,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #gaa #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #figb ,report ,no4 #aah-cje ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #g1 #bjbd,received2 read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,december #ag 7legislative day1 ,december #af71 #bjbd,reported by ,mr4 ,peters1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,,an ,,act ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require an ,executive agency whose head is a member of the ,national ,security ,council to notify the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states1 and congressional leadership of such head becoming medically incapacitated within #bd hours1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,chain of ,command ,continuity ,act4 #b4 ,national ,security ,council medical incapacity notification enhancement ,section #ccdi of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7c7 7#a7 ,not later than #bd hours after the head of an ,executive agency who is a member of the ,national ,security ,council becomes medically incapacitated or #bd hours in advance of a planned medical procedure where incapacitation is known or may be reasonably assumed1 the person serving or who will be serving in an acting capacity as such head or1 if no person is or will be so acting1 the first assistant to the office of such head1 shall submit to the appropriate ,federal officials a notification that such head is or will be medically incapacitated4 7#b7 ,if the notification required by paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a head of an ,executive agency becoming medically incapacitated is not submitted in accordance with the requirements of such paragraph1 not later than #gb hours after such head became subject to such medical incapacity the person serving in an acting capacity as such head or1 if no person is so acting1 the first assistant to the office of such head1 shall submit to the appropriate ,federal officials a report including-- 7,a7 the name of each individual who served in an acting capacity as such head pursuant to such medical incapacity and1 for each such individual-- 7i7 the dates of such service2 7ii7 whether such individual was authorized to serve in such acting capacity2 and 7iii7 a comprehensive list of resources and authorities allocated to such individual while serving in such acting capacity to ensure that such individual could perform the functions and duties of the office of such head2 7,b7 an explanation why the notification required by paragraph 7#a7 was not submitted in accordance with the requirements of such paragraph2 7,c7 the dates of such head's medical incapacitation1 and if such head has resumed performing the functions and duties of the office1 the date such head so resumed performing such functions and duties2 and 7,d7 an explanation why such head was medically incapacitated4 7#c7 ,in the event the head of an ,executive agency remains medically incapacitated on the date the report is submitted under paragraph 7#b71 the person serving in an acting capacity as such head or1 if no person is so acting1 the first assistant to the office of such head1 shall submit periodic updates1 as such person or first assistant considers appropriate1 to such report to the appropriate ,federal officials4 7#d7 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term appropriate ,federal officials means the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states1 the ,majority ,leader of the ,senate1 the ,minority ,leader of the ,senate1 the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,minority ,leader of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the terms medical incapacity and medically incapacitated mean1 with respect to the head of an ,executive agency1 that such head is unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of such head due to sickness1 injury1 or other medical condition and such inability to perform the functions and duties of the office of such head constitutes a vacancy of the office of such head to which this section and sections #ccde1 #ccdf1 #ccdg1 #ccdh1 #ccdi;a1 #ccdi;b1 #ccdi;c1 and #ccdi;d apply2 and 7,c7 the term ,national ,security ,council means the council established under section #aja of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba74 4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,chain of ,command ,continuity ,act4 #b4 ,national ,security ,council medical incapacity notification enhancement ,section #ccdi of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7c7 7#a7 ,not later than #bd hours after the head of an ,executive agency who is a member of the ,national ,security ,council becomes medically incapacitated or #bd hours in advance of such head undergoing a planned medical procedure for which medical incapacity is known or may be reasonably assumed1 the first assistant to the office of such head shall submit to the appropriate ,federal officials-- 7,a7 a notification that such head is or will be medically incapacitated2 and 7,b7 the name of the individual who will serve in an acting capacity or otherwise perform the functions and duties of the office of such head during the medical incapacitation of the head4 7#b7 ,if the notification required under paragraph 7#a7 with respect to the head of an ,executive agency who is a member of the ,national ,security ,council is not submitted in accordance with the requirements under paragraph 7#a71 not later than #gb hours after such head becomes subject to a medical incapacity1 the first assistant to the office of such head shall submit to the appropriate ,federal officials a report including-- 7,a7 the name of each individual who served or is serving in an acting capacity as such head or otherwise performed or is performing the functions and duties of the office of such head pursuant to such medical incapacity and1 for each such individual-- 7i7 the dates of such service or1 if such head has not resumed performing the functions and duties of the office of such head1 the expected dates of service2 7ii7 the authority for the individual to serve in such acting capacity or otherwise perform the functions and duties of the office of such head2 and 7iii7 a comprehensive list of resources and authorities allocated to such individual while serving in such acting capacity or otherwise performing the functions and duties of the office of such head to ensure that such individual could perform the functions and duties of the office of such head2 7,b7 the dates of such head's medical incapacitation1 and if such head has resumed performing the functions and duties of the office1 the date such head so resumed performing such functions and duties2 and 7,c7 an explanation of why such head was medically incapacitated4 7#c7 ,in the event the head of an ,executive agency who is a member of the ,national ,security ,council remains medically incapacitated on the date the report is submitted under paragraph 7#b71 the first assistant to the office of such head shall submit periodic updates1 as the first assistant considers appropriate1 to such report to the appropriate ,federal officials4 7#d7 ,if the head of an ,executive agency who is a member of the ,national ,security ,council and is medically incapacitated does not have a first assistant1 the individual performing the functions and duties of the first assistant shall perform the reporting obligations of the first assistant under this subsection4 7#e7 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term appropriate ,federal officials means the ,majority ,leader of the ,senate1 the ,minority ,leader of the ,senate1 the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,minority ,leader of the ,house of ,representatives1 and each required recipient of a report under subsection 7b72 7,b7 the terms medical incapacity and medically incapacitated mean1 with respect to the head of an ,executive agency1 that such head is unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of such head due to sickness1 injury1 or other medical condition2 and 7,c7 the term ,national ,security ,council means the council established under section #aja of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba74 4 #c4 ,no additional funds ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this ,act or the amendment made by this ,act4 ,december #ag 7legislative day1 ,december #af71 #bjbd,reported with an amendment