II 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3042 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve preparedness for and 

response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2006 

Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and other 

public health emergencies, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘All-Hazards Public 

5 Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

6 Response Act’’. 


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1 TITLE I—ALL-HAZARDS PUBLIC 

2 HEALTH EMERGENCY AND 

3 BIOTERRORISM PREPARED4 NESS AND RESPONSE 

5 SEC. 101. NATIONAL NEEDS TO COMBAT THREATS TO PUB6 LIC HEALTH. 

7 Section 319A(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 247d–1(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as may 

12 be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 

13 SEC. 102. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS. 

14 Section 319B of the Public Health Service Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 247d–2) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the first 

17 sentence the following: ‘‘Such evaluation shall also 

18 include an assessment, using the assessment guide19 lines described under subsection (d), of each of the 

20 specific critical public health threats likely to occur 

21 in the State, or consortium of 2 or more States or 

22 political subdivision of States performing the evalua23 tion, including threats resulting from natural disas24 ters, outbreaks of disease, or a terrorist attack in25 volving a biological, chemical, or nuclear agent, or 


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1 catastrophic accident, and the capacity of such 

2 State, and localities within the State, or consortium 

3 of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 

4 States, to respond to each such threat.’’; 

5 (2) by striking subsection (e); 

6 (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub7 section (e); 

8 (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(d) ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of enactment of the All-Hazards Pub13 lic Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Prepared14 ness and Response Act the Secretary shall establish 

15 guidelines for each recipient of a grant under sub16 section (a) to use to conduct the assessment re17 quired under such subsection. The Secretary shall 

18 ensure that such guidelines— 

19 ‘‘(A) enable such recipient to— 

20 ‘‘(i) assess the preparedness of such 

21 recipient, and all local jurisdictions within 

22 the boundaries of such recipient, as well as 

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1 section (a), consistent with the National 

2 Response Plan prepared under section 

3 502(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 

4 2002; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) evaluate the progress and per6 formance under a grant awarded under 

7 this section and section 319C–1 with re8 spect to such preparedness; 

9 ‘‘(B) are based on specific, reasonable pre10 paredness goals that may be objectively meas11 ured; 

12 ‘‘(C) define the responsibilities of the pub13 lic health entities involved in preparedness and 

14 specifically describe the activities that are the 

15 responsibility of the Federal Government, the 

16 State and local public health authorities, 

17 healthcare providers, and other organizations, 

18 respectively, consistent with the National Re19 sponse Plan prepared under section 502(6) of 

20 the Homeland Security Act of 2002; 

21 ‘‘(D) to the extent practicable and applica22 ble, are harmonized with the standards of the 

23 Health Resources and Services Administration 

24 and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 

25 Healthcare Organizations; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) clearly describe a priority system with 

2 respect to preparedness activities. 

3 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review 

5 the guidelines described under paragraph (1) on 

6 an annual basis. 

7 ‘‘(B) UPDATE.—Based on the review con8 ducted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

9 may update the guidelines described under 

10 paragraph (1) as the Secretary determines nec11 essary. 

12 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing and revis13 ing the guidelines under this subsection, the Sec14 retary shall consult with State, local, and community 

15 public health organizations and expert individuals.’’; 

16 and 

17 (5) by inserting after subsection (e), as so re18 designated, the following: 

19 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as may 

22 be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. GRANTS TO IMPROVE STATE, LOCAL, AND HOS2 PITAL ALL-HAZARDS PUBLIC HEALTH EMER3 GENCY AND BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS 

4 AND RESPONSE. 

5 (a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 319C– 

6 1(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d– 

7 3a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) APPLICATION CONTENT.—An applica10 tion under paragraph (1) shall include a letter 

11 from the Governor or chief elected official of 

12 the eligible entity involved that includes— 

13 ‘‘(i) a description of the amount of 

14 any funds of the eligible entity involved 

15 (without regard to any Federal funds allo16 cated to the eligible entity) allocated to 

17 carry out the activities described under the 

18 award under this section; 

19 ‘‘(ii) includes assurance by the Gov20 ernor or chief elected official of the eligible 

21 entity involved that the eligible entity will 

22 conduct periodic simulation exercises to 

23 test State and local public health emer24 gency preparedness and, as appropriate, 

25 will test existing emergency systems and 

26 capacity in conjunction with response to 


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1 ongoing public health challenges, such as 

2 seasonal influenza; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) demonstrates understanding by 

4 the eligible entity involved of the perform5 ance standards that will be used to evalu6 ate the use of the grant funds by such eli7 gible entity under this section. 

