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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Invest in Energy Security Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

(a) Petroleum Acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
Section 301(e)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6240
note) is amended to read as follows:
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as
practical, without incurring excessive cost or appreciably
affecting the price of petroleum products to consumers, acquire
petroleum in quantities sufficient to fill the available
capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, subject to the
following limitations:
''(A) Suspension of royalty-in-kind transfers to
the strategic petroleum reserve.--No later than
September 30, 2008, the Secretary shall sell 13,000,000
barrels of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind
program. Beginning October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall
suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve under the Royalty-In-Kind program,
subject to resumption as provided in subparagraph (B).
''(B) Resumption of petroleum acquisition for the
strategic petroleum reserve.--The Secretary may resume
acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve 30 days after notification to Congress that--
''(i)(I) the Secretary projects that the
United States will fall short of its
commitments under the International Energy
Program within a period of 24 months from the
date of the projection; or
''(II) the weighted average price of
petroleum for the most recent 90 day period is
at least 25 percent less than the 24-month
historical average price; and
''(ii) that resumption of Strategic
Petroleum Reserve fill will not have an
appreciable effect on the price of petroleum
products to consumers within the following 12-
month period after the resumption of
acquisition.
''(C) Future suspension of strategic petroleum
reserve petroleum acquisition.--During any period in
which the Secretary is acquiring petroleum for the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary shall
suspend acquisition activities if--
''(i) the monthly weighted average price of
petroleum increases by more than 20 percent
over any period of 6 months or less; or
''(ii) the Secretary determines that
continued Strategic Petroleum Reserve fill may
have an appreciable impact on prices of
petroleum products in future months.''.
(b) Revised Procedures.--No later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish revised
procedures under section 301(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
consistent with the provisions contained in the amendment made by
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY FUND.

