Doctors at the Ready Act

Bill: 118-hr-3613
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2023-05-23
Policy area: Health
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel

Health personnel

Natural disasters
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Doctors at the Ready Act</b></p> <p>This bill permanently authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to directly appoint candidates to positions within the National Disaster Medical System if HHS determines the number of personnel in the system is insufficient to address a public health emergency or potential public health emergency. Currently, the authorization expires on September 30, 2023.</p> <p>The National Disaster Medical System is a partnership between HHS, the Department of Defense, and other federal departments that responds to public health and other emergencies, including by deploying medical response teams.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3613 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2023 Ms. Schrier (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio ) 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 National Disaster Medical System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Doctors at the Ready Act . 2. Elimination of sunset of authority to make certain appointments for 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).