8 ‘‘(B) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDING.—Not 

9 later than 60 days after the last day of each 

10 grant year in which an eligible entity described 

11 in subsection (b)(1)(A) has received amounts 

12 under an award under this section, such eligible 

13 entity shall submit to the Secretary a report 

14 that includes— 

15 ‘‘(i) a detailed description of the use 

16 of the funds made available under such 

17 award, including the amounts made avail18 able directly for expenditure by local juris19 dictions through a grant, contract, or other 

20 arrangement; 

21 ‘‘(ii)(I) progress on the efforts to meet 

22 the performance standards described in the 

23 application under paragraph (1) and the 

24 assessment guidelines under section 

25 319B(d); 


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1 ‘‘(II) an explanation of any failures to 

2 meet such performance standards or guide3 lines; and 

4 ‘‘(III) the current capacity of the enti5 ty to meet such performance standards 

6 and guidelines; 

7 ‘‘(iii) the findings of any simulation 

8 exercises conducted by the entity, or local 

9 jurisdiction within the boundaries of such 

10 entity, to test emergency preparedness, 

11 and the remediation steps taken or 

12 planned in response to such findings; and 

13 ‘‘(iv) a detailed description of the 

14 State budget expenditures of the entity on 

15 public health emergency preparedness for 

16 the fiscal year that is the subject of the re17 port.’’. 

18 (b) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

19 Section 319C–1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 247d–3a) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(c) ALL-HAZARDS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY

24 AND BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

25 PLAN.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

2 after notification of receipt of an award under sub3 section (a), an eligible entity described in subsection 

4 (b)(1)(A) shall prepare and submit to the Secretary 

5 an All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bio6 terrorism Preparedness and Response Plan. 

7 ‘‘(2) CONTENT OF PLAN.—Recognizing the as8 sessment of public health needs and threats con9 ducted under section 319B, an All-Hazards Public 

10 Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness 

11 and Response Plan submitted to the Secretary under 

12 paragraph (1) shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) include an assessment of basic pre14 paredness for the threats described in section 

15 319B(a), using the assessment guidelines estab16 lished under section 319B(d); 

17 ‘‘(B) describe the performance standards 

18 under subsection (i), which shall be used to 

19 measure the performance of the eligible entity 

20 described in subsection (b)(1)(A); 

21 ‘‘(C) include a description of activities to 

22 be carried out by the eligible entity to address 

23 the needs and threats identified in such assess24 ment (or an equivalent assessment); 


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1 ‘‘(D) include a description of any simula2 tion exercises planned by the entity to test 

3 emergency preparedness; 

4 ‘‘(E) include a description of the means by 

5 which the entity will provide support to, and co6 ordinate with, local jurisdictions in planning 

7 and in conducting simulation exercises to test 

8 emergency preparedness, performance assess9 ments, and other preparedness activities; and 

10 ‘‘(F) include evidence that a majority of 

11 local jurisdictions with a majority of the popu12 lation of the entity concur with the entity’s 

13 plan. 

14 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL OF PLAN PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF

15 FUNDS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

17 dispense only 50 percent of the amount of an 

18 award under this section for an eligible entity 

19 described in subsection (b)(1)(A) unless the 

20 Secretary has approved the All-Hazards Public 

21 Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Prepared22 ness and Response Plan submitted under para23 graph (1) by such entity. 

24 ‘‘(B) MODIFICATION.—The Secretary may 

25 require such entity to modify the All-Hazards 


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1 Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism 

2 Preparedness and Response Plan of such eligi3 ble entity prior to dispensing any amount of an 

4 award not dispensed under subparagraph (A). 

5 ‘‘(C) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—The Secretary 

6 shall ensure that the total amount of an award 

7 under this section is dispensed not later than 

8 60 days after the date of approval by the Sec9 retary of such All-Hazards Public Health 

10 Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

11 Response Plan.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking clause 

13 (i) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(i) Bioterrorism, acute outbreaks of 

15 infectious diseases, or other threats identi16 fied in an assessment of public health 

17 needs pursuant to section 319B(a).’’; 

18 (3) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 

19 subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and 

20 (4) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(i) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

24 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 

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1 Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioter2 rorism Preparedness and Response Act, the 

3 Secretary shall establish measurable perform4 ance standards with respect to basic prepared5 ness for the public health threats described 

6 under section 319B(a). 

7 ‘‘(B) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary 

8 shall review such performance standards on an 

9 annual basis, and revise such standards as nec10 essary. 

11 ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The Secretary shall ensure 

12 that such performance standards— 

13 ‘‘(A) provide guidance to each eligible enti14 ty described in subsection (b)(1)(A) in evalu15 ating the performance of such entity under a 

16 grant under this section; 

17 ‘‘(B) include standards related to— 

18 ‘‘(i) improving laboratory capacity; 

19 ‘‘(ii) measuring the capacity of States 

20 and localities to distribute and administer 

21 medical resources from the Strategic Na22 tional Stockpile during a public health 

23 emergency; 

24 ‘‘(iii) measuring the adequacy of State 

25 and local plans to address the needs of 


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1 special needs populations (including low-in2 come individuals and families, disabled in3 dividuals, the homeless, individuals who do 

4 not speak English, and the elderly) during 

5 a public health emergency; 

6 ‘‘(iv) measuring public health surge 

7 capacity including planning to assure the 

8 ability of the health care system to rapidly 

9 expand beyond normal services to meet the 

10 increased demand for qualified personnel, 

11 medical care, and public health services, 

12 which would include the ability to obtain 

13 additional resources as needed; 

14 ‘‘(v) improving emergency risk com15 munication plans, health information dis16 semination, and public participation and 

17 understanding; 

18 ‘‘(vi) improving public health work19 force training and recruitment; 

