HR4697-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 18, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Civil Rights, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HA15C3191A3324934BA10098811B82609: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protecting Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2023 or the Protecting PAHPA Act of...
  • Section H4F4479711B1248FB919FBA718DE42C85: 101. National health security strategy Section 2802(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–1(a)(3)) is amended by striking In 2022, the and...
  • Section HE2E369993C25430D80C903977A1B84EA: 102. Protection of national security from threats Section 2811(f)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking...
  • Section HB44D71BA14044BA19033CF80265090B0: 103. Partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity Section 319C–2(j)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....
  • Section H9B933D8E1CFC4C219C163A034FD995AC: 104. Guidelines for regional health care emergency preparedness and response systems Section 319C–3(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Civil Rights, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Civil Rights Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 18, 2023

Ms. Schrier (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Ms. DeGette, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Civil Rights Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"critical essential medicine" §H454C8D961EC34D26982467B39EBE1BE8

a drug that— is— life-supporting

"life-saving drug" §H7FDEE00DF09D4EBEA1E46B5C5D985D01

a drug, that is— a medical countermeasure

"life-saving drug" §H8A64538790F94F2CB659D1FF25237089

a drug, that is— a medical countermeasure

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