,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,ms4  
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to provide additional     
funding for the ,commissioned ,corps of 
the ,public ,health ,service4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,public ,health ,service            
,commissioned ,corps ,operations and    
,readiness ,act or the ,,phs ,,cor ,act4
  #b4 ,funding for ,commissioned ,corps 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,section
 #bjc of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjd7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,operations of the ,commissioned ,corps 
of the ,public ,health ,service  7#a7   
,in general ,subject to regulations     
prescribed by the ,secretary1 the       

,deputy ,surgeon ,general shall carry   
out duties and responsibilities relating
 to the operations of the ,commissioned 
,corps of the ,service1 including the   
following3 7,a7 ,enhance the processes  
and systems of the ,commissioned ,corps 
,headquarters4  7,b7 ,maximize the force
 management1 operational capacity1 and  
mission readiness of the ,regular       
,corps1 the ,ready ,reserve ,corps1 and 
the ,public ,health ,emergency ,response
 ,strike ,teams1 a subcomponent of the  
,regular ,corps4  7,c7 ,recruit and     
retain qualified professionals suited to
 serving underserved and vulnerable     
communities by-- 7i7 enhancing          
onboarding timelines1 providing officer 
placements to align with agency needs1  
and incentivizing recruiters and        
recruits2 and  7ii7 expanding training  
opportunities1 providing credentialing  
support for high demand skill sets1 and 
enriching leadership and research       
potential4  7,d7 ,improve deployment    
processes and prepare mission teams to  

execute routine and emergent public     
health events4  7,e7 ,establish a       
legislative liaison office to carry out 
legislative affairs functions under the 
direction of the ,deputy ,surgeon       
,general4  7#b7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,in addition to amounts  
otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
for the ,commissioned ,corps of the     
,service1 there is authorized to be     
appropriated to the ,deputy ,surgeon    
,general to carry out paragraph 7#a7    
#aej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd and  
each fiscal year thereafter4  4