S2333-118

Reported

To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 18, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Energy.

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 S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act. The table of contents for this Act is as...
  • Section id774391f903a742c79e2baeadaaa3fd44: 101. Temporary reassignment of State and local personnel during a public health emergency Section 319(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(e))...
  • Section id7d9cce020f2b40818337e3eb0a26010f: 102. Public Health Emergency Preparedness program Section 319C–1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–3a) is amended— in subsection (b)(2)— in...
  • Section id3f8ca6cb2df847a8a105d4ba7b946a0d: 103. Improving and enhancing participation of EMS organizations in the hospital preparedness program Section 319C–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....
  • Section idec7850056a394a1fb34fc6d2ec3f0373: 104. Improving medical readiness and response capabilities Section 319C–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–3b) is amended— in subsection...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 6, 2023

Reported by Mr. Sanders, with an amendment

Jul 18, 2023

Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Research & Science
18 mentions across 17 clauses
+12 positive -3 negative ?3 uncertain

Academia and professional societies, Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, Epidemiology and laboratory fellowship graduates

Positive-direction: Academia and professional societies, Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, Epidemiology and laboratory fellowship graduates, Innovative mosquito control technology developers, Medical researchers studying Long COVID, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Public health communication experts, Public health researchers, Regional biocontainment laboratories, Research and training centers focused on vulnerable populations, Research laboratories subject to multiple biosecurity frameworks

Negative-direction: Researchers collaborating with institutions in countries of concern, Researchers ordering synthetic DNA, Synthetic biology and genetic engineering research laboratories

Government
18 mentions across 18 clauses
+4 positive -1 negative ?13 uncertain

ASPR and BARDA, ASPR/SNS administrators, CDC and other federal health agencies

Positive-direction: CDC and other federal health agencies, Tribal health departments, Tribal health organizations, US Court of Federal Claims special masters

Negative-direction: Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund

Manufacturing
16 mentions across 12 clauses
+11 positive -5 negative

Active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers, Antibiotic and antifungal manufacturers, Drug manufacturers

Positive-direction: Antibiotic and antifungal manufacturers, Medical countermeasure and vaccine developers, Medical countermeasure manufacturers, Medical product suppliers, Medical supply manufacturers, Pharmaceutical and medical product manufacturers, Platform technology developers, Point-of-care diagnostic developers, Vaccine developers

Negative-direction: Active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers, Drug manufacturers, Gene synthesis companies and providers, Gene synthesis equipment manufacturers

State & Local Government
11 mentions across 10 clauses
+11 positive

Emergency management organizations, Local health departments, Mosquito control districts

General Public
7 mentions across 5 clauses
+6 positive -1 negative

COVID-19 vaccine and countermeasure injury claimants, COVID-19 vaccine injury claimants, Legitimate vaccine injury claimants

Positive-direction: COVID-19 vaccine and countermeasure injury claimants, COVID-19 vaccine injury claimants, Legitimate vaccine injury claimants, Long COVID patients, Older adults, People with disabilities

Negative-direction: Petitioners filing frivolous claims

Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

Diagnostic test developers, Diagnostic test manufacturers, Rapid diagnostic test developers

Healthcare
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+2 positive ?1 uncertain

Health care facilities in underserved areas, Healthcare coalitions, Healthcare providers coordinating emergency response

Ambulatory Health Care Services
3 mentions across 2 clauses
+3 positive

Gerontology and senior care experts, Healthcare providers, Pediatric health experts

56/110
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered drug" §HB4B8D0CA4F464D79B71EE5001C24A44E

a drug that is intended for human use and that— is— life-supporting

"covered drug" §id7bc4f2ae-5520-4d22-a176-71c01c5fb804

a drug that is intended for human use and that— is— life-supporting

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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