To amend title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the sunset of authority to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6634
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2022-02-07
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill makes permanent the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to appoint personnel to the National Disaster Medical System for intermittent disaster response. (This system is a partnership between HHS, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Veterans Affairs that responds to public health and other emergencies.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6634 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2022 Ms. Schrier (for herself and Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the sunset of authority to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System, and for other purposes.

1. Elimination of sunset of authority to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System Section 2812(c)(4) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking (A) In general. —If the Secretary determines and inserting If the Secretary determines ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (B).