,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bidb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,portman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a ,hospital ,fund 
for the treatment of individuals with   
,ebola or other specified infectious    
diseases4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,infectious ,disease
 ,hospital ,hubs ,act4  #b4 ,public     
,health and ,social ,services ,emergency
 fund ,part ,b of title ,,iii of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #cai;,c-#b the  
following3  #cai;,c-#c4 ,treatment of   
individuals with ,ebola or other        
infectious diseases  7a7 ,in general ,if
 the ,secretary determines that there is
 an emergency1 or significant potential 
for an emergency1 that involves a       

specific infectious disease1 the        
,secretary1 after consultation with     
appropriate public health officials1 may
 award grants under subsection 7b7 to   
prepare for such emergency or potential 
emergency and grants to provide         
compensatory awards under subsection    
7c71 as may be appropriate4  7b7 ,grants
 for surge capacity and ,to enhance     
community and hospital preparedness     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may    
award grants to ,states to enable such  
,states to improve surge capacity and   
enhance community and hospital          
preparedness for an emergency involving 
a specified infectious disease4  7#b7   
,eligibility ,to be eligible for an     
award under this subsection1 a ,state   
shall-- 7,a7 designate1 in consultation 
with the ,centers for ,disease ,control 
and ,prevention and lead health         
officials of the ,state1 one or more    
hospitals that volunteer to treat       
individuals with a specified infectious 
disease2 and  7,b7 submit an application

 at such time1 in such manner1 and      
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require1 including an    
assurance that the ,state will adhere to
 any applicable guidelines established  
by the ,secretary4  7#c7 ,use of funds  
,an award under this subsection shall be
 expended for any of the following      
activities needed to treat individuals  
with a specified infectious disease3    
7,a7 ,renovating1 constructing1 or      
retrofitting a hospital or building4    
7,b7 ,purchasing mobile specialized     
infectious disease isolation units and  
equipment4  7,c7 ,acquiring personal    
protective equipment to be used by      
health care workers during management of
 patients4  7,d7 ,hiring additional     
staff as necessary to replace staff     
assigned to treat individuals with a    
specified infectious disease4  7,e7     
,overtime of existing staff for         
treatment of individuals with a         
specified infectious disease4  7,f7     
,handling1 transporting1 and disposing  

of waste related to the specialized     
treatment of a specified infectious     
disease4  7,g7 ,covering direct and     
indirect costs associated with treatment
 of a specified infectious disease4     
7,h7 ,training health care professionals
 and other hospital staff1 as           
appropriate1 regarding-- 7i7 procedures 
and protocols with respect to a         
specified infectious disease2  7ii7     
appropriate use of personal protective  
equipment2  7iii7 screening questions1  
triage techniques1 and health           
information technology related to an    
infectious disease1 such as ,ebola2     
7iv7 identification1 testing1 and       
specimen collection and transport       
procedures with respect to a specified  
infectious disease2  7v7 isolation and  
quarantine procedures2  7vi7 cleaning   
and disinfection protocols2  7vii7      
handling1 transporting1 and disposing of
 waste related to the specialized       
treatment of a specified infectious     
disease2 or  7viii7 handling of human   

remains of patients with a specified    
infectious disease4  7#d7 ,technical    
assistance ,the ,secretary1 acting      
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
the ,assistant ,secretary for           
,preparedness and ,response1 or other   
heads of agencies of the ,department of 
,health and ,human ,services1 may       
provide to ,states awarded grants under 
this subsection technical assistance    
on-- 7,a7 procedures and protocols with 
respect to a specified infectious       
disease2  7,b7 appropriate use of       
personal protective equipment2  7,c7    
screening questions1 triage techniques1 
and health information technology       
related to an infectious disease1 such  
as ,ebola2  7,d7 identification1        
testing1 and specimen collection and    
transport procedures with respect to a  
specified infectious disease2  7,e7     
isolation and quarantine procedures2    
7,f7 cleaning and disinfection          
protocols2  7,g7 handling1 transport1   

and disposal of waste related to the    
specialized treatment of a specified    
infectious disease2 or  7,h7 handling of
 human remains of patients with a       
specified infectious disease4  7c7      
,grants for distribution of compensatory
 awards  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary may award additional grants  
to ,states that receive a grant under   
subsection 7b7 for the purpose of       
distributing compensatory awards to any 
hospital within the ,state that has been
 designated under subsection            
7b77#b77;,a7 and has treated an         
individual with a specified infectious  
disease4  7#b7 ,use of funds ,a grant   
awarded under this subsection shall be  
distributed to any hospital described in
 paragraph 7#a7 in order to compensate  
such hospital for-- 7,a7 documented     
costs associated with the specialized   
treatment of an individual with a       
specified infectious disease1 except    
such compensation may not be provided   
for the cost of any treatment1 payment  

for which has been made1 or can         
reasonably be expected to be made1 under
 any ,state compensation program1 under 
an insurance policy1 under any ,federal 
or ,state health benefits program1 or by
 an entity that provides health services
 on prepaid basis2 or  7,b7 damages for 
lost business activity or lost services 
directly attributable to the specialized
 treatment of a specific infectious     
disease1 provided that such damages are 
supported by a reasonably accurate      
measurement or estimate1 including      
appropriate documentation supporting the
 claim4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this      
section-- 7#a7 the term infectious      
disease means a disease that the        
,secretary determines to be infectious  
and to require isolation and specialized
 treatment2 and  7#b7 the term specified
 infectious disease means an infectious 
disease with respect to which the       
,secretary determines under subsection  
7a7 there is an emergency or a          
significant potential for an emergency4 

7e7 ,use of grant funds ,a ,state       
receiving funds under subsection 7b7 or 
7c7 shall expend such funds solely for  
any of the purposes described in        
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 of subsection  
7b7 or solely for disbursement to       
hospitals under subsection 7c77#b71 as  
applicable4 ,any funds not so expended  
or disbursed within #ij days of receipt 
of such funds shall be returned to the  
,secretary and shall remain available   
for the purpose of carrying out this    
section4  7f7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #abe1jjj1jjj for the period
 of fiscal years #bjae through #bjai1 to
 remain available until expended4  4