20 ‘‘(vii) integrating public health pre21 paredness with State and local emergency 

22 management plans; 

23 ‘‘(viii) assuring coherent command 

24 and control authority at the State and 

25 local levels for emergency response; and 


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1 ‘‘(ix) any other issue as determined 

2 appropriate by the Secretary; 

3 ‘‘(C) are based on specific, reasonable pre4 paredness goals that may be objectively meas5 ured; 

6 ‘‘(D) define the responsibilities of the pub7 lic health entities involved in preparedness and 

8 specifically describe the activities that are the 

9 responsibility of the Federal Government, the 

10 State or local public health authority, 

11 healthcare providers, and other organizations, 

12 respectively, consistent with the National Re13 sponse Plan prepared under section 502(6) of 

14 the Homeland Security Act of 2002; 

15 ‘‘(E) to the extent practicable and applica16 ble, are harmonized with the standards of the 

17 Health Resources and Services Administration 

18 and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 

19 Healthcare Organizations; and 

20 ‘‘(F) clearly describe a priority system with 

21 respect to preparedness activities. 

22 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing and revis23 ing the performance standards under this sub24 section, the Secretary shall consult with State, local, 


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1 and community public health organizations and ex2 pert individuals. 

3 ‘‘(j) BIENNIAL EVALUATION; REPORT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

5 30, 2008, and on a biennial basis thereafter, the 

6 Secretary— 

7 ‘‘(A) shall conduct an evaluation of each 

8 eligible entity described in subsection (b)(1)(A) 

9 with respect to— 

10 ‘‘(i) preparedness for the threats de11 scribed under section 319B(a); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) the progress and performance of 

13 such eligible entity under a grant awarded 

14 under this section; 

15 ‘‘(B) shall include in such evaluation an 

16 assessment of the extent to which the eligible 

17 entity meets each performance standard estab18 lished pursuant to subsection (i); and 

19 ‘‘(C) may contract with an entity to con20 duct such evaluation. 

21 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—On a biennial basis, the Sec22 retary shall publish by October 1, a report that de23 scribes the outcome of each evaluation conducted 

24 under paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC.—The 

2 Secretary shall make available to the public the re3 port described under paragraph (2) to the extent 

4 that such availability does not threaten national se5 curity, as determined by the Secretary. 

6 ‘‘(k) WORKING GROUP.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con8 vene a working group that shall develop successful 

9 means for the eligible entity described in subsection 

10 (b)(1)(A) to disseminate information regarding best 

11 practices of preparing for the threats described 

12 under section 319B(a) using the funding awarded 

13 under a grant under this section. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In convening the work15 ing group under paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

16 consult with national and local public health organi17 zations, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders 

18 that have expertise in preparedness for bioterrorism 

19 and other public health emergencies.’’. 

20 (c) FUNDING.—Section 319C–1(m) of the Public 

21 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–3a(j)), as redesig22 nated by subsection (b), is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 

24 (A) and (B) and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2007.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATIONS.—For the pur2 pose of carrying out this section, there is 

3 authorized to be appropriated 

4 $1,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of 

5 which— 

6 ‘‘(I) $950,000,000 is authorized 

7 to be appropriated for awards pursu8 ant to paragraph (3) (subject to the 

9 authority of the Secretary to make 

10 awards pursuant to paragraphs (4) 

11 and (5)); and 

12 ‘‘(II) $750,000,000 is authorized 

13 to be appropriated— 

14 ‘‘(aa) for awards under sub15 section (a) to States, notwith16 standing the eligibility conditions 

17 under subsection (b), for the pur18 pose of enhancing the prepared19 ness of hospitals (including chil20 dren’s hospitals), clinics, health 

21 centers, and primary care facili22 ties for bioterrorism and other 

23 public health emergencies; and 

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1 trative activities related to such 

2 purpose. 

3 ‘‘(ii) CONTINGENT ADDITIONAL AU4 THORIZATION.—If a significant change in 

5 circumstances warrants an increase in the 

6 amount authorized to be appropriated 

7 under clause (i) for fiscal year 2007, there 

8 are authorized to be appropriated such 

9 sums as may be necessary for such year 

10 for carrying out this section, in addition to 

11 the amount authorized in clause (i). 

12 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—For the purpose 

13 of carrying out this section, there are author14 ized to be appropriated $1,800,000,000 for fis15 cal year 2008, of which— 

16 ‘‘(i) $950,000,000 is authorized for 

17 awards described under subparagraph 

18 (A)(i)(I); and 

19 ‘‘(ii) $850,000,000 is authorized to be 

20 appropriated for awards and activities de21 scribed under subparagraph (A)(i)(II). 

22 ‘‘(C) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—For the purpose 

23 of carrying out this section, there are author24 ized to be appropriated $1,800,000,000 of 

25 which— 


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1 ‘‘(i) $950,000,000 is authorized for 

2 awards described under subparagraph 

3 (A)(i)(I); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) $850,000,000 is authorized for 

5 awards described under subparagraph 

6 (A)(i)(II). 

