,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #degb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,d+ell 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,web/] ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
to ent] into an arrangem5t ) ! ,national
 ,academy ( ,m$ic9e to evaluate !       
prep>$ness ( hospitals1 long-t]m c>e    
facilities1 dialysis c5t]s1 & o!r m$ical
 facilities = public heal? em]g5cies4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,wor/-,case ,sc5>io ,hospital         
,prep>$ness ,act4  #b4 ,national        
,academy ( ,m$ic9e evaluation & report  
on ! prep>$ness ( hospitals1 long-t]m   
c>e facilities1 dialysis c5t]s1 & o!r   
m$ical facilities = public heal?        
em]g5cies  7a7 ,evaluation  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all ent] into 
an arrangem5t ) ! ,national ,academy (  

,m$ic9e or1 if ! ,national ,academy     
decl9es to ent] into su* an arrangem5t1 
ano!r appropriate entity "u :i* !       
,national ,academy 7or o!r appropriate  
entity7 agrees to evaluate ! prep>$ness 
( hospitals1 long-t]m c>e facilities1   
dialysis c5t]s1 & o!r m$ical facilities 
nationwide = public heal? em]g5cies1    
includ+ natural disa/]s4  7#b7 ,specific
 matt]s evaluat$ ,! arrangem5t "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all require ! ,national  
,academy ( ,m$ic9e 7or o!r appropriate  
entity7--  7,a7 to catalogue1 review1 & 
evaluate ! efficacy ( curr5t rules &    
regulations = hospitals1 long-t]m c>e   
facilities1 dialysis c5t]s1 & m$ical    
facilities reg>d+ em]g5cy prep>$ness    
plann+2  7,b7 to id5tify & prioritize   
options to implem5t policies =          
hospitals1 long-t]m c>e facilities1     
dialysis c5t]s1 & o!r m$ical facilities 
nationwide t address future ?reats2     
7,c7 to review all ,f$]al grant programs
 t affect ! prep>$ness ( hospitals1     
long-t]m c>e facilities1 dialysis c5t]s1

 or o!r m$ical facilities = public heal?
 em]g5cies & provide recomm5dations =   
improv+ su* prep>$ness by--  7i7 improv+
 su* exi/+ ,f$]al grant programs2 or    
7ii7 creat+ new ,f$]al grant programs2  
7,d7 to review1 id5tify1 & recomm5d be/ 
practices = improv+ em]g5cy prep>$ness  
at hospitals1 long-t]m c>e facilities1  
dialysis c5t]s1 & o!r m$ical facilities2
  7,e7 to id5tify & recomm5d be/ s\rces 
& guidel9es = alt]ative or em]g5cy p[]  
sy/ems1 includ+ r5ewable s\rces1 batt]y 
/orage1 & g5]ators2 &  7,f7 to id5tify &
 recomm5d be/ practices & guidel9es =   
em]g5cy prep>$ness plann+ at hospitals1 
long-t]m c>e facilities1 dialysis c5t]s1
 & o!r m$ical facilities relat$ to      
access clean wat]4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! arrangem5t "u subsection      
7a77#a7 %all require ! ,national        
,academy ( ,m$ic9e 7or o!r appropriate  
entity7 to submit to ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & ! ,congress1 
n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a report on !      

results ( ! evaluation conduct$ pursuant
 to ?is section4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,!      
report "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7     
describe ! f9d+s & conclusions ( !      
evaluation conduct$ pursuant to ?is     
section2 &  7,b7 include a /rategy =    
improv+ ! prep>$ness ( hospitals1       
long-t]m c>e facilities1 dialysis c5t]s1
 & o!r m$ical facilities nationwide =   
public heal? em]g5cies1 includ+ natural 
disa/]s4