,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ai1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,ms4 ,collins7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,xxviii of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act to establish a    
,national ,advisory ,committee on       
,seniors and ,disasters4  #a4 ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,protecting ,seniors ,during ,disasters 
,act4  #b4 ,national ,advisory          
,committee on ,seniors and ,disasters   
,subtitle ,b of title ,,xxviii of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh et seq47 is amended by
 inserting after section #bhaa;,a the   
following3  #bhaa;,b4 ,national         
,advisory ,committee on ,seniors and    
,disasters  7a7 ,establishment ,the     
,secretary1 in consultation with the    

,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1   
shall establish an advisory committee to
 be known as the ,national ,advisory    
,committee on ,seniors and ,disasters   
7referred to in this section as the     
,advisory ,committee74  7b7 ,duties ,the
 ,advisory ,committee shall-- 7#a7      
provide advice and consultation with    
respect to the activities carried out   
pursuant to section #bhad1 as applicable
 and appropriate2  7#b7 evaluate and    
provide input with respect to the       
medical and public health needs of      
seniors as they relate to preparation   
for1 response to1 and recovery from     
all-hazards emergencies2 and  7#c7      
provide advice and consultation with    
respect to ,state emergency preparedness
 and response activities and seniors1   
including related drills and exercises  
pursuant to the preparedness goals under
 section #bhjb7;b74  7c7 ,additional    
duties ,the ,advisory ,committee may    
provide advice and recommendations to   

the ,secretary with respect to seniors  
and the medical and public health grants
 and cooperative agreements as          
applicable to preparedness and response 
activities authorized under this title  
and title ,,iii4  7d7 ,membership  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with such other            
,secretaries as may be appropriate1     
shall appoint not to exceed #ae members 
to the ,advisory ,committee4 ,in        
appointing such members1 the ,secretary 
shall ensure that the total membership  
of the ,advisory ,committee is an odd   
number4  7#b7 ,required members ,the    
,secretary1 in consultation with such   
other ,secretaries as may be            
appropriate1 may appoint to the         
,advisory ,committee under paragraph    
7#a7 such individuals as may be         
appropriate to perform the duties       
described in subsections 7b7 and 7c71   
which may include--  7,a7 the ,assistant
 ,secretary for ,preparedness and       
,response2  7,b7 the ,director of the   

,biomedical ,advanced ,research and     
,development ,authority2  7,c7 the      
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention2  7,d7 the     
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs2  7,e7
 the ,director of the ,national         
,institutes of ,health2  7,f7 the       
,administrator of the ,centers for      
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services2  7,g7   
the ,administrator for ,community       
,living2  7,h7 the ,administrator of the
 ,federal ,emergency ,management        
,agency2  7,i7 the ,under ,secretary for
 ,health1 ,veterans ,health             
,administration2  7,j7 at least two     
non-,federal health care professionals  
with expertise in medical disaster      
planning1 preparedness1 response1 or    
recovery2  7,k7 at least two            
representatives from ,state1 local1     
territorial1 or tribal agencies with    
expertise in disaster planning1         
preparedness1 response1 or recovery2 and
  7,l7 representatives from such        
,federal agencies 7such as the          

,department of ,energy and the          
,department of ,homeland ,security7 as  
determined necessary to fulfill the     
duties of the ,advisory ,committee1 as  
established under subsections 7b7 and   
7c74  7e7 ,meetings ,the ,advisory      
,committee shall meet not less than     
biannually4  7f7 ,sunset ,the ,advisory 
,committee shall terminate on ,september
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