7 ‘‘(D) OTHER FISCAL YEARS.—For the pur8 pose of carrying out this section, there are au9 thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

10 be necessary for fiscal year 2010 and each fis11 cal year thereafter.’’; 

12 (2) in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), by— 

13 (A) striking ‘‘2003’’ each place it appears 

14 and inserting ‘‘2007’’; and 

15 (B) striking ‘‘2002’’ each place it appears 

16 and inserting ‘‘2006’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(7) OTHER FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fis21 cal year 2008, and each fiscal year there22 after, the Secretary may withhold distribu23 tions of funding under an award under this 

24 section if the Secretary determines— 


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1 ‘‘(I) that the eligible entity has 

2 not sufficiently met the guidelines 

3 under section 319B(d) and perform4 ance standards described in the appli5 cation under subsection (b)(3) in6 volved for the previous fiscal year and 

7 has not demonstrated that efforts to 

8 meet such guidelines and performance 

9 standards are in place; 

10 ‘‘(II) that such eligible entity has 

11 expended such funding for the pre12 vious fiscal year on activities incon13 sistent with the applicable All-Haz14 ards Public Health Emergency and 

15 Bioterrorism Preparedness and Re16 sponse Plan. 

17 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of 

18 applying clause (i), the Secretary may 

19 grant a waiver with respect to the des20 ignated activities described in clause 

21 (i)(II). 

22 ‘‘(B) MAXIMUM CARRYOVER AMOUNT.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal 

24 year, the Secretary shall determine the 

25 maximum percentage amount of an award 


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1 under this section that an eligible entity 

2 may carryover to the succeeding fiscal 

3 year. 

4 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT EXCEEDED.—For each 

5 fiscal year, if the percentage amount of an 

6 award under this section unexpended by an 

7 eligible entity exceeds the maximum per8 centage permitted by the Secretary under 

9 clause (i), the eligible entity shall return to 

10 the Secretary the portion of the unex11 pended amount that exceeds the maximum 

12 amount permitted to be carried over by the 

13 Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(iii) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—The 

15 Secretary shall redistribute any amount re16 turned to the Secretary under clause (ii) to 

17 other eligible entities that demonstrate 

18 need and capacity to expend such funds 

19 appropriately within the next fiscal year, 

20 as determined by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(iv) WAIVER.—An eligible entity may 

22 apply to the Secretary for a waiver of the 

23 maximum percentage amount under clause 

24 (i). Such an application for a waiver shall 

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1 ment should not apply to the eligible entity 

2 and the steps taken by such eligible entity 

3 to ensure that all funds under an award 

4 under this section will be expended appro5 priately.’’. 

6 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 319C–1 

7 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–3a) is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(iii)— 

10 (A) in subclause (III), by striking the 

11 semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

12 (B) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

14 (C) by striking subclause (V); and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘Bioterrorism and Other Public 

16 Health Emergency Preparedness and Response 

17 Plan’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘All-Haz18 ards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism 

19 Preparedness and Response Plan’’. 

20 SEC. 104. STUDY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY 

21 WORKFORCE. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

23 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and 

24 Human Services shall conduct a study that analyzes 

25 the size and scope of the healthcare and public 


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1 health workforces necessary to respond to a range of 

2 common public health issues and public health emer3 gencies. 

4 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

5 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

6 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall sub7 mit to Congress a report that describes the outcomes 

8 of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), 

9 including any recommendations for legislation. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out 

12 this section. 

13 SEC. 105. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

15 (1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.—Title II of the 

16 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) 

17 is amended by striking section 201 and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC

20 HEALTH SERVICE

21 ‘‘SEC. 201. There is established within the Depart22 ment of Health and Human Services the Office of the As23 sistant Secretary for Public Health. The Public Health 

24 Service in such Department shall be administered by the 

25 Assistant Secretary for Public Health under the super26 vision and direction of the Secretary.’’. 


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1 (2) BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC

2 HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.—Section 

3 2811(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 300hh–11(a)) is amended— 

5 (A) by amending the subsection heading to 

6 read as follows: ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

7 PUBLIC HEALTH’’; 

8 (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

9 follows: 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this title 

11 and all other public health preparedness functions of 

12 the Department of Health and Human Services shall 

13 be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Pub14 lic Health under the supervision and direction of the 

15 Secretary.’’; and 

16 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Assist17 ant Secretary for Public Health Emergency 

18 Preparedness’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Sec19 retary for Public Health’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Public 

21 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended 

22 by— 

23 (1) striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Health’’ 

24 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Sec25 retary for Public Health’’; and 


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1 (2) striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Public 

2 Health Emergency Preparedness’’ each place it ap3 pears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Public 

4 Health’’. 

5 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS; REFERENCES.— 

6 (1) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There shall be 

7 transferred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 

8 for Public Health established under section 201 of 

9 the Public Health Service Act (as amended by sub10 section (a)) the functions, personnel, assets, and ob11 ligations of the Assistant Secretary for Health and 

12 the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emer13 gency Preparedness under the Public Health Service 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) as in effect on the day 

15 before the date of enactment of this Act. 

16 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any Fed17 eral law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delega18 tion of authority, or any document of or pertaining 

19 to the Assistant Secretary for Health or the Assist20 ant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Pre21 paredness under the Public Health Service Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) as in effect the day before the 

23 date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be 

24 a reference to the Assistant Secretary for Public 


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1 Health under section 201 of the Public Health Serv2 ice Act (as amended by subsection (a)). 

