,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fceg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjah,mr4  
,bilirakis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
assess & make recomm5dations relat$ to  
disa/] m$ical assi/ance teams1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,,gao /udy & report on   
disa/] m$ical assi/ance teams  7a7 ,/udy
 & report  7#a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy on ! mission read9ess ( disa/]     
m$ical assi/ance teams ) respect to     
curr5t & em]g+ natural & manmade ?reats4
  7#b7 ,compon5ts ,! /udy conduct$      
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all include  
an assessm5t1 9 relation to disa/]      
m$ical assi/ance teams1 (--  7,a7 :e!r !
 mission read9ess ( su* teams1 & ! ne$s 
relat+ to su* read9ess1 h *ang$ ov] "t2 
7,b7 ! /&>ds ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =    
,prep>$ness & ,response ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices uses to        

det]m9e--  7i7 ! tra9+ ne$s ( su* teams2
 &  7ii7 :e!r su* teams are mission     
ready2  7,c7 h[ to improve !            
det]m9ations describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,b72  7,d7 ! ext5t to :i* ! provision (
 additional res\rces 7includ+ p]sonnel1 
tra9+1 & equipm5t7 has address$ mission 
read9ess conc]ns2 &  7,e7 ! ext5t to :i*
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y has develop$     
plans to address mission read9ess       
issues4  7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to !     
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report conta9+--  
7,a7 ! f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ pursuant 
to p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 relat$        
recomm5dations4  7b7 ,disa/] m$ical     
assi/ance team def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m disa/] m$ical assi/ance team means a
 disa/] m$ical assi/ance team op]at+    
pursuant to ! ,national ,disa/] ,m$ical 
,sy/em e/abli%$ "u section #bhab ( !    

,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
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