Sec. 740. PILOT PROGRAM ON CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE INTEROPERABILITY AND MEDICAL SURGE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY OF NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM
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## SEC. 740 PILOT PROGRAM ON CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE INTEROPERABILITY AND MEDICAL SURGE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY OF NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM **[**[10 U.S.C. 1096 note](/us/usc/t10/s1096)**]** ###
(a)In General Beginning not later than September 30, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to establish partnerships with public, private, and nonprofit health care organizations, health care institutions, health care entities, academic medical centers of institutions of higher education, and hospitals in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation to enhance the interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of the National Disaster Medical System under section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11). ###
(b)Duration The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)for a period of not more than five years. ###
(c)Lead Official for Design and Implementation of Pilot Program ####
(1)In general The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall be the lead official for the design and implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a). ####
(2)Resources The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall leverage the resources of the Defense Health Agency for execution of the pilot program under subsection
(a)and shall coordinate with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the duration of the pilot program, including for the duration of any period of design or planning for the pilot program. ###
(d)Locations ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)at not fewer than five locations in the United States that are located at or near an organization, institution, entity, center, or hospital specified in subsection
(a)with established expertise in disaster health preparedness and response and trauma care that augment and enhance the effectiveness of the pilot program. ####
(2)Phased selection of locations #####
(A)Initial selection Not later than March 31, 2021, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall select not fewer than two locations at which to carry out the pilot program. #####
(B)Subsequent selection Not later than the end of the one-year period following selection of the locations under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in consultation with the Secretaries specified in subparagraph (A), shall select not fewer than two additional locations at which to carry out the pilot program until not fewer than five locations are selected in total under this paragraph. ####
(3)Consideration for locations In selecting locations for the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— #####
(A)the proximity of the location to civilian or military transportation hubs, including airports, railways, interstate highways, or ports; #####
(B)the proximity of the location to an organization, institution, entity, center, or hospital specified in subsection
(a)with the ability to accept a redistribution of casualties during times of war; #####
(C)the proximity of the location to an organization, institution, entity, center, or hospital specified in subsection
(a)with the ability to provide trauma care training opportunities for medical personnel of the Department of Defense; and #####
(D)the proximity of the location to existing academic medical centers of institutions of higher education, facilities of the Department, or other institutions that have established expertise in the areas of— ######
(i)highly infectious disease; ######
(ii)biocontainment; ######
(iii)quarantine; ######
(iv)trauma care; ######
(v)combat casualty care; ######
(vi)the National Disaster Medical System under section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11); ######
(vii)disaster health preparedness and response; ######
(viii)medical and public health management of biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear hazards; or ######
(ix)such other areas of expertise as the Secretary considers appropriate. ####
(4)Priority for locations In selecting locations for the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to locations that would facilitate public-private partnerships with academic medical centers of institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other entities with facilities that have an established history of providing clinical care, treatment, training, and research in the areas described in paragraph (3)(D) or other specializations determined important by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. ###
(e)Requirements In establishing partnerships under the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish requirements under such partnerships for staffing, specialized training, medical logistics, telemedicine, patient regulating, movement, situational status reporting, tracking, and surveillance. ###
(f)Evaluation Metrics The Secretary of Defense shall establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program under subsection (a). ###
(g)Reports ####
(1)Initial report #####
(A)In general Not later than 180 days after the commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program. #####
(B)Elements The report under subparagraph
(A)shall include the following: ######
(i)A description of the pilot program. ######
(ii)The requirements established under subsection (e). ######
(iii)The evaluation metrics established under subsection (f). ######
(iv)Such other matters relating to the pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate. ####
(2)Final report Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program. ###
(h)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. #####
(B)The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ####
(2)The term “**institution of higher education**” means a four-year institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
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Sec. 740
PILOT PROGRAM ON CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE INTEROPERABILITY AND MEDICAL SURGE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY OF NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM
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