HR 3448 EH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3448
AN ACT
To improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001'.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents of the Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCIES
Subtitle A--National Preparedness and Response Planning, Coordinating, and
Reporting
Sec. 101. National preparedness and response.
Sec. 102. Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness; National
Disaster Medical System.
Sec. 103. Improving ability of Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention with respect to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies;
facilities.
Sec. 104. Advisory committees and communications.
Sec. 105. Education of health care personnel; training regarding
pediatric issues.
Sec. 106. Grants regarding shortages of certain health
professionals.
Sec. 107. Emergency system for verification of credentials of health
professions volunteers.
Sec. 108. Enhancing preparedness activities for bioterrorism and other
public health emergencies.
Sec. 109. Improving State and local core public health capacities.
Sec. 110. Antimicrobial resistance program.
Sec. 111. Study regarding communications abilities of public health
agencies.
Sec. 112. Supplies and services in lieu of award funds.
Sec. 113. Additional amendments.
Sec. 114. Study regarding local emergency response methods.
Subtitle B--National Stockpile; Development of Priority Countermeasures
Sec. 121. National stockpile.
Sec. 122. Accelerated approval of priority countermeasures.
Sec. 123. Use of animal trials in approval of certain drugs and
biologics; issuance of rule.
Sec. 124. Security for countermeasure development and production.
Sec. 125. Accelerated countermeasure research and development.
Sec. 126. Evaluation of new and emerging technologies regarding
bioterrorist attack and other public health emergencies.
Sec. 127. Potassium iodide.
Subtitle C--Emergency Authorities; Additional Provisions
Sec. 131. Expanded authority of Secretary of Health and Human Services
to respond to public health emergencies.
Sec. 132. Streamlining and clarifying communicable disease quarantine
provisions.
Sec. 133. Emergency waiver of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
requirements.
Sec. 134. Provision for expiration of public health emergencies.
Sec. 135. Designated State public emergency announcement plan.
Sec. 136. Expanded research by Secretary of Energy.
Sec. 137. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Sec. 138. Expanded research on worker health and safety.
Sec. 139. Technology opportunities program support.
Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 151. Authorization of Appropriations.
TITLE II--ENHANCING CONTROLS ON DANGEROUS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS
Sec. 201. Regulation of certain biological agents and toxins.
TITLE III-AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
Subtitle A--Protection of Food Supply
Sec. 301. Protection against intentional adulteration of food.
Sec. 302. Administrative detention.
Sec. 303. Permissive debarment regarding food importation.
Sec. 304. Maintenance and inspection of records for foods.
Sec. 306. Prior notice of imported food shipments.
Sec. 307. Authority to mark articles refused admission into United
States.
Sec. 308. Prohibition against port shopping for importation.
Sec. 309. Notices to States regarding imported food.
Sec. 310. Grants to States for inspections; response to notice regarding
adulterated imported food.
Subtitle B--Protection of Drug Supply
Sec. 311. Annual registration of foreign manufacturers; shipping
information; drug and device listing.
Sec. 312. Requirement of additional information regarding import
components intended for use in export products.
TITLE IV-DRINKING WATER SECURITY AND SAFETY
Sec. 401. Amendment of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
TITLE I--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCIES
Subtitle A--National Preparedness and Response Planning, Coordinating,
and Reporting
SEC. 101. NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following title:
`TITLE XXVIII--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCIES
`Subtitle A--National Preparedness and Response Planning, Coordinating,
and Reporting
`SEC. 2801. NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
`(1) PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE REGARDING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES- The
Secretary shall further develop and implement a coordinated strategy,
building upon the core public health capabilities established pursuant to
section 319A, for carrying out health-related activities to prepare for and
respond effectively to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies,
including the preparation of a plan under this section. The Secretary shall
periodically thereafter review and as appropriate revise the plan.
`(2) CONSULTATION- The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and with other appropriate public and private entities.
`(3) NATIONAL APPROACH- In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall collaborate with the States toward the goal of ensuring that the
activities of the Secretary regarding bioterrorism and other public health
emergencies are coordinated with activities of the States, including through
local governments, such that there is a national plan for preparedness for
and responding effectively to such emergencies.
`(4) EVALUATION OF PROGRESS- The plan under paragraph (1) shall provide
for specific benchmarks and outcome measures for evaluating the progress of
the Secretary and the States, including local governments, with respect to
the plan under paragraph (1), including progress toward achieving the goals
specified in subsection (b).
`(b) PREPAREDNESS GOALS- The plan under subsection (a) shall include
provisions for achieving the following goals with respect to preparedness for
and responding effectively to bioterrorism and other public health
emergencies:
`(1) Providing effective assistance to State and local governments in
the event of such an emergency.
`(2) Ensuring that State and local governments have adequate and
appropriate capacity to detect and respond effectively to such emergencies,
including capacities for the following:
`(A) Effective public health surveillance and reporting mechanisms at
the State and local levels.
`(B) Adequate laboratory readiness.
`(C) Properly trained and equipped emergency response, public health,
and medical personnel.
`(D) Health and safety protection of workers involved in responding to
such an emergency.
`(E) Public health agencies that are prepared to coordinate health
services (including mental health services) during and after such
emergencies.
`(F) Participation in communications networks that can effectively
disseminate relevant information in a timely and secure manner to
appropriate public and private entities and to the public.
`(3) Developing and maintaining medical countermeasures (such as drugs,
vaccines and other biological products, and medical devices) against
biological agents that may be used in such emergencies.
`(4) Ensuring coordination and minimizing duplication of Federal, State,
and local planning, preparedness, and response activities, including among
agencies during the investigation of a suspicious disease outbreak.
`(5) Ensuring adequate readiness of hospitals and other health care
facilities to respond effectively to such emergencies.
`(c) EVALUATION OF USING VA R&D CAPABILITIES- The Secretary shall
evaluate the feasibility of using the biomedical research and development
capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with that
Department's affiliations with health-professions universities, as a means to
assist the Secretary in achieving the goals specified in subsection (b).
`(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS-
`(1) INITIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS- Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act
of 2001, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report concerning progress with respect
to the plan under subsection (a), including progress toward achieving the
goals specified in subsection (b).
`(2) BIENNIAL REPORTS- Not later than 2 years after the date on which
the report under paragraph (1) is submitted, and biennially thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to each of the committees specified in such paragraph
a report concerning the progress made with respect to the plan under
subsection (a), including the goals under subsection (b).
`(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY- Reports submitted under paragraph (2) by the
Secretary shall make recommendations concerning--
`(A) any additional legislative authority that the Secretary
determines is necessary for fully implementing the plan under subsection
(a), including meeting the goals under subsection (b); and
`(B) any additional legislative authority that the Secretary
determines is necessary under section 319 to protect the public health in
the event that a condition described in section 319(a) occurs.
`(e) OTHER REPORTS- Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001,
the Secretary shall submit to each of the committees specified in paragraph
(1) a report concerning--
`(1) the recommendations and findings of the EPIC Advisory Committee
under section 319F(c)(3);
`(2) the characteristics that may render a rural community uniquely
vulnerable to a biological attack, including distance, lack of emergency
transport, hospital or laboratory capacity, lack of integration of Federal
or State public health networks, workforce deficits, or other relevant
conditions;
`(3) the characteristics that may render areas or populations designated
as medically underserved populations (as defined in section 330) uniquely
vulnerable to a biological attack, including significant numbers of
low-income or uninsured individuals, lack of affordable and accessible
health care services, insufficient public and primary health care resources,
lack of integration of Federal or State public health networks, workforce
deficits, or other relevant conditions; and
`(4) the recommendations of the Secretary with respect to additional
legislative authority that the Secretary determines is necessary to
effectively strengthen rural communities, or medically underserved
populations (as defined in section 330).
