,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #degb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,dingell 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,webster of ,florida7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to enter into an arrangement  
with the ,national ,academy of ,medicine
 to evaluate the preparedness of        
hospitals1 long-term care facilities1   
dialysis centers1 and other medical     
facilities for public health            
emergencies4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,worst-,case   
,scenario ,hospital ,preparedness ,act4 
#b4 ,national ,academy of ,medicine     
evaluation and report on the            
preparedness of hospitals1 long-term    
care facilities1 dialysis centers1 and  
other medical facilities for public     
health emergencies  7a7 ,evaluation     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj    

days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services shall enter into an    
arrangement with the ,national ,academy 
of ,medicine or1 if the ,national       
,academy declines to enter into such an 
arrangement1 another appropriate entity 
under which the ,national ,academy 7or  
other appropriate entity7 agrees to     
evaluate the preparedness of hospitals1 
long-term care facilities1 dialysis     
centers1 and other medical facilities   
nationwide for public health            
emergencies1 including natural          
disasters4  7#b7 ,specific matters      
evaluated ,the arrangement under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall require the        
,national ,academy of ,medicine 7or     
other appropriate entity7--  7,a7 to    
catalogue1 review1 and evaluate the     
efficacy of current rules and           
regulations for hospitals1 long-term    
care facilities1 dialysis centers1 and  
medical facilities regarding emergency  
preparedness planning2  7,b7 to identify

 and prioritize options to implement    
policies for hospitals1 long-term care  
facilities1 dialysis centers1 and other 
medical facilities nationwide that      
address future threats2  7,c7 to review 
all ,federal grant programs that affect 
the preparedness of hospitals1 long-term
 care facilities1 dialysis centers1 or  
other medical facilities for public     
health emergencies and provide          
recommendations for improving such      
preparedness by--  7i7 improving such   
existing ,federal grant programs2 or    
7ii7 creating new ,federal grant        
programs2  7,d7 to review1 identify1 and
 recommend best practices for improving 
emergency preparedness at hospitals1    
long-term care facilities1 dialysis     
centers1 and other medical facilities2  
7,e7 to identify and recommend best     
sources and guidelines for alterative or
 emergency power systems1 including     
renewable sources1 battery storage1 and 
generators2 and  7,f7 to identify and   
recommend best practices and guidelines 

for emergency preparedness planning at  
hospitals1 long-term care facilities1   
dialysis centers1 and other medical     
facilities related to access clean      
water4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general   
,the arrangement under subsection       
7a77#a7 shall require the ,national     
,academy of ,medicine 7or other         
appropriate entity7 to submit to the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services and the ,congress1 not later  
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 a report on the 
results of the evaluation conducted     
pursuant to this section4  7#b7         
,contents ,the report under paragraph   
7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 describe the findings 
and conclusions of the evaluation       
conducted pursuant to this section2 and 
7,b7 include a strategy for improving   
the preparedness of hospitals1 long-term
 care facilities1 dialysis centers1 and 
other medical facilities nationwide for 
public health emergencies1 including    
natural disasters4