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6 USC 314. 6 USC 313.

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PUBLIC LAW 109–417—DEC. 19, 2006

(C) striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Taking into account the findings from the joint review described under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall modify the policies of the National Disaster Medical System as necessary. ‘‘(2) JOINT REVIEW AND MEDICAL SURGE CAPACITY STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a joint review of the National Disaster Medical System. Such review shall include an evaluation of medical surge capacity, as described by section 2803(a). As part of the National Health Security Strategy under section 2802, the Secretary shall update the findings from such review and further modify the policies of the National Disaster Medical System as necessary.’’; (6) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; (7) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and (8) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘2002 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 through 2011’’. (b) TRANSFER OF NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.—There shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the National Disaster Medical System of the Department of Homeland Security, including the functions of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response relating thereto. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312(3)(B), 313(5)) is amended— (1) in section 502(3)(B), by striking ‘‘, the National Disaster Medical System,’’; and (2) in section 503(5), by striking ‘‘, the National Disaster Medical System’’. (d) UPDATE OF CERTAIN PROVISION.—Section 319F(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6(b)(2)) is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘CHILDREN AND TERRORISM’’ and inserting ‘‘AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES’’; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Children and Terrorism’’ and inserting ‘‘At-Risk Individuals and Public Health Emergencies’’; (3) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘bioterrorism as it relates to children’’ and inserting ‘‘public health emergencies as they relate to at-risk individuals’’; (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘children’’ and inserting ‘‘at-risk individuals’’; and (C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘children’’ and inserting ‘‘at-risk individuals’’; (4) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘children’’ and all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘at-risk populations.’’; and

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