`(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- This section may not be construed as expanding
or limiting any of the authorities of the Secretary that, on the day before
the date of the enactment of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Response Act of 2001, were in effect with respect to preparing for and
responding effectively to bioterrorism and other public health
emergencies.'.
SEC. 102. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; NATIONAL DISASTER
MEDICAL SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL- Title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act, as added by
section 101 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following
subtitle:
`Subtitle B--Emergency Preparedness and Response
`SEC. 2811. COORDINATION OF PREPAREDNESS FOR AND RESPONSE TO BIOTERRORISM
AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
`(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- There is established within the Department of Health
and Human Services the position of Assistant Secretary for Emergency
Preparedness. The President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall appoint an individual to serve in such position. Such
Assistant Secretary shall report to the Secretary.
`(2) DUTIES- Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Assistant
Secretary for Emergency Preparedness shall carry out the following
duties:
`(A) Coordinate on behalf of the Secretary--
`(i) all interagency interfaces between the Department of Health and
Human Services (referred to in this paragraph as the `Department') and
other departments, agencies and offices of the United States, including
the activities of the joint interdepartmental working groups under
subsections (a) and (b) of section 319F; and
`(ii) all interfaces between the Department and State and local
entities with responsibility for emergency preparedness.
`(B) Coordinate the operations of the National Disaster Medical System
and any other emergency response activities within the Department of
Health and Human Services that are related to bioterrorism or public
health emergencies.
`(C) Coordinate the efforts of the Department to bolster State and
local emergency preparedness for a bioterrorist attack or other public
health emergency, and evaluate the progress of such entities in meeting
the benchmarks and other outcome measures contained in the national plan
and in meeting the core public health capabilities established pursuant to
319A.
`(D) Coordinate the activities of the Department with respect to
research and development of priority vaccines, other biological products,
drugs, and devices useful for detecting or responding to a bioterrorist
attack or other public health emergency.
`(E) Coordinate the activities of the Department with respect to
public education, awareness, and information relating to bioterrorism or
other public health emergencies, including the activities and
recommendations of the EPIC Advisory Committee under section
319F(c)(3).
`(F) Coordinate all other functions within the Department of Health
and Human Services relating to emergency preparedness, including matters
relating to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies that are
addressed in the national plan under section 2801.
`(G) Any other duties determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
`(b) NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall provide for the operation in
accordance with this section of a system to be known as the National
Disaster Medical System (in this section referred to as the `National
System'). The Secretary shall designate the Assistant Secretary for
Emergency Preparedness as the head of the National System, subject to the
authority of the Secretary.
`(2) FEDERAL AND STATE COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The National System shall be a coordinated effort by
the Federal agencies specified in subparagraph (B), working in
collaboration with the States and other appropriate public or private
entities, to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (3).
`(B) PARTICIPATING FEDERAL AGENCIES- The Federal agencies referred to
in subparagraph (A) are the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Defense, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
`(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may activate the National System
to--
`(i) provide health services, health-related social services, other
appropriate human services, and appropriate auxiliary services to
respond to the needs of victims of a public health emergency (whether or
not determined to be a public health emergency under section 319);
or
`(ii) be present at locations, and for periods of time, specified by
the Secretary on the basis that the Secretary has determined that a
location is at risk of a public health emergency during the time
specified.
`(B) ONGOING ACTIVITIES- The National System shall carry out such
ongoing activities as may be necessary to prepare for the provision of
services described in subparagraph (A) in the event that the Secretary
activates the National System for such purposes.
`(C) TEST FOR MOBILIZATION OF SYSTEM- During the one-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001, the Secretary shall conduct an exercise
to test the capability and timeliness of the National System to mobilize
and otherwise respond effectively to a bioterrorist attack or other public
health emergency that affects two or more geographic locations
concurrently. Thereafter, the Secretary may periodically conduct such
exercises regarding the National System as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall establish criteria for the
operation of the National System.
`(2) EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL- In carrying out paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall establish criteria regarding the education and training
of individuals who provide emergency services through the National System.
In the case of permanent, full-time positions in the Department of Health
and Human Services that involve significant supervisory roles within the
National System, the criteria shall require that individuals in such
positions have completed appropriate education or training programs as
determined by the Secretary.
`(3) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS FOR NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES- In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish criteria regarding the
participation of States and private entities in the National System,
including criteria regarding agreements for such participation. The criteria
shall include the following:
`(A) Provisions relating to the custody and use of Federal personal
property by such entities, which may in the discretion of the Secretary
include authorizing the custody and use of such property on a reimbursable
basis to respond to emergency situations for which the National System has
not been activated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection
(b)(3)(A).
`(B) Provisions relating to circumstances in which an individual or
entity has agreements with both the National System and another entity
regarding the provision of emergency services by the individual. Such
provisions shall address the issue of priorities among the agreements
involved.
`(d) INTERMITTENT DISASTER-RESPONSE PERSONNEL-
`(1) IN GENERAL- For the purpose of assisting the National System in
carrying out duties under this section, the Secretary may appoint
individuals to serve as intermittent personnel of such System in accordance
with applicable civil service laws and regulations.
`(2) LIABILITY- For purposes of section 224(a) and the remedies
described in such section, an individual appointed under paragraph (1)
shall, while acting within the scope of such appointment, be considered to
be an employee of the Public Health Service performing medical, surgical,
dental, or related functions. With respect to the participation of
individuals appointed under paragraph (1) in training programs authorized by
the Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness or a comparable official
of any Federal agency specified in subsection (b)(2)(B), acts of individuals
so appointed that are within the scope of such participation shall be
considered within the scope of the appointment under paragraph (1)
(regardless of whether the individuals receive compensation for such
participation).
`(e) CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT ISSUES REGARDING INTERMITTENT APPOINTMENTS-
`(1) INTERMITTENT DISASTER-RESPONSE APPOINTEE- For purposes of this
subsection, the term `intermittent disaster-response appointee' means an
individual appointed by the Secretary under subsection (d).
`(2) COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES- An intermittent disaster-response
appointee shall, while acting in the scope of such appointment, be
considered to be an employee of the Public Health Service performing
medical, surgical, dental, or related functions, and an injury sustained by
such an individual shall be deemed `in the performance of duty', for
purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, pertaining to
compensation for work injuries. With respect to the participation of
individuals appointed under subsection (d) in training programs authorized
by the Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness or a comparable
official of any Federal agency specified in subsection (b)(2)(B), injuries
sustained by such an individual, while acting within the scope of such
participation, also shall be deemed `in the performance of duty' for
purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code (regardless of whether
the individuals receive compensation for such participation). In the event
of an injury to such an intermittent disaster-response appointee, the
Secretary of Labor shall be responsible for making determinations as to
whether the claimant is entitled to compensation or other benefits in
accordance with chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code.
