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 PUBLIC LAW 109–417—DEC. 19, 2006

120 STAT. 2831

Public Law 109–417 109th Congress An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.

Dec. 19, 2006 [S. 3678]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. 42 USC 201 note.

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, AND PLANNING Sec. 101. Public health and medical preparedness and response functions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sec. 102. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Sec. 103. National Health Security Strategy. TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY PREPAREDNESS Sec. 201. Improving State and local public health security. Sec. 202. Using information technology to improve situational awareness in public health emergencies. Sec. 203. Public health workforce enhancements. Sec. 204. Vaccine tracking and distribution. Sec. 205. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. Sec. 206. Revitalization of Commissioned Corps. TITLE III—ALL-HAZARDS MEDICAL SURGE CAPACITY Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

301. 302. 303. 304. 305.

National disaster medical system. Enhancing medical surge capacity. Encouraging health professional volunteers. Core education and training. Partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity. Sec. 306. Enhancing the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs. TITLE IV—PANDEMIC AND BIODEFENSE VACCINE AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

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401. 402. 403. 404. 405. 406.

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. National Biodefense Science Board. Clarification of countermeasures covered by Project BioShield. Technical assistance. Collaboration and coordination. Procurement.

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