,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 
,torres ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to direct !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to
 e/abli% & implem5t a dep>tm5t-wide     
aft]-action program & a risk            
communication /rategy1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,coord9at$ ,ag5cy ,response         
,enhancem5t ,act or ! ,,c>e ,act4  #b4  
,,hhs aft]-action program ,"p ,p ( title
 ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et seq47 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cii,v-#h4  
,dep>tm5t-wide aft]-action program  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%1     
ma9ta91 & implem5t an aft]-action       
program to-- 7#a7 id5tify & implem5t    
solutions = issues f\nd foll[+ any      
public heal? em]g5cy response ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 & 

7#b7 enc\rage collaboration among !     
ag5cies ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ by       
integrat+ any public heal? em]g5cy      
aft]-action programs ( su* ag5cies4  7b7
 ,deadl9e ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% &   
beg9 implem5tation ( ! aft]-action      
program "u subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is        
section4  7c7 ,coord9ation ) /akehold]s 
,! aft]-action program "u subsection 7a7
 %all include input f1 & coord9ate )1   
relevant ext]nal /akehold]s involv$ 9   
ea* public heal? em]g5cy response ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
su* z o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 jurisdictions1
 & nongov]nm5tal p>tn]s4  7d7 ,ov]sight 
by ,inspector ,g5]al ,! ,inspector      
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices %all1 on an annual basis-- 7#a7
 evaluate ! efficacy & compliance ( !   
aft]-action program "u subsection 7a71  
includ+ by evaluat+ ! ability ( !       
program to id5tify *all5ges1 propose    
solutions1 & prev5t issues f reoccurr+2 
&  7#b7 submit to ,congress a report    

summ>iz+ ! evaluation "u p>agraph 7#a74 
7e7 ,compreh5sive guidel9es =           
aft]-,action program reports  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may1 z ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es appropriate1 incorporate 9 any 
report ( ! aft]-action program "u       
subsection 7a7 ! elem5ts describ$ 9     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,m7 ( p>agraph 
7#b74  7#b7 ,elem5ts describ$  7,a7     
,em]g5cy op]ations plan1 cont9uity (    
op]ations plan1 & bus9ess cont9uity plan
 reviews ,a description ( ! process &   
outcomes ( review+ & updat+ em]g5cy     
op]ations plans1 cont9uity ( op]ations  
plans1 & bus9ess cont9uity plans bo?    
annually & aft] significant public heal?
 em]g5cies4 ,su* description may include
 insights into ! relevancy & effici5cy (
 su* plans 9 practice4  7,b7 ,in=mation 
%>+1 situational aw>5ess ,a description 
( ! e/abli%m5t & effectiv5ess (         
protocols = effici5t in=mation %>+ &    
situational aw>5ess among heal? c>e     
facilities & p>tn]s1 includ+ !          
developm5t & deploym5t ( an integrat$   

public jo9t in=mation sy/em4  7,c7      
,coord9ation ) ,/ate1 local1 heal? c>e  
coalition1 & community p>tn]s           
,descriptions (-- 7i7 /rategies =       
coord9ation ) ,/ate1 local1 heal? c>e   
coalition1 & community p>tn]s1 focus+ on
 active engagem5t & in=mation %>+2  7ii7
 in=mation te*nology solutions us$ =    
coord9ation dur+ public heal? em]g5cies2
 &  7iii7 h[ m$ical op]ations           
coord9ation cells 7 implem5t$ =         
effective pati5t load balanc+ dur+      
surges to assure regional heal? c>e     
coord9ation4  7,d7 ,incid5t managem5t ,a
 description ( incid5t managem5t        
/ructures1 includ+ ! ma9t5ance ( !      
incid5t comm& sy/em & ! e/abli%m5t ( an 
incid5t action plann+ process4  7,e7    
,communications1 in=mation %>+ ,a       
description ( /rategies = ! developm5t &
 ma9t5ance ( a dynamic communications   
framework = real-"t in=mation %>+ &     
situational aw>5ess4  7,f7 ,/aff1 space1
 & resid5t managem5t ,a description (   
/rategies = compreh5sive /aff managem5t 