`(3) EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Service as an intermittent disaster-response
appointee when the Secretary activates the National System or when the
individual participates in a training program authorized by the Assistant
Secretary for Emergency Preparedness or a comparable official of any
Federal agency specified in subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be deemed `service
in the uniformed services' for purposes of chapter 43 of title 38, United
States Code, pertaining to employment and reemployment rights of
individuals who have performed service in the uniformed services
(regardless of whether the individual receives compensation for such
participation). All rights and obligations of such persons and procedures
for assistance, enforcement, and investigation shall be as provided for in
chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code.
`(B) NOTICE OF ABSENCE FROM POSITION OF EMPLOYMENT- Preclusion of
giving notice of service by necessity of Service as an intermittent
disaster-response appointee when the Secretary activates the National
System shall be deemed preclusion by `military necessity' for purposes of
section 4312(b) of title 38, United States Code, pertaining to giving
notice of absence from a position of employment. A determination of such
necessity shall be made by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, and shall not be subject to judicial
review.
`(4) LIMITATION- An intermittent disaster-response appointee shall not
be deemed an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services for
purposes other than those specifically set forth in this section.
`(f) DEFINITION- For purposes of this section, the term `auxiliary
services' includes mortuary services, veterinary services, and other services
that are determined by the Secretary to be appropriate with respect to the
needs referred to in subsection (b)(3)(A).
`(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of providing for the
Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and the operations of the
National System, other than purposes for which amounts in the Public Health
Emergency Fund under section 319 are available, there are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002
through 2006.'.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RESOURCES OF NATIONAL SYSTEM- It is the
sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should
provide sufficient resources to individuals and entities tasked to carry out
the duties of the National Disaster Medical System for reimbursement of
expenses, operations, purchase and maintenance of equipment, training, and
other funds expended in furtherance of such National System.
SEC. 103. IMPROVING ABILITY OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
WITH RESPECT TO BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES;
FACILITIES.
Section 319D of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-4) is
amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 319D. REVITALIZING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION.
`(a) FINDINGS- Congress finds that the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention have an essential role in defending against and combatting public
health threats of the 21st century and requires secure and modern facilities,
and expanded and improved capabilities related to biological threats or
attacks or other public health emergencies, sufficient to enable such Centers
to conduct this important mission.
`(b) IMPROVING THE CAPACITIES OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall expand, enhance, and improve the
capabilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to
preparedness for and responding effectively to bioterrorism and other public
health emergencies. Activities that may be carried out under the preceding
sentence include--
`(A) expanding or enhancing the training of personnel;
`(B) improving communications facilities and networks;
`(C) improving capabilities for public health surveillance and
reporting activities;
`(D) improving laboratory facilities related to bioterrorism,
including increasing the security of such facilities; and
`(E) such other activities as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
`(2) IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY CAPACITY-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, directly or through awards of grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall provide for the establishment
of a coordinated network of public health laboratories, that may, at the
discretion of the Secretary, include laboratories that serve as regional
reference laboratories.
`(B) PRIORITY- In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
give priority to projects that include State or local government financial
commitments, that seek to incorporate multiple public health and safety
services or diagnostic databases into an integrated public health or
regional reference laboratory, and that cover geographic areas lacking
advanced diagnostic and safety-level laboratory capabilities.
`(3) NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE
NETWORK-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, directly or through awards of grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall provide for the establishment
of integrated public health communications and surveillance networks
between and among--
`(i) Federal, State, and local public health officials;
`(ii) public and private health-related laboratories, hospitals, and
other health care facilities; and
`(iii) any other entities determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
`(B) REQUIREMENTS- The Secretary shall ensure that networks under
subparagraph (A) allow for the timely sharing and discussion, in a secure
manner, of essential information concerning a bioterrorist attack or other
public health emergency, or recommended methods for responding to such an
attack or emergency.
`(4) CONTINUITY OF EFFORT- To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary, in conducting activities under paragraphs (1) through (3), shall
administer such activities in a manner that intensifies, expands, or
enhances activities being carried out on the date of enactment of this
subsection.
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention may design, construct, and equip new facilities, renovate
existing facilities (including laboratories, laboratory support buildings,
scientific communication facilities, transshipment complexes, secured and
isolated parking structures, office buildings, and other facilities and
infrastructure), and upgrade security of such facilities, in order to better
conduct the capacities described in section 319A, and for supporting related
public health activities.
`(2) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY- For any project of designing,
constructing, equipping, or renovating any facility under paragraph (1), the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may enter into a
single contract or related contracts that collectively include the full
scope of the project, and the solicitation and contract shall contain the
clause `availability of funds' found at section 52.232-18 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
`(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- For the purposes of achieving the mission of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described in subsection (a), for
carrying out subsection (b), for better conducting the capacities described
in section 319A, and for supporting related public health activities, there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
`(2) FACILITIES- For the purpose of carrying out subsection (c), there
are authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002 and 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2004 through 2006.'.
SEC. 104. ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 319F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (i) as subsections (e)
through (k), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following subsections:
`(c) ADVICE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-
`(1) REQUIRED ADVISORY COMMITTEES- In coordination with the working
groups under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall establish advisory
committees in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) to provide expert
recommendations to assist such working groups in carrying out their
respective responsibilities under subsections (a) and (b).
`(2) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND TERRORISM-
`(A) IN GENERAL- For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
establish an advisory committee to be known as the National Advisory
Committee on Children and Terrorism (referred to in this paragraph as the
`Advisory Committee').
`(B) DUTIES- The Advisory Committee shall provide recommendations
regarding--
`(i) the preparedness of the health care (including mental health
care) system to respond to bioterrorism as it relates to
children;
`(ii) needed changes to the health care and emergency medical
service systems and emergency medical services protocols to meet the
special needs of children; and
`(iii) changes, if necessary, to the national stockpile under
section 121 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act
of 2001 to meet the special needs of children.
`(C) COMPOSITION- The Advisory Committee shall be composed of such
Federal officials as may be appropriate to address the special needs of
the diverse population groups of children, and child health experts on
infectious disease, environmental health, toxicology, and other relevant
professional disciplines.
`(D) TERMINATION- The Advisory Committee terminates one year after the
date of the enactment of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Response Act of 2001.
`(3) EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE-
`(A) IN GENERAL- For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
establish an advisory committee to be known as the Emergency Public
Information and Communications Advisory Committee (referred to in this
paragraph as the `EPIC Advisory Committee').
`(B) DUTIES- The EPIC Advisory Committee shall make recommendations
and report on appropriate ways to communicate public-health information
regarding biological attacks to the public.
`(C) COMPOSITION- The EPIC Advisory Committee shall be composed of
individuals representing a diverse group of experts in public health,
communications, behavioral psychology, and other areas determined
appropriate by the Secretary.
`(D) DISSEMINATION- The Secretary shall ensure that the
recommendations of the EPIC Advisory Committee are widely disseminated to
the media, State and local governments, poison control centers, and others
as the Secretary determines appropriate.
`(E) TERMINATION- The EPIC Advisory Committee terminates one year
after the date of the enactment of the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001.
`(d) STRATEGY FOR COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING BIOLOGICAL
ATTACK- In coordination with the joint interdepartmental working group under
subsection (b), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for
Emergency Preparedness, shall develop a strategy for effectively communicating
information regarding a biological attack, and shall develop means by which to
communicate such information. The Secretary may carry out the preceding
sentence directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative
agreements.'.
