Sec. 106. National Disaster Medical System
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(ii)of section 2812(a)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(a)(3)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: be present at locations, and for limited periods of time, specified by the Secretary on the basis that the Secretary has determined that a location is at risk of a public health emergency during the time specified, or there is a significant potential for a public health emergency. . Section 2812(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 , 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 in section 2803(a); an assessment of the available workforce of the intermittent disaster-response personnel described in subsection (c); the capacity of the workforce described in clause
(ii)to respond to all hazards, including capacity to simultaneously respond to multiple public health emergencies and to respond to a nationwide public health emergency; the effectiveness of efforts to recruit, retain, and train such workforce; and gaps that may exist in such workforce and recommendations for addressing such gaps. As part of the National Health Security Strategy under section 2802, the Secretary shall update the findings from the review under subparagraph
(A)and provide recommendations to modify the policies of the National Disaster Medical System as necessary. . Section 2812(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting (or, for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 and ending on September 30, 2021, without regard to those provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service) after in accordance with applicable civil service laws and regulations . Section 2812(c) ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Individuals appointed to serve under this subsection shall be considered public safety officers under part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The Secretary shall provide notification to eligible individuals of any effect such designation may have on other benefits for which such individuals are eligible, including benefits from private entities. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary determines the number of intermittent disaster-response personnel of the National Disaster Medical System is insufficient to address a public health emergency or potential public health emergency, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional committees of jurisdiction a notification detailing— the impact such shortage could have on meeting public health needs and emergency medical personnel needs during a public health emergency; and any identified measures to address such shortage. . Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10284(9) ) is amended— in subparagraph (C), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: an individual appointed to assist the National Disaster Medical System pursuant to section 2812(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act. . Section 2812(g) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(g) ) is amended by striking $52,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and inserting $57,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 .