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 PUBLIC LAW 109–417—DEC. 19, 2006

120 STAT. 2837

State Emergency Management Assistance Compact). Such planning shall be consistent with the National Response Plan, or any successor plan, and National Incident Management System and the National Preparedness Goal. ‘‘(6) CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS.—Maintaining vital public health and medical services to allow for optimal Federal, State, local, and tribal operations in the event of a public health emergency.’’.

TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY PREPAREDNESS SEC. 201. IMPROVING STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY.

Section 319C–1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–3a) is amended— (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: ‘‘IMPROVING STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY.’’; (2) by striking subsections (a) through (i) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To enhance the security of the United States with respect to public health emergencies, the Secretary shall award cooperative agreements to eligible entities to enable such entities to conduct the activities described in subsection (d). ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive an award under subsection (a), an entity shall— ‘‘(1)(A) be a State; ‘‘(B) be a political subdivision determined by the Secretary to be eligible for an award under this section (based on criteria described in subsection (i)(4)); or ‘‘(C) be a consortium of entities described in subparagraph (A); and ‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, and in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— ‘‘(A) an All-Hazards Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan which shall include— ‘‘(i) a description of the activities such entity will carry out under the agreement to meet the goals identified under section 2802; ‘‘(ii) a pandemic influenza plan consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (5) of subsection (g); ‘‘(iii) preparedness and response strategies and capabilities that take into account the medical and public health needs of at-risk individuals in the event of a public health emergency; ‘‘(iv) a description of the mechanism the entity will implement to utilize the Emergency Management Assistance Compact or other mutual aid agreements for medical and public health mutual aid; and ‘‘(v) a description of how the entity will include the State Unit on Aging in public health emergency preparedness; ‘‘(B) an assurance that the entity will report to the Secretary on an annual basis (or more frequently as determined by the Secretary) on the evidence-based benchmarks

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