SEC. 105. EDUCATION OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; TRAINING REGARDING PEDIATRIC
ISSUES.
Section 319F(g) of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated by
section 104(1) of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
`(g) EDUCATION; TRAINING REGARDING PEDIATRIC ISSUES-
`(1) MATERIALS; CORE CURRICULUM- The Secretary, in collaboration with
members of the working group described in subsection (b), and professional
organizations and societies, shall--
`(A) develop materials for teaching the elements of a core curriculum
for the recognition and identification (including proficiency testing) of
potential bioweapons and other agents that may create a public health
emergency, and for the care of victims of such emergencies, recognizing
the special needs of children and other vulnerable populations, to public
health officials, medical professionals, emergency physicians and other
emergency department staff, laboratory personnel, and other personnel
working in health care facilities (including poison control
centers);
`(B) develop a core curriculum and materials for community-wide
planning by State and local governments, hospitals and other health care
facilities, emergency response units, and appropriate public and private
sector entities to respond to a bioterrorist attack or other public health
emergency;
`(C) provide for dissemination and teaching of the materials described
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by all appropriate means, including
telemedicine, long-distance learning, or other such means; and
`(D) to the extent practicable, establish and maintain an electronic
database of individuals participating in training or education programs
carried out under this section, for the purpose of providing continuing
education materials and information to such participants.
`(2) GRANTS- In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may award
grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, professional
organizations and societies, private accrediting organizations, or other
nonprofit institutions or entities meeting criteria established by the
Secretary, and may enter into interagency cooperative agreements with other
Federal agencies.
`(3) HEALTH-RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL
TRAINING- The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, may provide assistance
with respect to health-related aspects of emergency response personnel
training carried out by the Department of Justice and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.'.
SEC. 106. GRANTS REGARDING SHORTAGES OF CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 319G the following section:
`SEC. 319H. GRANTS REGARDING TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may make awards of grants and cooperative
agreements to appropriate public and nonprofit private health or educational
entities, including health professions schools and programs as defined in
section 799B, for the purpose of providing low-interest loans, partial
scholarships, partial fellowships, revolving loan funds, or other cost-sharing
forms of assistance for the education and training of individuals in any
category of health professions for which there is a shortage that the
Secretary determines should be alleviated in order to prepare for or respond
effectively to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.
`(b) AUTHORITY REGARDING NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS- The Secretary may
require as a condition of an award under subsection (a) that a grantee under
such subsection provide non-Federal contributions toward the purpose described
in such subsection.
`(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.'.
SEC. 107. EMERGENCY SYSTEM FOR VERIFICATION OF CREDENTIALS OF HEALTH
PROFESSIONS VOLUNTEERS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by
section 106 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 319H the
following section:
`SEC. 319I. EMERGENCY SYSTEM FOR VERIFICATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
VOLUNTEERS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall, directly or through an award of a
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, establish and maintain a system for
verifying the credentials, licenses, accreditations, and hospital privileges
of individuals, who during public health emergencies volunteer to serve as
health professionals (referred to in this section as the `verification
system'). In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall provide
for an electronic database for the verification system.
`(b) CERTAIN CRITERIA- The Secretary shall establish criteria regarding
the verification system under subsection (a), including provisions regarding
the promptness and efficiency of the system in collecting, storing, updating,
and disseminating information on the credentials, licenses, accreditations,
and hospital privileges of volunteers described in subsection (a).
`(c) ADVANCE REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTEERS- In order to facilitate the
availability of health professionals during a public health emergency, the
Secretary shall provide for the advance registration with the system of health
professionals who are willing to serve as volunteers described in subsection
(a), and may carry out activities to encourage health professionals to
register with the system.
`(d) OTHER ASSISTANCE- The Secretary may make grants and provide technical
assistance to States and other public or nonprofit private entities for
activities relating to the verification system developed under subsection
(a).
`(e) COORDINATION AMONG STATES- The Secretary shall encourage each State
to provide legal authority during a public health emergency for health
professionals authorized in another State to provide certain health services
to provide such health services in the State.
`(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- This section may not be construed as
authorizing the Secretary to issue requirements regarding the provision by the
States of credentials, licenses, accreditations, or hospital privileges.
`(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year
2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003
through 2006.'.
SEC. 108. ENHANCING PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES FOR BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
Section 319F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6) is
amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
`(a) WORKING GROUP ON PREPAREDNESS FOR ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM- The
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a
joint interdepartmental working group on preparedness and readiness for the
medical and public health effects of a bioterrorist attack on the civilian
population. Such joint working group shall--
`(1) coordinate and prioritize research on, and the development of
countermeasures against, pathogens likely to be used in a bioterrorist
attack on the civilian population;
`(2) facilitate the development, production, and regulatory review of
priority countermeasures (as defined in subsection (h)(2)(C)) for a
bioterrorist attack on the civilian population;
`(3) coordinate research and development into equipment to detect
pathogens likely to be used in a bioterrorist attack on the civilian
population and protect against infection from such pathogens;
`(4) develop shared standards for equipment to detect and to protect
against infection from pathogens likely to be used in a bioterrorist attack
on the civilian population; and
`(5) coordinate the development, maintenance, and procedures for the
release and distribution of strategic reserves of vaccines, drugs, and
medical supplies which may be needed rapidly after a bioterrorist attack
upon the civilian population, including consideration of vulnerable
populations (such as children, the elderly, and individuals with
disabilities).';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking `The Secretary' and all that
follows through `shall establish' and inserting the following: `The
Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Attorney General, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor,
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall
establish';
(3) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking `respond to a bioterrorist
attack; and' and inserting the following: `respond to a bioterrorist
attack, including the provision of appropriate safety and health training
and protective measures for medical, emergency service, and other
personnel responding to such attacks;';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting `; and';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
`(C) subject to compliance with other provisions of Federal law,
clarify the responsibilities among Federal officials for the investigation
of suspicious outbreaks of disease, and revise the interagency plan known
as the Federal response plan accordingly.';
(4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking `Assistant Secretary for Health'
and inserting `Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness'; and
(5) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 104(1) of this
Act)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `The Secretary' and all that follows
and inserting the following: `In consultation with the working group
established under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, based on criteria
established by the Secretary, award grants to or enter into cooperative
agreements with eligible entities to increase their capacity to detect,
diagnose, and respond to acts of bioterrorism upon the civilian
population.';
(i) by striking `or' after `clinic,'; and
(ii) by inserting before the period the following: `, professional
organizations and societies, schools or programs that train medical
laboratory personnel, private accrediting organizations, or other
nonprofit institutions or entities meeting criteria established by the
Secretary';
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking `the
priorities' and inserting `any priorities'; and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the
following:
`(A) developing community-wide plans involving the public and private
health care infrastructure to respond to bioterrorism or other public
health emergencies, which are coordinated with the capacities of
applicable national, State, and local health agencies;
`(B) training health care professionals and public health personnel to
enhance the ability of such personnel to recognize the symptoms and
epidemiological characteristics of exposure to a potential bioweapon, or
other agents that may cause a public health emergency;
`(C) addressing rapid and accurate identification of potential
bioweapons, or other agents that may cause a public health
emergency;
`(D) coordinating medical care for individuals during public health
emergencies, including bioterrorism;
`(E) conducting exercises to test the capability and timeliness of
public health emergency response activities;
`(F) facilitating and coordinating rapid communication of data
generated from a bioterrorist attack or public health emergency among
national, State, and local health agencies, emergency response personnel,
and health care providers and facilities; and
`(G) purchasing or upgrading equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals or
other countermeasures to enhance preparedness for and response to
bioterrorism or other public health emergencies, consistent with a plan
described in subparagraph (A).'; and
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking `and' after the semicolon at
the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and
inserting `; and'; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
`(C) coordinate grants under this subsection with grants under
319C.'.