3 SEC. 106. REQUIREMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY 

4 CONTINGENCY PLANS. 

5 Subtitle B of title XXVIII of the Public Health Serv6 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11 et seq.) is amended by add7 ing at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 2812. BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH 

9 EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLANS. 

10 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, be11 ginning with fiscal year 2008, any entity that receives a 

12 grant under this Act to provide health-related services, or 

13 any other entity as the Secretary determines appropriate, 

14 shall, as a condition of receiving such a grant, provide as15 surance to the Secretary that such entity has a plan for 

16 operational continuity in the event of bioterrorism or other 

17 public health emergency.’’. 

18 SEC. 107. BIOTERRORISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE 

19 EMERGENCY FUND. 

20 Subtitle B of title XXVIII of the Public Health Serv21 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11 et seq.), as amended by sec22 tion 7, is further amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 2813. BIOTERRORISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH RE2 SPONSE EMERGENCY FUND. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a fund to 

4 provide short-term assistance to hospitals, federally quali5 fied health centers, rural health clinics, public health lab6 oratories, and other healthcare providers and other mem7 bers of the public health workforce, as determined appro8 priate by the Secretary, in the event of bioterrorism or 

9 other public health emergency. 

10 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

12 necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2007 

13 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 

14 SEC. 108. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE STATE SHARE REQUIRE15 MENTS AND TO ALLOW PRESUMPTIVE ELIGI16 BILITY FOR ANY CATEGORY OF ELIGIBLE IN17 DIVIDUALS UNDER MEDICAID AND SCHIP 

18 DURING STATE EMERGENCIES. 

19 Section 1135(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 1320b–5(b)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end; 

23 (2) in paragraph (7)(C)(ii), by striking the pe24 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (3) by inserting after paragraph (7)(C)(ii), the 

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1 ‘‘(8) the Federal matching rate being below 100 

2 percent under title XIX or XXI for healthcare items 

3 and services furnished by a healthcare provider and 

4 administrative costs related to the furnishing of such 

5 items and services; and 

6 ‘‘(9) providing for a period of presumptive eligi7 bility under title XIX or XXI for any category of in8 dividuals eligible for medical assistance or child 

9 health assistance under such title (including under 

10 waiver authority).’’. 

11 TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH PRE12 PAREDNESS WORKFORCE DE13 VELOPMENT 

14 SEC. 201. PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP AND 

15 LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 

16 Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 

17 (42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘Subpart 3—Public Health Workforce Scholarship 

20 and Loan Repayment Program 

21 ‘‘SEC. 780. PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP 

22 PROGRAM. 

23 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab24 lish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program 

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1 an adequate supply of public health professionals to elimi2 nate critical public health preparedness workforce short3 ages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agen4 cies. 

5 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 

6 the Program, an individual shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, 

8 as a full-time student— 

9 ‘‘(A) in an accredited (as determined by 

10 the Secretary) educational institution in a State 

11 or territory; and 

12 ‘‘(B) in a course of study or program, of13 fered by such institution and approved by the 

14 Secretary, leading to a health professions de15 gree (graduate, undergraduate, or associate) or 

16 certificate, which may include laboratory 

17 sciences, epidemiology, environmental health, 

18 health communications, health education and 

19 behavioral sciences, information sciences, or 

20 public administration; 

21 ‘‘(2) be a United States citizen; 

22 ‘‘(3) submit an application to the Secretary to 

23 participate in the Program; and 

24 ‘‘(4) sign and submit to the Secretary, at the 

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1 contract (described in subsection (d)) to serve, upon 

2 the completion of the course of study or program in3 volved, for the applicable period of obligated service 

4 in the full-time employment of a Federal, State, 

5 local, or tribal public health agency. 

6 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION AND CONTRACT FORMS.— 

8 The Secretary shall disseminate application forms 

9 and contract forms to individuals desiring to partici10 pate in the Program. The Secretary shall include 

11 with such forms— 

12 ‘‘(A) a fair summary of the rights and li13 abilities of an individual whose application is 

14 approved (and whose contract is accepted) by 

15 the Secretary, including in the summary a clear 

16 explanation of the damages to which the United 

17 States is entitled to recover in the case of the 

18 individual’s breach of the contract; and 

19 ‘‘(B) information relating to the service ob20 ligation and such other information as may be 

21 necessary for the individual to understand the 

22 individual’s prospective participation in the Pro23 gram. 

24 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION FOR SCHOOLS.—The Sec25 retary shall distribute to health professions schools 


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1 and other appropriate accredited academic institu2 tions and relevant Federal, State, local, and tribal 

3 public health agencies, materials providing informa4 tion on the Program and shall encourage such 

5 schools, institutions, and agencies to disseminate 

6 such materials to potentially eligible students. 

7 ‘‘(3) UNDERSTANDABILITY AND TIMING.—The 

8 application form, contract form, and all other infor9 mation furnished by the Secretary under this section 

10 shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) be written in a manner calculated to 

12 be understood by the average individual apply13 ing to participate in the Program; and 

14 ‘‘(B) be made available by the Secretary on 

15 a date sufficiently early to ensure that such in16 dividuals have adequate time to carefully review 

17 and evaluate such forms and information. 

