration shall expand, enhance, and intensify research relevant to the rapid detection and identification of pathogens likely to be used in a bioterrorism attack or other agents that may cause a public health emergency. (2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. —Activities carried out under paragraph (1) may include— (A) the improvement of methods for detecting biological agents or toxins of potential use in a biological attack and the testing of such methods under variable conditions; (B) the improvement or pursuit of methods for testing, verifying, and calibrating new detection and surveillance tools and techniques; and (C) carrying out other research activities in relevant areas.

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