SEC. 109. IMPROVING STATE AND LOCAL CORE PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITIES.
Section 319C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-3) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking `competitive '; and
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking `health care providers; and' and
inserting `health care providers, including poison control
centers;';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (7); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
paragraphs:
`(4) purchase or upgrade equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals or other
countermeasures to enhance preparedness for and response to bioterrorism or
other public health emergencies, consistent with a plan described in
paragraph (3);
`(5) conduct exercises to test the capability and timeliness of public
health emergency response activities;
`(6) within the meaning of part B of title XII, develop and implement
the trauma care component of the State plan for the provision of emergency
medical services; and';
SEC. 110. ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 319E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-5) is
amended--
(A) by striking `shall conduct and support' and inserting `shall
directly or through awards of grants or cooperative agreements to public
or private entities provide for the conduct of'; and
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
`(4) the sequencing of the genomes, or other appropriate DNA analysis,
or other necessary comparative analysis, of priority pathogens (as
determined by the Director of the National Institutes of Health in
consultation with the task force established under subsection (a)), in
collaboration and coordination with the activities of the Department of
Defense and the Joint Genome Institute of the Department of Energy;
and';
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting after `societies,' the following:
`schools or programs that train medical laboratory personnel,'; and
(3) in subsection (g), by striking `and such sums' and all that follows
and inserting the following: `$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002
and 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
2004 through 2006.'.
SEC. 111. STUDY REGARDING COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AGENCIES.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the
Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall
conduct a study to ensure that local public health entities have the ability
to maintain communications in the event of a bioterrorist attack or other
public health emergency. The study shall examine whether redundancies are
required in the telecommunications system for public health entities to
maintain systems operability and connectivity during such emergencies. The
study shall also include recommendations to industry and public health
entities about how to implement such redundancies if necessary.
SEC. 112. SUPPLIES AND SERVICES IN LIEU OF AWARD FUNDS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by
section 107 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 319I the
following section:
`SEC. 319J. SUPPLIES AND SERVICES IN LIEU OF AWARD FUNDS
`(a) IN GENERAL- Upon the request of a recipient of an award under any of
sections 319 through 319I or section 319K, the Secretary may, subject to
subsection (b), provide supplies, equipment, and services for the purpose of
aiding the recipient in carrying out the purposes for which the award is made
and, for such purposes, may detail to the recipient any officer or employee of
the Department of Health and Human Services.
`(b) CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS- With respect to a request
described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall reduce the amount of payments
under the award involved by an amount equal to the costs of detailing
personnel and the fair market value of any supplies, equipment, or services
provided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, for the payment of expenses
incurred in complying with such request, expend the amounts withheld.'.
SEC. 113. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et
seq) is amended--
(1) in section 319A(a)(1), by striking `10 years' and inserting `five
years'; and
(2) in section 319B(a), in the first sentence, by striking `10 years'
and inserting `five years'.
SEC. 114. STUDY REGARDING LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE METHODS.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study of
best-practices methods for the provision of emergency response services
through local governments (including through contractors and volunteers of
such governments) in a consistent manner in response to acts of bioterrorism
or other public health emergencies. Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report
describing the findings of the study.
Subtitle B--National Stockpile; Development of Priority
Countermeasures
SEC. 121. NATIONAL STOCKPILE.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in
this section as the `Secretary') shall maintain a stockpile or stockpiles of
drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, and other
supplies in such numbers, types, and amounts as are determined by the
Secretary to be adequate to meet the health security needs of the United
States, including consideration of vulnerable populations (such as children,
the elderly, and individuals with disabilities), in the event of a
bioterrorist attack or other public health emergency.
(b) PROCEDURES- The Secretary, in managing the stockpile under subsection
(a), shall--
(1) consult with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) ensure that adequate procedures are followed with respect to such
stockpile for inventory management and accounting, and for the physical
security of the stockpile;
(3) in consultation with Federal, State, and local officials, take into
consideration the timing and location of special events;
(4) review and revise, as appropriate, the contents of the stockpile on
a regular basis to ensure that emerging threats, advanced technologies, and
new countermeasures are adequately considered; and
(5) devise plans for the effective and timely distribution of the
stockpile, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State and local
agencies, and the public and private health care infrastructure.
(c) DEFINITION- For purposes of subsection (a), the term `stockpile'
includes--
(1) a physical accumulation (at one or more locations) of the supplies
described in subsection (a); or
(2) a contractual agreement between the Secretary and a vendor or
vendors under which such vendor or vendors agree to provide to the Secretary
supplies described in subsection (a).
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,155,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003
through 2006.
SEC. 122. ACCELERATED APPROVAL OF PRIORITY COUNTERMEASURES.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Health and Human Services may designate a
priority countermeasure as a fast-track product pursuant to section 506 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356). Such a designation may
be made prior to the submission of--
(1) a request for designation by the sponsor; or
(2) an application for the investigation of the drug under section
505(i) of such Act or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a sponsor from
declining such a designation.
(b) REVIEW OF PRIORITY COUNTERMEASURE NOT DESIGNATED AS FAST-TRACK
PRODUCT- A priority countermeasure shall be subject to the performance goals
established by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, unless it is designated as
a fast-track product.
(c) DEFINITION- For purposes of this section, the term `priority
countermeasure' means a drug or biological product that is a countermeasure to
treat, identify, or prevent infection by a biological agent or toxin listed
pursuant to section 351A(a)(1) or harm from any other agent that may cause a
public health emergency.
SEC. 123. USE OF ANIMAL TRIALS IN APPROVAL OF CERTAIN DRUGS AND BIOLOGICS;
ISSUANCE OF RULE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete the process of
rulemaking that was commenced with the issuance of the proposed rule entitled
`New Drug and Biological Drug Products; Evidence Needed to Demonstrate
Efficacy of New Drugs for Use Against Lethal or Permanently Disabling Toxic
Substances When Efficacy Studies in Humans Ethically Cannot be Conducted'
published in the Federal Register on October 5, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 53960).
SEC. 124. SECURITY FOR COUNTERMEASURE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by
section 112 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 319J the
following section:
`SEC. 319K. SECURITY FOR COUNTERMEASURE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION.
`The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and the
Secretary of Defense, may provide technical or other assistance to provide
security to persons or facilities that conduct development, production,
distribution, or storage of priority countermeasures (as defined in section
319F(h)(2)(C)).'.
