patient load balancing during surges to as-
sure regional health care coordination. 
‘‘(D) INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.—A descrip-
tion of incident management structures, includ-
ing the maintenance of the incident command 
system and the establishment of an incident ac-
tion planning process. 
‘‘(E) 
COMMUNICATIONS, 
INFORMATION 
SHARING.—A description of strategies for the 
development and maintenance of a dynamic 
communications framework for real-time infor-
mation sharing and situational awareness. 
‘‘(F) STAFF, SPACE, AND RESIDENT MAN-
AGEMENT.—A description of strategies for com-
prehensive staff management plans, scalable 
space management strategies, and policies 
adopted to maintain patient and resident well- 
being. 
‘‘(G) LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MAN-
AGEMENT.—A description of strategies for de-
veloping comprehensive logistics and supply 
chain management strategies to ensure a steady 
and sufficient supply of personal protective 
equipment, 
medical 
equipment, 
pharma-
ceuticals, and other items. 
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‘‘(H) RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT.—A de-
scription of strategies for implementing crisis 
standards of care protocols to optimize the allo-
cation and use of medical and non-medical as-
sets during emergencies, including guidelines 
for the conservation, reuse, or repurposing of 
supplies. 
‘‘(I) INFECTION PREVENTION.—A descrip-
tion of strategies for enhancing infection pre-
vention measures, including staff training, envi-
ronmental cleaning, and patient screening, to 
mitigate the spread of infectious diseases within 
health care facilities. 
‘‘(J) TREATMENT, TRANSPORT, AND DIS-
CHARGE
PROTOCOLS.—A description of how 
treatment, transport, and discharge protocols 
were standardized to ensure consistency and ef-
ficiency in patient care and movement, includ-
ing the incorporation of telehealth and remote 
monitoring solutions where feasible, explaining 
the choices made, the technologies used, and 
the outcomes of the interventions. 
‘‘(K) CASE
MANAGEMENT
PROTOCOLS.— 
Descriptions of— 
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‘‘(i) how case management protocols 
were refined to address both clinical and 
non-clinical needs of patients and resi-
dents; and 
‘‘(ii) the measures taken to ensure co-
ordinated care and support throughout the 
treatment and recovery phases, detailing 
the challenges faced and the strategies em-
ployed to overcome such challenges. 
‘‘(L) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES.—De-
scriptions of— 
‘‘(i) the strategy employed to accel-
erate the development, distribution, and 
administration 
of 
medical 
counter-
measures, such as vaccines, therapeutics, 
diagnostic tests, and treatments; and 
‘‘(ii) strategies to streamline the 
emergency use authorization process for 
such countermeasures, including any chal-
lenges encountered and how such chal-
lenges were addressed. 
‘‘(M) RECOVERY.—A description of any 
implemented recovery strategies focusing on ad-
ministrative, financial, policy, and equity con-
siderations.’’. 
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SEC. 3. RISK COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.), as amended by section 2, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–9. RISK COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish, 
maintain, and implement a comprehensive strategy to en-
sure that communications about infectious diseases and 
other public health risks by agencies and offices of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, including the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are clear, ac-
curate, inclusive, and culturally sensitive. 
‘‘(b) COMPONENTS.—The strategy under subsection 
(a) shall be designed to— 
‘‘(1) clearly identify at-risk populations during 
public health emergencies; 
‘‘(2) ensure that communications are targeted, 
understandable, and accessible; and 
‘‘(3) ensure the translation of public health 
communications into multiple languages, including 
most commonly spoken languages within each demo-
graphic in each area targeted by the communica-
tions, which languages might include Spanish, Man-
darin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic, 
French (including Cajun), Korean, Portuguese, Rus-
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sian, Haitian, Hindi, or any other language that the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) INITIAL STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and begin implementation of the initial strategy under 
subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this section.’’. 
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