Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act

Bill: 113-hr-5797
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Budget process

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health programs administration and funding

Health technology, devices, supplies

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Strategic materials and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act - Makes a $5 billion supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Public Health Emergency Fund. </p> <p>Designates the funding as an emergency requirement exempt from budget enforcement limits. Makes the funding available, however, only if the President subsequently designates the amount as an emergency requirement. </p> <p>Permits the activities funded under this Act to include acquisition of products such as drugs, vaccines and other biological products, and medical devices for deposit into the Strategic National Stockpile. </p> <p>Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to add the Public Health Emergency Fund to the list of programs and activities exempt from a sequestration. (A sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.) </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2014 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To make a supplemental appropriation for the Public Health Emergency Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act . 2. Supplemental appropriation for the Public Health Emergency Fund (a) Appropriation There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for an additional amount for carrying out section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act, $5,000,000,000, to be available until expended. Such amount shall be deposited into the Fund established under section 319(b) of such Act. (b) Emergency designation The amount made available by subsection (a)— (1) is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and (2) shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates such amount. (c) Deposit in Strategic National Stockpile The activities under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act that are funded under this section may include the acquisition of products for deposit into the strategic national stockpile maintained under section 319F–2 of such Act. 3. Exemption of the Public Health Emergency Fund from sequestration (a) In general Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting Public Health Emergency Fund (009–91–9913). after the item relating to Postal Service Fund (18–4020–0–3–372). . (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any sequestration order issued under such Act on or after the date of enactment of this section.