SEC. 125. ACCELERATED COUNTERMEASURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Section 319F(h) of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated by
section 104(1) of this Act, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4), as subparagraphs (A)
through (D), respectively;
(2) by striking `The Secretary' and inserting the following:
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary';
(3) by moving each of subparagraphs (A) through (D) (as so redesignated)
two ems to the right; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`(2) ACCELERATED COUNTERMEASURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT-
`(A) IN GENERAL- With respect to pathogens of potential use in a
bioterrorist attack, and other agents that may cause a public health
emergency, the Secretary, taking into consideration any recommendations of
the working group under subsection (a), shall conduct, and award grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements for, research, investigations,
experiments, demonstrations, and studies in the health sciences relating
to--
`(i) the epidemiology and pathogenesis of such
pathogens;
`(ii) the development of new vaccines and therapeutics for use
against such pathogens and other agents;
`(iii) the development of diagnostic tests to detect such pathogens
and other agents; and
`(iv) other relevant areas of research;
with consideration given to the needs of children and other vulnerable
populations.
`(B) ROLE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS- In carrying out
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider using the biomedical
research and development capabilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, in conjunction with that Department's affiliations with
health-professions universities. When advantageous to the Government in
furtherance of the purposes of such subparagraph, the Secretary may enter
into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
achieve such purposes.
`(C) PRIORITY COUNTERMEASURES- For purposes of this paragraph, the
term `priority countermeasure' means a countermeasure, including a drug,
medical or other technological device, biological product, or diagnostic
test, to treat, identify, or prevent infection by a biological agent or
toxin listed pursuant to section 351A(a)(1) or harm from any other agent
that may cause a public health emergency.'.
SEC. 126. EVALUATION OF NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES REGARDING BIOTERRORIST
ATTACK AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in
this section as the `Secretary') shall promptly carry out a program to
evaluate new and emerging technologies that are designed to improve or enhance
the ability of public health or safety officials to detect, identify,
diagnose, or conduct public health surveillance activities relating to a
bioterrorist attack or other public health emergency.
(b) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES- In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary
shall--
(1) survey existing technology programs funded by the Federal Government
for potentially useful technologies;
(2) promptly issue a request for information from non-Federal public and
private entities for ongoing activities in this area; and
(3) evaluate technologies identified under paragraphs (1) and (2)
pursuant to subsection (c).
(c) CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION- In carrying out subsection (b)(3), the
Secretary shall consult with the joint interdepartmental working group under
section 319F(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as well as other appropriate
public, nonprofit, and private entities, to develop criteria for the
evaluation of such technologies and to conduct such evaluations.
(d) REPORT- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report that provides a list of priority
technologies whose development or deployment or both should be accelerated,
and the estimated cost of doing so.
SEC. 127. POTASSIUM IODIDE.
(a) IN GENERAL- Through the national stockpile under section 121, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the
`Secretary'), subject to subsection (b), shall make available to State and
local governments potassium iodide tablets for stockpiling and for
distribution as appropriate to public facilities, such as schools and
hospitals, that are within 20 miles of a nuclear power plant, in quantities
sufficient to provide adequate protection for the populations within such
miles.
(b) STATE AND LOCAL PLANS- Subsection (a) applies with respect to a State
or local government if the government involved meets the following
conditions:
(1) Such government submits to the Secretary, and to the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, a plan for the stockpiling of potassium
iodide tablets, and for the distribution and utilization of potassium iodide
tablets in the event of a nuclear incident.
(2) The plan is accompanied by certifications by such government
that--
(A) the government has not received sufficient quantities of potassium
iodide tablets from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and
(B) in the case of a local government, such government has submitted
the plan to the State involved.
(c) GUIDELINES- In consultation with the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Secretary
shall establish guidelines for the stockpiling of potassium iodide tablets,
and for the distribution and utilization of potassium iodide tablets in the
event of a nuclear incident.
(d) INFORMATION- The Secretary shall carry out activities to inform State
and local governments of the program under this section.
(e) REPORT- Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report--
(1) on whether potassium iodide tablets have been made available under
subsection (a) and the extent to which State and local governments have
established stockpiles of such tablets; and
(2) the measures taken by the Secretary to implement this section.
(f) APPLICABILITY- Subsections (a) and (d) cease to apply as requirements
if the Secretary determines that there is an alternative and more effective
medical treatment to address adverse thyroid conditions that may result from
the release of radionuclides from nuclear power plants.
Subtitle C--Emergency Authorities; Additional Provisions
SEC. 131. EXPANDED AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO
RESPOND TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
(a) TRANSFERS OF FUNDS- Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(d) TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- At any time during a public health emergency declared
by the Secretary under subsection (a), the Secretary may, subject to
paragraph (2), transfer funds, to the extent authorized by law, between
appropriations accounts administered by the Secretary under this Act,
without regard to any waiting period imposed by any other provision of law,
including any provision of an appropriations Act, except as provided in
paragraphs (3) and (4).
`(2) AMOUNT OF TRANSFERS- With respect to the public health emergency
involved:
`(A) The Secretary may not make a transfer under paragraph (1) in an
amount exceeding a reasonable estimate by the Secretary of the amount
necessary to respond to the emergency involved for a period of 60
days.
`(B) Subsequent transfers under paragraph (1) may be made by the
Secretary, subject to compliance with subparagraph (A).
`(3) NOTIFICATION- Not later than 48 hours prior to making a transfer
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a notice of the intent to
make such transfer to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
`(4) SCOPE- Paragraph (1) shall apply, notwithstanding any other
provision of law including any provision of an appropriations Act and any
Act enacted after the date of enactment of this subsection, unless such
provision specifically refers to and overrides this subsection.'.
(b) REPORTING DEADLINES- Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
`(e) DATA SUBMITTAL AND REPORTING DEADLINES- In any case in which the
Secretary determines that, wholly or partially as a result of a public health
emergency that has been declared pursuant to subsection (a), individuals or
public or private entities are unable to comply with deadlines for the
submission to the Secretary of data or reports required under any law
administered by the Secretary, the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, grant such extensions of such deadlines as the circumstances
reasonably require, and may waive, wholly or partially, any sanctions
otherwise applicable to such failure to comply. Before or promptly after
granting such an extension or waiver, the Secretary shall notify the Congress
of such action and publish in the Federal Register a notice of the extension
or waiver.'.
SEC. 132. STREAMLINING AND CLARIFYING COMMUNICABLE DISEASE QUARANTINE
PROVISIONS.
(a) ELIMINATION OF PREREQUISITE FOR NATIONAL ADVISORY HEALTH COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION BEFORE ISSUING QUARANTINE RULES-
(1) EXECUTIVE ORDERS SPECIFYING DISEASES SUBJECT TO INDIVIDUAL
DETENTIONS- Section 361(b) of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 264(b)) is
amended by striking `Executive orders of the President upon the
recommendation of the National Advisory Health Council and the Surgeon
General' and inserting `Executive orders of the President upon the
recommendation of the Secretary, in consultation with the Surgeon
General,'.
(2) REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR APPREHENSION OF INDIVIDUALS- Section
361(d) of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 264(d)) is amended by striking
`On recommendation of the National Advisory Health Council, regulations' and
inserting `Regulations'.
(3) REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR APPREHENSION OF INDIVIDUALS IN WARTIME-
Section 363 of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 266) is amended by striking
`the Surgeon General, on recommendation of the National Advisory Health
Council,' and inserting `the Secretary, in consultation with the Surgeon
General,'.