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of
the United States the ''Energy Independence and Security Fund''
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ''the Fund'').
(b) Administration.--The Secretary of Energy shall be responsible
for administering the Fund for the purpose of carrying out this
section.
(c) Deposits.--All proceeds from sales of petroleum from the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as authorized in section 301(e)(1) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), after
deduction of the direct administrative costs associated with such
sales, shall be deposited in the Fund.
(d) Distribution of Funds.--The Secretary shall make available for
obligation, without further appropriation and without fiscal year
limitation, the following amounts from the Fund:
(1) Advanced research projects agency--energy.--For fiscal
year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the
''Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund'', as authorized in
section 5012(m) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C.
16538(m)), to remain available until expended. Of the funds
transferred, the Secretary shall further allocate the amounts
made available for obligation as follows:
(A) $50,000,000 shall be available for university-
based research projects.
(B) $10,000,000 shall be available for program
direction expenses.
(2) Rural wind energy.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary
shall transfer $15,000,000 to the account ''Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program to support the development of
infrastructure necessary for deployment of wind energy systems
in rural areas, as authorized in section 931(f)(1) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(f)(1)).
(3) Solar energy research and development.--For fiscal year
2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account
''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to
accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and
deployment of solar energy technologies, as authorized by
section 931(a)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(A)).
(4) Low income weatherization.--For fiscal year 2008, the
Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the account
''Weatherization Assistance Program'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to
weatherize low income housing, as authorized by section 411 of
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law
110-140).
(5) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable electric energy.--For
fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to
the account ''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a
program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration,
and deployment of ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic
renewable energy, as authorized by section 931 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) and section 636 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
140).
(6) Industrial energy efficiency research and
development.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $110,000,000 to the account ''Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research,
development, demonstration, and deployment of new technologies
to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from industrial processes, as authorized in section
911(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16191(a)(2)(C)) and in section 452 of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
(7) Building energy efficiency research and development.--
For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $70,000,000
to the account ''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a
program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration,
and deployment of new technologies to improve the energy
efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings,
as authorized in section 422 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
(8) Energy storage for transportation and electric power
applications.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $30,000,000 to the account ''Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research,
development, demonstration, and deployment of new materials for
improving the energy efficiency of transportation, electric
power and other technologies, as authorized by section 641 of
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law
110-140).
(9) Geothermal energy development.--(A) For fiscal year
2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account
''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for a program for
geothermal research and development activities to be managed by
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as authorized by
section 931(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(C)); and
(B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer
$30,000,000 to the account ''Fossil Energy Research and
Development'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program of advanced geothermal
drilling and resource characterization to be managed by the
National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(10) Carbon capture and storage.--For fiscal year 2008, the
Secretary shall transfer $385,000,000 to the account ''Fossil
Energy Research and Development'', to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses for a program of demonstration
projects of carbon capture and storage, as authorized by
sections 702 and 703 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140). Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, one of the demonstration projects shall be a
component of the FutureGen project.
(11) Nonconventional domestic natural gas and petroleum
production and environmental research.--
(A) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $50,000,000 to the ''Ultra-Deepwater and
Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research
Fund'', to remain available until expended, as
authorized by section 999H(e) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(e)).
(B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $15,000,000 to the account ''Fossil Energy
Research and Development'', to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses for a program of
environmental research in support of small producers of
domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory
analysis and for support for the stripper well
consortium.
(12) Hydrogen research and development.--For fiscal year
2008, the Secretary shall transfer $5,000,000 to the account
''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for the Department's H-
Prize Program, as authorized by section 654 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
(e) Amendments.--(1) Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking ''2014'' and inserting
''2017''.
(2) Section 999B(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16372(e)) is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
''(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register the annual plan, along with any written
comments received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B).''.
(3) Section 999H(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16378(b)) is amended by
inserting '', and shall be exempt from subchapter II of chapter 15 of
title 31, United States Code'' after ''available until expended''.
(f) Transfer Procedures.--The Secretary shall make an initial
transfer from the Fund no later than 30 days after the initial deposit
of monies into the Fund. The Secretary shall make additional transfers
no later than 30 days after subsequent deposits, until the full amounts
authorized for fiscal 2008 have been transferred. To the extent that
any transfer in fiscal 2008 is less than the authorized total, the
transfers shall be made on a pro rata basis.
(g) Management and Oversight.--
(1) Additionality of fiscal year 2008 transfers.--All
amounts transferred under subsection (d)(1) shall be in
addition to, and shall not be substituted for, any funds
appropriated for the same or similar purposes in the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
(2) Program plans and performance measures.--The Secretary
shall prepare and publish in the Federal Register a plan for
the proposed use of all funds authorized in subsection (d). The
plan also shall identify how the use of these funds will be
additive to, and not displace annual appropriations. The plans
also shall identify performance measures to assess the
additional benefits that may be realized from the application
of the additional funding provided under this section. The
initial plan shall be published in the Federal Register within
90 days from enactment of this section, and shall be updated
annually and submitted to Congress together with the
President's budget.
(3) Congressional oversight and review.--Nothing in this
section shall limit or restrict the review and oversight of
program plans by the appropriate committees of Congress.
Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the authority
of Congress to set alternative spending limitations in annual
appropriations Acts.
(4) Apportionment.--All transactions of the Fund shall be
exempt from apportionment under the provisions of subchapter II
of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.
(5) Use of other transactions authority.--(A) Any
solicitation for research, development, or demonstration
project proposals to be funded under this section shall provide
for and encourage the use of Other Transactions Authority,
including Technology Investment Agreements as authorized by
section 646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the Department of Energy
Acquisition Regulation.
(B) Any solicitation for a commercial demonstration project
under this section shall require the use of Other Transactions
Authority, including Technology Investment Agreements, as
authorized by section 646(g) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation.

SOLUTION: Invest in Energy Security Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 governing petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) sell specified quantities of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind program; and (2) suspend petroleum acquisition for the SPR under such program.

Authorizes the Secretary to resume such acquisition upon notifying Congress that specified circumstances exist, and to suspend acquisition again if certain other circumstances arise.

Establishes the Energy Independence and Security Fund to receive all proceeds from sales of SPR petroleum.

Allocates amounts from such Fund for: (1) the Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund for university-based research projects and program direction expenses; (2) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for rural wind energy systems; (3) solar energy technologies; (4) weatherization assistance for low-income housing; (5) ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic renewable energy; (6) technologies to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes and from buildings; (7) improvements to the energy efficiency of transportation and electric power; (8) geothermal research and development managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; (9) advanced geothermal drilling and resource characterization managed by National Energy Technology Laboratory; (10) carbon capture and storage; (11) Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund; (12) environmental research in support of small producers of domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory analysis and for support for the stripper well consortium; and (13) the H-Prize Program of the Department of Energy.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MEDAL.

