Sec. 5007. Comprehensive Aviation Preparedness Plan
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No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and representatives of other Federal departments and agencies, as necessary, shall develop a comprehensive national aviation communicable disease preparedness plan. The plan developed under subsection
(a)shall— be developed in consultation with other relevant stakeholders, including State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, air carriers, first responders, and the general public; provide for the development of a communications system or protocols for providing comprehensive, appropriate, and up-to-date information regarding communicable disease threats and preparedness between all relevant stakeholders; document the roles and responsibilities of relevant Federal department and agencies, including coordination requirements; provide guidance to air carriers, airports, and other appropriate aviation stakeholders on how to develop comprehensive communicable disease preparedness plans for their respective organizations, in accordance with the plan to be developed under subsection (a); be scalable and adaptable so that the plan can be used to address the full range of communicable disease threats and incidents; provide information on communicable threats and response training resources for all relevant stakeholders, including Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial government employees, airport officials, aviation industry employees and contractors, first responders, and health officials; develop protocols for the dissemination of comprehensive, up-to-date, and appropriate information to the traveling public concerning communicable disease threats and preparedness; be updated periodically to incorporate lessons learned with supplemental information; and be provided in writing, electronically, and accessible via the Internet. The plan developed under subsection
(a)shall— be conducted under the existing interagency framework for national level all hazards emergency preparedness planning or another appropriate framework; and be consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements.