#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cbfc  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish in the ,department of         
,homeland ,security a medical           
countermeasures program1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,dhs ,medical      
,countermeasures ,act4  #b4 ,medical    
countermeasures program  7a7 ,in general
 ,subtitle ,c of title ,,xix of the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #caa et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #aicb4 ,medical               
countermeasures  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary shall establish a medical    
countermeasures program to facilitate   
personnel readiness1 and protection for 
the ,department's employees and working 
animals in the event of a chemical1     
biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 or   
explosives attack1 naturally occurring  
disease outbreak1 or pandemic1 and to   
support ,department mission continuity4 

7b7 ,oversight ,the ,chief ,medical     
,officer of the ,department shall       
provide programmatic oversight of the   
medical countermeasures program         
established pursuant to subsection 7a71 
and shall--  7#a7 develop               
,department-wide standards for medical  
countermeasure storage1 security1       
dispensing1 and documentation2  7#b7    
maintain a stockpile of medical         
countermeasures1 including antibiotics1 
antivirals1 and radiological            
countermeasures1 as appropriate2  7#c7  
preposition appropriate medical         
countermeasures in strategic locations  
nationwide1 based on threat and employee
 density1 in accordance with applicable 
,federal statutes and regulations2  7#d7
 provide oversight and guidance         
regarding the dispensing of stockpiled  
medical countermeasures2  7#e7 ensure   
rapid deployment and dispensing of      
medical countermeasures in a chemical1  
biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 or   
explosives attack1 naturally occurring  

disease outbreak1 or pandemic2  7#f7    
provide training to ,department         
employees on medical countermeasure     
dispensing2 and  7#g7 support dispensing
 exercises4  7c7 ,medical               
countermeasures working group ,the      
,chief ,medical ,officer shall establish
 a medical countermeasures working group
 comprised of representatives from      
appropriate components and offices of   
the ,department to ensure that medical  
countermeasures standards are maintained
 and guidance is consistent4  7d7       
,medical countermeasures management ,not
 later than #abj days after the date of 
the enactment of this section1 the      
,chief ,medical ,officer shall develop  
and submit to the ,secretary an         
integrated logistics support plan for   
medical countermeasures1 including--    
7#a7 a methodology for determining the  
ideal types and quantities of medical   
countermeasures to stockpile and how    
frequently such methodology shall be    
reevaluated2  7#b7 a replenishment plan2

 and  7#c7 inventory tracking1          
reporting1 and reconciliation procedures
 for existing stockpiles and new medical
 countermeasure purchases4  7e7         
,stockpile elements ,in determining the 
types and quantities of medical         
countermeasures to stockpile under      
subsection 7d71 the ,chief ,medical     
,officer shall utilize1 if available--  
7#a7 ,department chemical1 biological1  
radiological1 and nuclear risk          
assessments2 and  7#b7 ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
guidance on medical countermeasures4    
7f7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,secretary shall submit to 
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
the plan developed in accordance with   
subsection 7d7 and brief such           
,committees regarding implementing the  
requirements of this section4  7g7      

,definition ,in this section1 the term  
medical countermeasures means           
antibiotics1 antivirals1 radiological   
countermeasures1 and other              
countermeasures that may be deployed to 
protect the ,department's employees and 
working animals in the event of a       
chemical1 biological1 radiological1     
nuclear1 or explosives attack1 naturally
 occurring disease outbreak1 or         
pandemic4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb is amended by adding after the    
item relating to section #aica the      
following new item3  ,sec4 #aicb4       
,medical countermeasures4  4  ,passed   
the ,house of ,representatives ,july    
#bj1 #bjba4;,clerk4