After September 1, 2001, the President may award, and present in
the name of Congress, a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with
ribbons and appurtenances, to a public safety officer who is cited by
the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor
Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of
duty. The Public Safety Medal of Valor shall be the highest national
award for valor by a public safety officer.

SEC. 3. MEDAL OF VALOR BOARD.

(a) Establishment of Board.--There is established a Medal of Valor
Review Board (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ''Board''),
which shall be composed of 11 members appointed in accordance with
subsection (b) and shall conduct its business in accordance with this
Act.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Members.--The members of the Board shall be individuals
with knowledge or expertise, whether by experience or training,
in the field of public safety, of which--
(A) two shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate;
(B) two shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the Senate;
(C) two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(D) two shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the House of Representatives; and
(E) three shall be appointed by the President,
including one with experience in firefighting, one with
experience in law enforcement, and one with experience
in emergency services.
(2) Term.--The term of a Board member shall be 4 years.
(3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall not affect the powers of the Board and shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment.
(4) Operation of the board.--
(A) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Board shall be
elected by the members of the Board from among the
members of the Board.
(B) Meetings.--The Board shall conduct its first
meeting not later than 90 days after the appointment of
the last member appointed of the initial group of
members appointed to the Board. Thereafter, the Board
shall meet at the call of the Chairman of the Board.
The Board shall meet not less often than twice each
year.
(C) Voting and rules.--A majority of the members
shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the
Board may establish a lesser quorum for conducting
hearings scheduled by the Board. The Board may
establish by majority vote any other rules for the
conduct of the Board's business, if such rules are not
inconsistent with this Act or other applicable law.
(c) Duties.--The Board shall select candidates as recipients of the
Medal of Valor from among those applications received by the National
Medal of Valor Office. Not more often than once each year, the Board
shall present to the Attorney General the name or names of those it
recommends as Medal of Valor recipients. In a given year, the Board
shall not be required to select any recipients but may not select more
than 5 recipients. The Attorney General may in extraordinary cases
increase the number of recipients in a given year. The Board shall set
an annual timetable for fulfilling its duties under this Act.
(d) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and
act at such times and places, administer such oaths, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers
advisable to carry out its duties.
(2) Witness expenses.--Witnesses requested to appear before
the Board may be paid the same fees as are paid to witnesses
under section 1821 of title 28, United States Code. The per
diem and mileage allowances for witnesses shall be paid from
funds appropriated to the Board.
(e) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Board may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Board considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request of
the Board, the head of such department or agency may furnish such
information to the Board.
(f) Information To Be Kept Confidential.--The Board shall not
disclose any information which may compromise an ongoing law
enforcement investigation or is otherwise required by law to be kept
confidential.

SEC. 4. BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Compensation of Members.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), each member of the Board shall be compensated at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which
such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board.
(2) All members of the Board who serve as officers or employees of
the United States, a State, or a local government, shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for those services.
(b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Board shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of service for the Board.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Public safety officer.--The term ''public safety
officer'' means a person serving a public agency, with or
without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement
officer, or emergency services officer, as determined by the
Attorney General. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term
''law enforcement officer'' includes a person who is a
corrections or court officer or a civil defense officer.
(2) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL MEDAL OF VALOR OFFICE.

There is established within the Department of Justice a National
Medal of Valor Office. The Office shall provide staff support to the
Board to establish criteria and procedures for the submission of
recommendations of nominees for the Medal of Valor and for the final
design of the Medal of Valor.

SEC. 8. CONFORMING REPEAL.

Section 15 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 2214) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following
new subsection (a):
''(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an honorary award
for the recognition of outstanding and distinguished service by public
safety officers to be known as the Director's Award For Distinguished
Public Safety Service ('Director's Award').'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by striking ''(2)'';
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and redesignating
subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), and (e),
respectively; and
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by striking ''(2)''.

