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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 
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tion’s disaster response framework, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dental Emergency Re-
sponder Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
DENTAL 
EMERGENCY 
RESPONDERS: 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESPONSE. 
(a) NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY.—Sec-
tion 2802(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300hh–1(b)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘and which may include dental health 
facilities’’ after ‘‘mental health facilities’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘(which 
may include such dental health assets)’’ after ‘‘med-
ical assets’’. 
(b) ALL-HAZARDS PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL RE-
SPONSE
CURRICULA
AND
TRAINING.—Section 
319F(a)(5)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d–6(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘public health or 
medical’’ and inserting ‘‘public health, medical, or dental’’. 
SEC. 3. DENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: HOMELAND SE-
CURITY. 
(a) NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK.—Paragraph 
(6) of section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
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U.S.C. 101) is amended by inserting ‘‘and dental’’ after 
‘‘emergency medical’’. 
(b) NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM.—Subpara-
graph (B) of section 653(b)(4) of the Post-Katrina Emer-
gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 753(b)(4)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘public health and medical’’ and 
inserting ‘‘public health, medical, and dental’’. 
(c) CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.—Paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 516(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
321e(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘medical community’’ and 
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 
the roles of dentists and allied dental personnel 
in the Nation’s disaster response framework, and 
for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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