Sec. 2802. NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY

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## SEC. 2802 NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY **[**[42 U.S.C. 300hh–1](/us/usc/t42/s300hh–1)**]** ###

(a)In General ####

(1)Preparedness and response regarding public health emergencies Beginning in 2018 and every four years thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the relevant committees of Congress a coordinated strategy (to be known as the National Health Security Strategy) and any revisions thereof, and an accompanying implementation plan for public health emergency preparedness and response. Such National Health Security Strategy shall describe potential emergency health security threats and identify the process for achieving the preparedness goals described in subsection

(b)to be prepared to identify and respond to such threats and shall be consistent with the national preparedness goal (as described in section 504(a)(19) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002), the National Incident Management System (as defined in section 501(7) of such Act), and the National Response Plan developed pursuant to section 504 of such Act, or any successor plan. ####

(2)Evaluation of progress The National Health Security Strategy shall include an evaluation of the progress made by Federal, State, local, and tribal entities, based on the evidence-based benchmarks and objective standards that measure levels of preparedness established pursuant to section 319C–1(g). Such evaluation shall include aggregate and State-specific breakdowns of obligated funding spent by major category (as defined by the Secretary) for activities funded through awards pursuant to sections 319C–1 and 319C–2, and an analysis of any changes to the evidence-based benchmarks and objective standards under sections 319C–1 and 319C–2. ####

(3)Public health workforce In 2022, the National Health Security Strategy shall include a national strategy for establishing an effective and prepared public health workforce, including defining the functions, capabilities, and gaps in such workforce (including gaps in the environmental health and animal health workforces, as applicable), describing the status of such workforce, identifying strategies to recruit, retain, and protect such workforce from workplace exposures during public health emergencies, and identifying current capabilities to meet the requirements of section 2803. ###

(b)Preparedness Goals The National Health Security Strategy shall include provisions in furtherance of the following: ####

(1)Integration Integrating public health and public and private medical capabilities with other first responder systems, including through— #####

(A)the periodic evaluation of Federal, State, local, and tribal preparedness and response capabilities through drills and exercises, including drills and exercises to ensure medical surge capacity for events without notice; and #####

(B)integrating public and private sector public health and medical donations and volunteers. ####

(2)Public health Developing and sustaining Federal, State, local, and tribal essential public health security capabilities, including the following: #####

(A)Disease situational awareness domestically and abroad, including detection, identification, investigation, and related information technology activities. #####

(B)Disease containment including capabilities for isolation, quarantine, social distancing, decontamination, relevant health care services and supplies, and transportation and disposal of medical waste. #####

(C)Risk communication and public preparedness. #####

(D)Rapid distribution and administration of medical countermeasures. #####

(E)Response to environmental hazards. ####

(3)Medical Increasing the preparedness, response capabilities, and surge capacity of hospitals, other health care facilities (including pharmacies, mental health facilities, and ambulatory care facilities and which may include dental health facilities), and trauma care, critical care, and emergency medical service systems, with respect to public health emergencies (including related availability, accessibility, and coordination), which shall include developing plans for the following: #####

(A)Strengthening public health emergency medical and trauma management and treatment capabilities. #####

(B)Fatality management. #####

(C)Coordinated medical triage and evacuation to appropriate medical institutions based on patient medical need, taking into account regionalized systems of care. #####

(D)Rapid distribution and administration of medical countermeasures. #####

(E)Effective utilization of any available public and private mobile medical assets (which may include such dental health assets) and integration of other Federal assets. #####

(F)Protecting health care workers and health care first responders from workplace exposures during a public health emergency or exposures to agents that could cause a public health emergency. #####

(G)Optimizing a coordinated and flexible approach to the emergency response and medical surge capacity of hospitals, other health care facilities, critical care, trauma care (which may include trauma centers), and emergency medical systems. ####

(4)At-risk individuals #####

(A)Taking into account the public health and medical needs of at-risk individuals, including the unique needs and considerations of individuals with disabilities, in the event of a public health emergency. #####

(B)For the purpose of this Act, the term “**at-risk individuals**” means children, pregnant women, senior citizens and other individuals who have access or functional needs in the event of a public health emergency, as determined by the Secretary. ####

(5)Coordination Minimizing duplication of, and ensuring coordination between, Federal, State, local, and tribal planning, preparedness, and response activities (including the State Emergency Management Assistance Compact and other applicable compacts). Such planning shall be consistent with the National Response Plan, or any successor plan, and National Incident Management System and the National Preparedness Goal. ####

(6)Continuity of operations Maintaining vital public health and medical services to allow for optimal Federal, State, local, and tribal operations in the event of a public health emergency. ####

(7)Countermeasures #####

(A)Promoting strategic initiatives to advance countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent or toxin, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agents, whether naturally occurring, unintentional, or deliberate. #####

(B)For purposes of this paragraph, the term “**countermeasures**” has the same meaning as the terms “**qualified countermeasures**” under section 319F–1, “qualified pandemic and epidemic products” under section 319F–3, and “security countermeasures” under section 319F–2. ####

(8)Medical and public health community resiliency Strengthening the ability of States, local communities, and tribal communities to prepare for, respond to, and be resilient in the event of public health emergencies, whether naturally occurring, unintentional, or deliberate by— #####

(A)optimizing alignment and integration of medical and public health preparedness and response planning and capabilities with and into routine daily activities; and #####

(B)promoting familiarity with local medical and public health systems. ####

(9)Zoonotic disease, food, and agriculture Improving coordination among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities (including through consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture) to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks of plant or animal disease (including zoonotic disease) that could compromise national security resulting from a deliberate attack, a naturally occurring threat, the intentional adulteration of food, or other public health threats, taking into account interactions between animal health, human health, and animals' and humans' shared environment as directly related to public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities, as applicable. ####

(10)Global health security Assessing current or potential health security threats from abroad to inform domestic public health preparedness and response capabilities.

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