18 ‘‘(d) CONTRACT.—The written contract (referred to 

19 in this section) between the Secretary and an individual 

20 shall contain— 

21 ‘‘(1) an agreement on the part of the Secretary 

22 that the Secretary will provide the individual with a 

23 scholarship for a period of years (not to exceed 4 

24 academic years) during which the individual shall 

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1 prepare the individual to serve in the public health 

2 workforce; 

3 ‘‘(2) an agreement on the part of the individual 

4 that the individual will— 

5 ‘‘(A) maintain full-time enrollment in the 

6 approved course of study or program described 

7 in subsection (b)(1) until the individual com8 pletes that course of study or program; 

9 ‘‘(B) while enrolled in the course of study 

10 or program, maintain an acceptable level of aca11 demic standing (as determined under regula12 tions of the Secretary by the educational insti13 tution offering such course of study or pro14 gram); and 

15 ‘‘(C) immediately upon graduation, serve 

16 in the full-time employment of a Federal, State, 

17 local, or tribal public health agency in a posi18 tion related to the course of study or program 

19 for which the contract was awarded for a period 

20 of time (referred to in this section as the ‘pe21 riod of obligated service’) equal to the greater 

22 of— 

23 ‘‘(i) 1 year for each academic year for 

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1 ‘‘(ii) 2 years; 

2 ‘‘(3) an agreement by both parties as to the na3 ture and extent of the scholarship assistance, which 

4 may include— 

5 ‘‘(A) payment of the tuition expenses of 

6 the individual; 

7 ‘‘(B) payment of all other reasonable edu8 cational expenses of the individual including 

9 fees, books, equipment and laboratory expenses; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(C) payment of a stipend of not more 

12 than $1,200 per month for each month of the 

13 academic year involved (indexed to account for 

14 increases in the Consumer Price Index); and 

15 ‘‘(4) a provision that any financial obligation of 

16 the United States arising out of a contract entered 

17 into under this section and any obligation of the in18 dividual which is conditioned thereon, is contingent 

19 upon funds being appropriated for scholarships 

20 under this section; 

21 ‘‘(5) a statement of the damages to which the 

22 United States is entitled for the individual’s breach 

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1 ‘‘(6) such other statements of the rights and li2 abilities of the Secretary and of the individual, not 

3 inconsistent with the provisions of this section. 

4 ‘‘(e) POSTPONING OBLIGATED SERVICE.—With re5 spect to an individual receiving a degree or certificate from 

6 a school of medicine, public health, nursing, osteopathic 

7 medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, po8 diatry, pharmacy, psychology, or social work under a 

9 scholarship under the Program, the date of the initiation 

10 of the period of obligated service may be postponed, upon 

11 the submission by the individual of a petition for such 

12 postponement and approval by the Secretary, to the date 

13 on which the individual completes an approved internship, 

14 residency, or other relevant public health preparedness ad15 vanced training program. 

16 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS.—The 

18 Secretary may contract with an educational institu19 tion in which a participant in the Program is en20 rolled, for the payment to the educational institution 

21 of the amounts of tuition and other reasonable edu22 cational expenses described in subsection (d)(3). 

23 ‘‘(2) EMPLOYMENT CEILINGS.—Notwith24 standing any other provision of law, individuals who 

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1 retary under this section, while undergoing academic 

2 training, shall not be counted against any employ3 ment ceiling affecting the Department or any other 

4 Federal agency. 

5 ‘‘(g) BREACH OF CONTRACT.—An individual who 

6 fails to comply with the contract entered into under sub7 section (d) shall be subject to the same financial penalties 

8 as provided for under section 338E for breaches of schol9 arship contracts under sections 338A. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 781. PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE LOAN REPAYMENT 

11 PROGRAM. 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Pro14 gram (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’) to as15 sure an adequate supply of public health professionals to 

16 eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce 

17 shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health 

18 agencies. 

19 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 

20 the Program, an individual shall— 

21 ‘‘(1)(A) be accepted for enrollment, or be en22 rolled, as a full-time or part-time student in an ac23 credited academic educational institution in a State 

24 or territory in the final year of a course of study or 

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1 health professions degree or certificate, which may 

2 include a degree (graduate, undergraduate, or asso3 ciate) or certificate relating to laboratory sciences, 

4 epidemiology, environmental health, health commu5 nications, health education and behavioral sciences, 

6 information sciences, or public administration; or 

7 ‘‘(B) have graduated, within 10 years, from an 

8 accredited educational institution in a State or terri9 tory and received a health professions degree (grad10 uate, undergraduate, or associate) or certificate, 

11 which may include a degree (graduate, under12 graduate, or associate) or certificate relating to lab13 oratory sciences, epidemiology, environmental health, 

14 health communications, health education and behav15 ioral sciences, information sciences, or public admin16 istration; 

17 ‘‘(2)(A) in the case of an individual described in 

18 paragraph (1)(A), have accepted employment with a 

19 Federal, State, local, or tribal public health agency, 

20 as recognized by the Secretary, to commence upon 

21 graduation; or 

22 ‘‘(B) in the case of an individual described in 

23 paragraph (1)(B), be employed by, or have accepted 

24 employment with, a Federal, State, local, or tribal 

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1 ‘‘(3) be a United States citizen; 

2 ‘‘(4) submit an application to the Secretary to 

3 participate in the Program; and 

4 ‘‘(5) sign and submit to the Secretary, at the 

5 time of the submittal of such application, a written 

6 contract (described in subsection (d)) to serve for 

7 the applicable period of obligated service in the full8 time employment of a Federal, State, local, or tribal 

9 public health agency. 