SEC. 9. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.

The Board shall consult with the Institute of Heraldry within the
Department of Defense regarding the design and artistry of the Medal of
Valor. The Board may also consider suggestions received by the
Department of Justice regarding the design of the medal, including
those made by persons not employed by the Department.

Passed the Senate May 14, 2001.

Attest:

Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 39

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To provide a national medal for public safety officers who act with
extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, and for other
purposes.

SOLUTION: Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 - Allows the President to award, and present in the name of the Congress, a Medal of Valor to a public safety officer cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. Provides that the Public Safety Medal of Valor shall be the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.Establishes a Medal of Valor Review Board to select candidates to receive the Medal from among applications received by the National Medal of Valor Office. Requires the Board to consult with the Institute of Heraldry in the Department of Defense regarding the design of the Medal.Authorizes appropriations.Establishes within the Department of Justice a National Medal of Valor Office to provide staff support to the Board to establish criteria and procedures for the submission of nominee recommendations for the Medal and for the final design of the Medal.Amends the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to establish an honorary Director's (Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency) Award for Distinguished Public Safety Service for the recognition of outstanding and distinguished service by public safety officers (repeals provisions regarding the President's Award for Outstanding Public Safety Service and the Secretary of Commerce's Award for Distinguished Public Safety Service).

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Good Samaritan Health Professionals
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.

(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 224 the
following:

''SEC. 224A. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.

''(a) Limitation on Liability.--Except as provided in subsection
(b), a health care professional shall not be liable under Federal or
State law for any harm caused by an act or omission of the professional
if--
''(1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for
purposes of responding to a disaster; and
''(2) the act or omission occurs--
''(A) during the period of the disaster, as
determined under the laws listed in subsection (e)(1);
''(B) in the health care professional's capacity as
such a volunteer; and
''(C) in a good faith belief that the individual
being treated is in need of health care services.
''(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply if--
''(1) the harm was caused by an act or omission
constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence,
reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to
the rights or safety of the individual harmed by the health
care professional; or
''(2) the health care professional rendered the health care
services under the influence (as determined pursuant to
applicable State law) of intoxicating alcohol or an
intoxicating drug.
''(c) Standard of Proof.--In any civil action or proceeding against
a health care professional claiming that the limitation in subsection
(a) applies, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by clear
and convincing evidence the extent to which limitation does not apply.
''(d) Preemption.--
''(1) In general.--This section preempts the laws of a
State or any political subdivision of a State to the extent
that such laws are inconsistent with this section, unless such
laws provide greater protection from liability.
''(2) Volunteer protection act.--Protections afforded by
this section are in addition to those provided by the Volunteer
Protection Act of 1997.
''(e) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) The term 'disaster' means--
''(A) a national emergency declared by the
President under the National Emergencies Act;
''(B) an emergency or major disaster declared by
the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; or
''(C) a public health emergency determined by the
Secretary under section 319 of this Act.
''(2) The term 'harm' includes physical, nonphysical,
economic, and noneconomic losses.
''(3) The term 'health care professional' means an
individual who is licensed, certified, or authorized in one or
more States to practice a health care profession.
''(4) The term 'State' includes each of the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United
States.
''(5)(A) The term 'volunteer' means a health care
professional who, with respect to the health care services
rendered, does not receive--
''(i) compensation; or
''(ii) any other thing of value in lieu of
compensation, in excess of $500 per year.
''(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
'compensation'--
''(i) includes payment under any insurance policy
or health plan, or under any Federal or State health
benefits program; and
''(ii) excludes--
''(I) reasonable reimbursement or allowance
for expenses actually incurred;
''(II) receipt of paid leave; and
''(III) receipt of items to be used
exclusively for rendering the health services
in the health care professional's capacity as a
volunteer described in subsection (a)(1).''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--This Act and the amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Application.--This Act applies to any claim for harm
caused by an act or omission of a health care professional
where the claim is filed on or after the effective date of this
Act, but only if the harm that is the subject of the claim or
the conduct that caused such harm occurred on or after such
effective date.

SOLUTION:
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a health care professional shall not be liable under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for purposes of responding to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.

Makes exceptions where: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or an intoxicating drug.