plans1 scalable space managem5t         
/rategies1 & policies adopt$ to ma9ta9  
pati5t & resid5t well-be+4  7,g7        
,logi/ics & supply *a9 managem5t ,a     
description ( /rategies = develop+      
compreh5sive logi/ics & supply *a9      
managem5t /rategies to ensure a /eady & 
suffici5t supply ( p]sonal protective   
equipm5t1 m$ical equipm5t1              
ph>maceuticals1 & o!r items4  7,h7      
,res\rce managem5t ,a description (     
/rategies = implem5t+ crisis /&>ds ( c>e
 protocols to optimize ! allocation &   
use ( m$ical & non-m$ical assets dur+   
em]g5cies1 includ+ guidel9es = !        
cons]vation1 reuse1 or repurpos+ (      
supplies4  7,i7 ,infection prev5tion ,a 
description ( /rategies = enhanc+       
infection prev5tion measures1 includ+   
/aff tra9+1 environm5tal clean+1 &      
pati5t scre5+1 to mitigate ! spread (   
infecti\s diseases )9 heal? c>e         
facilities4  7,j7 ,treatm5t1 transport1 
& dis*>ge protocols ,a description ( h[ 
treatm5t1 transport1 & dis*>ge protocols

 7 /&>diz$ to ensure consi/5cy &        
effici5cy 9 pati5t c>e & movem5t1       
includ+ ! incorporation ( teleheal? &   
remote monitor+ solutions :]e feasible1 
expla9+ ! *oices made1 ! te*nologies    
us$1 & ! outcomes ( ! int]v5tions4  7,k7
 ,case managem5t protocols ,descriptions
 (-- 7i7 h[ case managem5t protocols 7  
ref9$ to address bo? cl9ical &          
non-cl9ical ne$s ( pati5ts & resid5ts2 &
  7ii7 ! measures tak5 to ensure        
coord9at$ c>e & support ?r\gh\t !       
treatm5t & recov]y phases1 detail+ !    
*all5ges fac$ & ! /rategies employ$ to  
ov]come su* *all5ges4  7,l7 ,m$ical     
c\nt]measures ,descriptions (-- 7i7 !   
/rategy employ$ to accel]ate !          
developm5t1 di/ribution1 & adm9i/ration 
( m$ical c\nt]measures1 su* z vacc9es1  
!rapeutics1 diagno/ic te/s1 & treatm5ts2
 &  7ii7 /rategies to /reaml9e ! em]g5cy
 use au?orization process = su*         
c\nt]measures1 includ+ any *all5ges     
enc\nt]$ & h[ su* *all5ges 7 address$4  
7,m7 ,recov]y ,a description ( any      

implem5t$ recov]y /rategies focus+ on   
adm9i/rative1 f9ancial1 policy1 & equity
 consid]ations4  4  #c4 ,risk           
communication /rategy ,"p ,p ( title    
,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et seq471 z am5d$ 
by section #b1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #cii,v-#i4 ,risk      
communication /rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all e/abli%1 ma9ta91 &       
implem5t a compreh5sive /rategy to      
ensure t communications ab\t infecti\s  
diseases & o!r public heal? risks by    
ag5cies & (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices1 includ+ ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 are     
cle>1 accurate1 inclusive1 & culturally 
s5sitive4  7b7 ,compon5ts ,! /rategy "u 
subsection 7a7 %all be design$ to-- 7#a7
 cle>ly id5tify at-risk populations dur+
 public heal? em]g5cies2  7#b7 ensure t 
communications are t>get$1 und]/&able1 &
 accessible2 &  7#c7 ensure !           
translation ( public heal?              
communications into multiple languages1 

includ+ mo/ commonly spok5 languages )9 
ea* demographic 9 ea* area t>get$ by !  
communications1 :i* languages might     
include ,spani%1 ,m&>91 ,cantonese1     
,tagalog1 ,vietnamese1 ,arabic1 ,fr5*   
7includ+ ,cajun71 ,korean1 ,portuguese1 
,russian1 ,haitian1 ,h9di1 or any o!r   
language t ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be   
appropriate4  7c7 ,initial /rategy ,!   
,secret>y %all e/abli% & beg9           
implem5tation ( ! initial /rategy "u    
subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4  4