10 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION AND CONTRACT FORMS.— 

12 The Secretary shall disseminate application forms 

13 and contract forms to individuals desiring to partici14 pate in the Program. The Secretary shall include 

15 with such forms— 

16 ‘‘(A) a fair summary of the rights and li17 abilities of an individual whose application is 

18 approved (and whose contract is accepted) by 

19 the Secretary, including in the summary a clear 

20 explanation of the damages to which the United 

21 States is entitled to recover in the case of the 

22 individual’s breach of the contract; and 

23 ‘‘(B) information relating to the service ob24 ligation and such other information as may be 

25 necessary for the individual to understand the 


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1 individual’s prospective participation in the Pro2 gram. 

3 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION FOR SCHOOLS.—The Sec4 retary shall distribute to health professions schools 

5 and other appropriate accredited academic institu6 tions and relevant Federal, State, local, and tribal 

7 public health agencies, materials providing informa8 tion on the Program and shall encourage such 

9 schools, institutions, and agencies to disseminate 

10 such materials to potentially eligible students. 

11 ‘‘(3) UNDERSTANDABILITY AND TIMING.—The 

12 application form, contract form, and all other infor13 mation furnished by the Secretary under this section 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) be written in a manner calculated to 

16 be understood by the average individual apply17 ing to participate in the Program; and 

18 ‘‘(B) be made available by the Secretary on 

19 a date sufficiently early to ensure that such in20 dividuals have adequate time to carefully review 

21 and evaluate such forms and information. 

22 ‘‘(d) CONTRACT.—The written contract (referred to 

23 in this section) between the Secretary and an individual 

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1 ‘‘(1) an agreement on the part of the Secretary 

2 that the Secretary will repay on behalf of the indi3 vidual loans incurred by the individual in the pursuit 

4 of the relevant public health preparedness workforce 

5 educational degree or certificate in accordance with 

6 the terms of the contract; 

7 ‘‘(2) an agreement on the part of the individual 

8 that the individual will serve, immediately upon 

9 graduation in the case of an individual described in 

10 subsection (b)(1)(A) service, or in the case of an in11 dividual described in subsection (b)(1)(B) continue 

12 to serve, in the full-time employment of a Federal, 

13 State, local, or tribal public health agency in a posi14 tion related to the course of study or program for 

15 which the contract was awarded for a period of time 

16 (referred to in this section as the ‘period of obligated 

17 service’) equal to the greater of— 

18 ‘‘(A) 3 years; or 

19 ‘‘(B) such longer period of time as deter20 mined appropriate by the Secretary and the in21 dividual; 

22 ‘‘(3) an agreement, as appropriate, on the part 

23 of the individual to relocate for the entire period of 

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1 change for an additional loan repayment incentive 

2 amount that does not exceed 20 percent of the indi3 vidual’s eligible loan repayment award per academic 

4 year such that the total of the loan repayment and 

the incentive amount shall not exceed 1 5 ⁄3 of the eligi6 ble loan balance per year; 

7 ‘‘(4) in the case of an individual described in 

8 subsection (b)(1)(A) who is in the final year of study 

9 and who has accepted employment with a Federal, 

10 State, local, or tribal public health agency upon 

11 graduation, an agreement on the part of the indi12 vidual to complete the education or training, main13 tain an acceptable level of academic standing (as de14 termined by the education institution offering the 

15 course of study or training), and agree to the period 

16 of obligated service; 

17 ‘‘(5) a provision that any financial obligation of 

18 the United States arising out of a contract entered 

19 into under this section and any obligation of the in20 dividual that is conditioned thereon, is contingent on 

21 funds being appropriated for loan repayments under 

22 this section; 

23 ‘‘(6) a statement of the damages to which the 

24 United States is entitled, under this section for the 

25 individual’s breach of the contract; and 


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1 ‘‘(7) such other statements of the rights and li2 abilities of the Secretary and of the individual, not 

3 inconsistent with this section. 

4 ‘‘(e) PAYMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A loan repayment provided 

6 for an individual under a written contract under the 

7 Program shall consist of payment, in accordance 

8 with paragraph (2), on behalf of the individual of 

9 the principal, interest, and related expenses on gov10 ernment and commercial loans received by the indi11 vidual regarding the undergraduate or graduate edu12 cation of the individual (or both), which loans were 

13 made for— 

14 ‘‘(A) tuition expenses; or 

15 ‘‘(B) all other reasonable educational ex16 penses, including fees, books, and laboratory ex17 penses, incurred by the individual. 

