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Union Calendar No. 387 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 903 

[Report No. 111–647] 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the roles of dentists 

and allied dental personnel in the Nation’s disaster response framework, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2009 

Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 

Mr. SPACE, Ms. KILROY, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. 

FATTAH, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. GINGREY of 

Georgia, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. LEE of New York 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 4, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the 

roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the Nation’s disaster response framework, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Dental Emergency Re5 sponder Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: PUBLIC 

7 HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESPONSE. 

8 (a) NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY.—Sec9 tion 2802(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 300hh–1(b)(3)) is amended— 

11 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

12 by inserting ‘‘and which may include dental health 

13 facilities’’ after ‘‘mental health facilities’’; and 

14 (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘(which 

15 may include such dental health assets)’’ after ‘‘med16 ical assets’’. 

17 (b) ALL-HAZARDS PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL RE18 SPONSE CURRICULA AND TRAINING.—Section 

19 319F(a)(5)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 247d–6(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘public health or 

21 medical’’ and inserting ‘‘public health, medical, or dental’’. 

22 SEC. 3. DENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: HOMELAND SE23 CURITY. 

24 (a) NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK.—Paragraph 

25 (6) of section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 


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1 U.S.C. 101) is amended by inserting ‘‘and dental’’ after 

2 ‘‘emergency medical’’. 

3 (b) NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM.—Subpara4 graph (B) of section 653(b)(4) of the Post-Katrina Emer5 gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 753(b)(4)) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘public health and medical’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘public health, medical, and dental’’. 

8 (c) CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.—Paragraph (5) of sec9 tion 516(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

10 321e(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘medical community’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘medical and dental communities’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 387 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 903 

[Report No. 111–647] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance 

for other purposes. in the Nation’s disaster response framework, and the roles of dentists and allied dental personnel 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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