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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,nelson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1   
,mr4 ,casey1 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title ,,xxviii ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to e/abli% a ,national     
,advisory ,committee on ,s5iors &       
,disa/]s4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,s5iors ,dur+ 
,disa/]s ,act4  #b4 ,national ,advisory 
,committee on ,s5iors & ,disa/]s        
,subtitle ,b ( title ,,xxviii ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh et seq47 is am5d$ by  
ins]t+ aft] section #bhaa;,a ! foll[+3  
#bhaa;,b4 ,national ,advisory ,committee
 on ,s5iors & ,disa/]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all     
e/abli% an advisory committee to be kn[n

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,s5iors & ,disa/]s 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ! ,advisory ,committee74  7b7 
,duties ,! ,advisory ,committee %all--  
7#a7 provide advice & consultation )    
respect to ! activities c>ri$ out       
pursuant to section #bhad1 z applicable 
& appropriate2  7#b7 evaluate & provide 
input ) respect to ! m$ical & public    
heal? ne$s ( s5iors z !y relate to      
prep>ation =1 response to1 & recov]y f  
all-haz>ds em]g5cies2 &  7#c7 provide   
advice & consultation ) respect to ,/ate
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activities & s5iors1 includ+ relat$     
drills & ex]cises pursuant to !         
prep>$ness goals "u section #bhjb7;b74  
7c7 ,additional duties ,! ,advisory     
,committee may provide advice &         
recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y ) respect 
to s5iors & ! m$ical & public heal?     
grants & coop]ative agreem5ts z         
applicable to prep>$ness & response     
activities au?oriz$ "u ?is title & title
 ,,iii4  7d7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!

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,secret>ies z may be appropriate1 %all  
appo9t n to exce$ #ae memb]s to !       
,advisory ,committee4 ,9 appo9t+ su*    
memb]s1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t !     
total memb]%ip ( ! ,advisory ,committee 
is an odd numb]4  7#b7 ,requir$ memb]s  
,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) su* o!r  
,secret>ies z may be appropriate1 may   
appo9t to ! ,advisory ,committee "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 su* individuals z may be  
appropriate to p]=m ! duties describ$ 9 
subsections 7b7 & 7c71 :i* may include--
  7,a7 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =          
,prep>$ness & ,response2  7,b7 !        
,director ( ! ,biom$ical ,advanc$       
,rese>* & ,developm5t ,au?ority2  7,c7 !
 ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion2  7,d7 !          
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs2  7,e7 !  
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?2  7,f7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s 
= ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices2  7,g7 !   
,adm9i/rator = ,community ,liv+2  7,h7 !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy       

,managem5t ,ag5cy2  7,i7 ! ,"u ,secret>y
 = ,heal?1 ,vet]ans ,heal?              
,adm9i/ration2  7,j7 at lea/ two        
non-,f$]al heal? c>e pr(essionals )     
exp]tise 9 m$ical disa/] plann+1        
prep>$ness1 response1 or recov]y2  7,k7 
at lea/ two repres5tatives f ,/ate1     
local1 t]ritorial1 or tribal ag5cies )  
exp]tise 9 disa/] plann+1 prep>$ness1   
response1 or recov]y2 &  7,l7           
repres5tatives f su* ,f$]al ag5cies 7su*
 z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,homel& ,security7 z det]m9$ necess>y to
 fulfill ! duties ( ! ,advisory         
,committee1 z e/abli%$ "u subsections   
7b7 & 7c74  7e7 ,meet+s ,! ,advisory    
,committee %all meet n less ?an         
biannually4  7f7 ,sunset ,! ,advisory   
,committee %all t]m9ate on ,septemb]    
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