18 ‘‘(2) PAYMENTS FOR YEARS SERVED.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each year of obli20 gated service that an individual contracts to 

21 serve under subsection (d) the Secretary may 

22 pay up to $35,000 on behalf of the individual 

23 for loans described in paragraph (1). With re24 spect to participants under the Program whose 

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1 Secretary shall pay an amount that does not exceed 1 2 ⁄3 of the eligible loan balance for each 

3 year of obligated service of the individual. 

4 ‘‘(B) REPAYMENT SCHEDULE.—Any ar5 rangement made by the Secretary for the mak6 ing of loan repayments in accordance with this 

7 subsection shall provide that any repayments 

8 for a year of obligated service shall be made no 

9 later than the end of the fiscal year in which 

10 the individual completes such year of service. 

11 ‘‘(3) TAX LIABILITY.—For the purpose of pro12 viding reimbursements for tax liability resulting 

13 from payments under paragraph (2) on behalf of an 

14 individual— 

15 ‘‘(A) the Secretary shall, in addition to 

16 such payments, make payments to the indi17 vidual in an amount not to exceed 39 percent 

18 of the total amount of loan repayments made 

19 for the taxable year involved; and 

20 ‘‘(B) may make such additional payments 

21 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 

22 with respect to such purpose. 

23 ‘‘(4) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.—The Secretary 

24 may enter into an agreement with the holder of any 

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1 gram to establish a schedule for the making of such 

2 payments. 

3 ‘‘(f) POSTPONING OBLIGATED SERVICE.—With re4 spect to an individual receiving a degree or certificate from 

5 a school of medicine, public health, nursing, osteopathic 

6 medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, po7 diatry, pharmacy, psychology, or social work, the date of 

8 the initiation of the period of obligated service may be 

9 postponed, upon the submission by the individual of a peti10 tion for such postponement and approval by the Secretary, 

11 to the date on which the individual completes an approved 

12 internship, residency, or other relevant public health pre13 paredness advanced training program. 

14 ‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) HIRING PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

16 other provision of law, Federal, State, local, and 

17 tribal public health agencies may give hiring priority 

18 to any individual who has qualified for and is willing 

19 to execute a contract to participate in the Program. 

20 ‘‘(2) EMPLOYMENT CEILINGS.—Notwith21 standing any other provision of law, individuals who 

22 have entered into written contracts with the Sec23 retary under this section, who are serving as full24 time employees of a State, local, or tribal public 

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1 health workforce academic preparation, shall not be 

2 counted against any employment ceiling affecting 

3 the Department or any other Federal agency. 

4 ‘‘(h) BREACH OF CONTRACT.—An individual who 

5 fails to comply with the contract entered into under sub6 section (d) shall be subject to the same financial penalties 

7 as provided for under section 338E for breaches of loan 

8 repayment contracts under section 338B. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 782. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of operating 

11 State, local, and tribal public health workforce loan repay12 ment programs, the Secretary shall award a grant to any 

13 public health agency that receives public health prepared14 ness cooperative agreements, or other successor coopera15 tive agreements, from the Department of Health and 

16 Human Services. 

17 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A State or local loan repay18 ment program operated with a grant under subsection (a) 

19 shall incorporate all provisions of the Public Health Work20 force Loan Repayment Program under section 781, in21 cluding the ability to designate priority service areas with22 in the relevant political jurisdiction. 

23 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The head of the State or 

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1 be responsible for contracting and operating the loan re2 payment program under the grant. 

3 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion shall be construed to obligate or limit any State, local, 

5 or tribal government entity from implementing inde6 pendent or supplemental public health workforce develop7 ment programs within their borders. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 783. CATALOGUE OF FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH 

9 WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

11 Personnel Management, in cooperation with the Secretary, 

12 shall ensure that within the Office of Personnel Manage13 ment’s website, there is an on-line catalogue of public 

14 health workforce employment opportunities in the Federal 

15 Government. 

16 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—To the extent practical, the 

17 catalogue described in subsection (a) shall include— 

18 ‘‘(1) existing and projected job openings in the 

19 Federal public health workforce; and 

20 ‘‘(2) a general discussion of the occupations 

21 that comprise the Federal public health workforce. 

22 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall include a 

23 copy of the catalogue, or a prominent reference to the 

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1 ‘‘(1) the information for schools provided under 

2 section 780(c)(2) and 781(c)(2); and 

3 ‘‘(2) the application forms provided under sec4 tions 780(c)(1) and 781(c)(1). 

5 ‘‘SEC. 784. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 ‘‘(a) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—For the purpose of 

7 carrying out section 780, there is authorized to be appro8 priated $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums 

9 as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 

10 2011. 

11 ‘‘(b) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of car13 rying out sections 781 and 782, there is authorized 

14 to be appropriated $195,000,000 for fiscal year 

15 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

16 of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 

17 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Not less than 80 percent 

18 of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) in 

19 each fiscal year shall be made available to carry out 

20 section 782. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 785. SEVERABILITY. 

22 ‘‘If any provision of this subpart, or the application 

23 of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held 

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1 the application of the provisions of this subpart to any 

2 person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.’’. 

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