Sec. 206. STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RAPID RESPONSE FUND
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## SEC. 206 STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RAPID RESPONSE FUND Section 319 (42 U.S.C. 247d) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in the first sentence, by inserting “or if the Secretary determines there is the significant potential for a public health emergency, to allow the Secretary to rapidly respond to the immediate needs resulting from such public health emergency or potential public health emergency” before the period; and ######
(ii)by inserting “The Secretary shall plan for the expedited distribution of funds to appropriate agencies and entities.” after the first sentence; #####
(B)by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); #####
(C)by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: > > #### “(2) Uses > > The Secretary may use amounts in the Fund established under paragraph (1), to— > > > ##### “(A) > > facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities that the Secretary determines may be affected by a public health emergency or potential public health emergency referred to in paragraph
(1)(including communication of such entities with relevant international entities, as applicable); > > > ##### “(B) > > make grants, provide for awards, enter into contracts, and conduct supportive investigations pertaining to a public health emergency or potential public health emergency, including further supporting programs under section 319C-1, 319C-2, or 319C-3; > > > ##### “(C) > > facilitate and accelerate, as applicable, advanced research and development of security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F-2), qualified countermeasures (as defined in section 319F-1), or qualified pandemic or epidemic products (as defined in section 319F-3), that are applicable to the public health emergency or potential public health emergency under paragraph (1); > > > ##### “(D) > > strengthen biosurveillance capabilities and laboratory capacity to identify, collect, and analyze information regarding such public health emergency or potential public health emergency, including the systems under section 319D; > > > ##### “(E) > > support initial emergency operations and assets related to preparation and deployment of intermittent disaster response personnel under section 2812 and the Medical Reserve Corps under section 2813; and > > > ##### “(F) > > carry out other activities, as the Secretary determines applicable and appropriate.” > ; and #####
(D)by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following: > > #### “(4) Review > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, the Secretary, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, shall conduct a review of the Fund under this section and provide recommendations to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on policies to improve such Fund for the uses described in paragraph (2). > > > #### “(5) GAO report > > Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > conduct a review of the Fund under this section, including its uses and the resources available in the Fund; and > > > ##### “(B) > > submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on such review, including recommendations related to such review, as applicable.” > ; and ####
(2)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)by inserting “rapidly respond to public health emergencies or potential public health emergencies and” after “used to”; and #####
(B)by striking “section.” and inserting “Act or funds otherwise provided for emergency response.”.
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STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RAPID RESPONSE FUND
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