(b) APPREHENSION AUTHORITY TO APPLY IN CASES OF EXPOSURE TO DISEASE-
(1) REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR APPREHENSION OF INDIVIDUALS- Section
361(d) of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 264(d)), as amended by subsection
(a)(2), is further amended by inserting `or exposed to' after `to be
infected with'.
(2) REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR APPREHENSION OF INDIVIDUALS IN WARTIME-
Section 363 of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 266), as amended by
subsection (a)(3), is further amended by inserting `or exposed to' after `to
be infected with'.
(c) STATE AUTHORITY- Section 361 of the Public Health Act (42 U.S.C. 264)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(e) Nothing in this section or section 363, or the regulations
promulgated under such sections, may be construed as superseding any provision
under State law (including regulations and including provisions established by
political subdivisions of States), except to the extent that such a provision
conflicts with an exercise of Federal authority under this section or section
363.'.
SEC. 133. EMERGENCY WAIVER OF MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND SCHIP
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY- Title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1134 the following new
section:
`SEC. 1135. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENTS DURING NATIONAL
EMERGENCIES.
`(1) IN GENERAL- The purpose of this section is to enable the Secretary
to ensure to the maximum extent feasible, in any emergency area and during
an emergency period--
`(A) that sufficient health care items and services are available to
meet the needs of individuals in such area enrolled in the programs under
titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI; and
`(B) that health care providers (as defined in subsection (g)) that
furnish such items and services in good faith, but that are unable to
comply with one or more requirements described in subsection (b), may be
reimbursed for such items and services and exempted from sanctions for
such noncompliance, absent any determination of fraud or abuse.
`(2) EMERGENCY AREA; EMERGENCY PERIOD- For purposes of this section, an
`emergency area' is a geographical area in which, and an `emergency period'
is the period during which, there exists--
`(A) an emergency or disaster declared by the President pursuant to
the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act; and
`(B) a public health emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act.
`(b) SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY- To the extent necessary to accomplish the
purposes specified in subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized, subject to
the provisions of this section, to temporarily waive or modify the application
of, with respect to health care items and services furnished in any emergency
area (or portion of such an area) during an emergency period, the requirements
of titles XVIII, XIX, or XXI, or any regulation thereunder (and the
requirements of this title, and regulations thereunder, insofar as they relate
to such titles), pertaining to--
`(1) conditions of participation or other certification requirements for
an individual health care provider or types of providers; program
participation and similar requirements for an individual health care
provider or types of providers; and pre-approval requirements;
`(2) requirements that physicians and other health care professionals be
licensed in the State in which they provide such services, if they have
equivalent licensing in another State;
`(3) sanctions under section 1867 (relating to examination and treatment
for emergency medical conditions and women in labor) for a transfer of an
individual who has not been stabilized in violation of subsection (c) of
such section if the transfer arises out of the circumstances of the
emergency;
`(4) sanctions under section 1877(g) (relating to limitations on
physician referral); and
`(5) deadlines and timetables for performance of required activities,
except that such deadlines and timetables may only be modified, not
waived.
`(c) AUTHORITY FOR RETROACTIVE WAIVER- A waiver or modification of
requirements pursuant to this section may, at the Secretary's discretion, be
made retroactive to the beginning of the emergency period or any subsequent
date in such period specified by the Secretary.
`(d) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS- The Secretary shall provide advance written
notice to the Congress at least two days before exercising the authority under
this section with respect to an emergency area. Such a notice shall include a
description of the specific provisions that will be waived or modified, the
health care providers to whom the waiver or modification will apply, the
geographic area in which the waiver or modification will apply, and the period
of time for which the waiver or modification will be in effect.
`(1) IN GENERAL- A waiver or modification of requirements pursuant to
this section terminates upon--
`(A) the termination of the applicable declaration of emergency or
disaster described in subsection (a)(2)(B);
`(B) the termination of the applicable declaration of public health
emergency described in subsection (a)(2)(B); or
`(C) subject to paragraph (2), the termination of a period of 90 days
from the date the waiver or modification is first published (or, if
applicable, the date of extension of the waiver or modification under
paragraph (2)).
`(2) EXTENSION OF 90-DAY PERIODS- The Secretary may, by notice, provide
for an extension of a 90-day period described in paragraph (1)(C) (or an
additional period provided under this paragraph) for additional period or
periods (not to exceed, except as subsequently provided under this
paragraph, 90 days each), but any such extension shall not affect or prevent
the termination of a waiver or modification under subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph (1).
`(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Within one year after the end of the emergency
period in an emergency area in which the Secretary exercised the authority
provided under this section, the Secretary shall report to the Congress
regarding the approaches used to accomplish the purposes described in
subsection (a), including an evaluation of the success of such approaches and
recommendations for improved approaches should the need for such emergency
authority arise in the future.
`(g) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DEFINED- For purposes of this section, the term
`health care provider' means any entity that furnishes health care items or
services, and includes a hospital or other provider of services, a physician
or other health care practitioner or professional, a health care facility, or
a supplier of health care items or services.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be
effective on and after September 11, 2001.
SEC. 134. PROVISION FOR EXPIRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
Section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(a)), is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `Any such
determination of a public health emergency terminates upon the Secretary
declaring that the emergency no longer exists, or upon the expiration of the
90-day period beginning on the date on which the determination is made by the
Secretary, whichever occurs first. Determinations that terminate under the
preceding sentence may be renewed by the Secretary (on the basis of the same
or additional facts), and the preceding sentence applies to each such
renewal.'.
SEC. 135. DESIGNATED STATE PUBLIC EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT PLAN.
Section 613(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196b(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking `and' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting `; and';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(7) include a plan for providing information to the public in a
coordinated manner.'.
SEC. 136. EXPANDED RESEARCH BY SECRETARY OF ENERGY.
(a) IN GENERAL- In coordination with the joint interdepartmental working
group under section 319F(a) of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary of
Energy and the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
shall expand, enhance, and intensify research relevant to the rapid detection
and identification of pathogens likely to be used in a bioterrorism attack or
other agents that may cause a public health emergency.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
SEC. 137. AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY.
(a) IN GENERAL- In planning for and responding to bioterrorism and other
public health emergencies, including assisting State health departments, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the
`Secretary') shall take into account the role and expertise of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (in this section referred to as
`ATSDR').
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of providing
resources (including increased personnel, as appropriate) for ATSDR to use
authorities under section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to assist the Secretary in planning
for or responding to bioterrorism or other public health emergencies, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006, in addition to any
other authorizations of appropriations that are available for such purpose.
SEC. 138. EXPANDED RESEARCH ON WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health, shall enhance and expand research as deemed
appropriate on the health and safety of workers who are at risk for
bioterrorist threats or attacks in the workplace.
SEC. 139. TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM SUPPORT.
For fiscal years 2003 and 2004, all of the information infrastructure
grants provided by the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (under the program also known as the Technology Opportunities
Program) shall be used to provide grants to health providers to facilitate
participation in the national public health communications and surveillance
networks authorized under section 319D(b)(3) of the Public Health Service
Act.
Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 151. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL- For the purpose of carrying out activities of the
Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with the provisions
referred to in subsection (b), including making awards of grants, cooperative
agreements, or contracts and providing other assistance to States and other
public or private entities, there are authorized to be appropriated
$2,720,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
(b) RELEVANT PROVISIONS- For purposes of this section, the provisions
referred to in this subsection are--
(1) the provisions of this title;
(2) sections 319A through 319K of the Public Health Service Act;
(3) title XXVIII of such Act; and
(4) section 301 of such Act, to the extent that such section is used as
the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out
activities to supplement the activities carried out under the provisions
referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3);
except that this section does not have any applicability with respect to
the use of section 301 of such Act as authority for activities of the National
Institutes of Health.
(1) IN GENERAL- The aggregate amount of authorizations of appropriations
under this title and under the Public Health Service Act for fiscal year
2002 for the purpose described in subsection (a) does not exceed the amount
specified for fiscal year 2002 in such subsection, notwithstanding other
authorizations of appropriations.
(2) ALLOCATIONS OF AUTHORIZATIONS- Of the amount that is authorized to
be appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2002, the following
authorizations of appropriations for such fiscal year for the purpose
described in such subsection apply:
(A) For making awards of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts
and providing other assistance to States and other public or private
entities, $1,000,000,000 is authorized, of which--
(i) $455,000,000 is authorized for grants under section 319C of the
Public Health Service Act;
(ii) $455,000,000 is authorized for grants or cooperative agreements
under section 319F of such Act; and
(iii) $40,000,000 is authorized for grants or cooperative agreements
under section 319H of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section
106 of this Act (relating to shortages of certain health
professionals).
(B) For the national stockpile under section 121 of this Act, other
than activities of the National Institutes of Health regarding smallpox
vaccine, $1,155,000,000 is authorized, of which $509,000,0000 is
authorized for the acquisition of smallpox vaccine.
(C) For the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other than
purposes to which the authorization established in subparagraph (A)
applies, $450,000,000, of which $300,000,000 is authorized for facilities
of such Centers for purposes described in section 399D(c) of the Public
Health Service Act.
(D) For activities on antimicrobial resistance under section 319E of
such Act, $25,000,000 is authorized.
TITLE II--ENHANCING CONTROLS ON DANGEROUS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND
TOXINS
SEC. 201. REGULATION OF CERTAIN BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS.
(a) BIOLOGICAL AGENTS PROVISIONS OF THE ANTITERRORISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH
PENALTY ACT OF 1996; CODIFICATION IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, WITH
AMENDMENTS-
(1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT- Subpart 1 of part F of title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 351 the following:
`SEC. 351A. ENHANCED CONTROL OF DANGEROUS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS.
`(a) REGULATORY CONTROL OF CERTAIN BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS-
`(1) LIST OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall by regulation establish and
maintain a list of each biological agent and each toxin that has the
potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety.
`(B) CRITERIA- In determining whether to include an agent or toxin on
the list under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
`(I) the effect on human health of exposure to the agent or
toxin;
`(II) the degree of contagiousness of the agent or toxin and the
methods by which the agent or toxin is transferred to
humans;
`(III) the availability and effectiveness of immunizations to
prevent and treatments for any illness resulting from infection by the
agent or toxin; and
`(IV) any other criteria that the Secretary considers appropriate;
and
`(ii) consult with scientific experts representing appropriate
professional groups.
`(2) BIENNIAL PUBLICATION- The Secretary shall publish the list under
paragraph (1) biennially, or at such more frequent intervals as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate. Before publishing the list, the
Secretary shall review the list, and shall make such revisions as are
appropriate to protect the public health and safety. In reviewing and
revising the list, the Secretary shall consider the needs of vulnerable
populations, including children, and shall consult with appropriate Federal
agencies and State and local public health officials.
`(b) REGULATION OF TRANSFERS OF LISTED BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS- The
Secretary shall by regulation provide for--
`(1) the establishment and enforcement of safety procedures for the
transfer of biological agents and toxins listed pursuant to subsection
(a)(1), including measures to ensure--
`(A) proper training and appropriate skills to handle such agents and
toxins; and
`(B) proper laboratory facilities to contain and dispose of such
agents and toxins;
`(2) safeguards to prevent access to such agents and toxins for use in
domestic or international terrorism or for any other criminal purpose;
`(3) the establishment of procedures to protect the public safety in the
event of a transfer or potential transfer of a biological agent or toxin in
violation of the safety procedures established under paragraph (1) or the
safeguards established under paragraph (2); and
`(4) appropriate availability of biological agents and toxins for
research, education, and other legitimate purposes.
`(c) POSSESSION AND USE OF LISTED BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS- The
Secretary shall by regulation provide for the establishment and enforcement of
standards and procedures governing the possession and use of biological agents
and toxins listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) in order to protect the public
health and safety, including the measures, safeguards, procedures, and
availability of such agents and toxins described in paragraphs (1) through (4)
of subsection (b), respectively.
`(d) REGISTRATION AND TRACEABILITY MECHANISMS; DATABASE- Regulations under
subsections (b) and (c) shall require registration of the possession, use, and
transfer of biological agents and toxins listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1),
and such registration shall include (if available to the registered person)
information regarding the characterization of such biological agents and
toxins to facilitate their identification and traceability. The Secretary
shall maintain a national database of the location of such agents and toxins,
with information regarding their characterizations.
`(e) INSPECTIONS- The Secretary may conduct inspections to ensure that
persons subject to regulations under subsection (b) or (c) are in compliance
with such regulations, including provisions regarding security and
restrictions on access under subsection (g).
`(f) EXEMPTIONS- The Secretary may establish exemptions from the
applicability of provisions of regulations under subsection (b) or (c) if the
Secretary determines that such exemptions are consistent with protecting the
public health and safety. In the case of a clinical laboratory that is in
possession of a biological agent or toxin listed pursuant to subsection
(a)(1), such an exemption may be provided only if such agent or toxin has been
presented for diagnosis, verification, or proficiency testing, and upon
identification or verification of the agent or toxin, such laboratory--
`(1) promptly notifies the Secretary or other public health authorities
when required under Federal or State law; and
`(2) transfers or destroys the agent or toxin in accordance with such
regulations.
`(g) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTERED PERSONS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- In carrying out the provisions of subsections (b) and
(c) that relate to safeguards, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Attorney General, shall by regulation establish appropriate security
requirements for persons possessing, using, or transferring biological
agents or toxins listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and ensure compliance
with such requirements as a condition of registration under subsection (b)
or (c).
`(2) LIMITING ACCESS TO LISTED AGENTS AND TOXINS-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Regulations issued under subsections (b) and (c)
shall include provisions--
`(i) to restrict access to biological agents and toxins listed
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to only those individuals who have a
legitimate need for access, as determined according to the purposes for
which the registration under such regulations is provided;
and
`(ii) to ensure that individuals granted such access are
not--
`(I) restricted persons, as defined in section 175b of title 18,
United States Code;
`(II) named in a warrant issued to a Federal or State law
enforcement agency for participation in any domestic or international
act of terrorism or other act of violence;
`(III) under investigation for involvement with a domestic or
international terrorist or criminal organization by any Federal law
enforcement or intelligence agency; or
`(IV) suspected by any Federal law enforcement or intelligence
agency of seeking to obtain covertly information relating to
biological agents or toxins on behalf of the intelligence or military
operations of a foreign nation.
`(B) SCREENING PROTOCOL- To carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall require that registered persons promptly submit the names and other
identifying information for individuals described in subparagraph (A)(i)
to the Secretary and the Attorney General, with which information the
Attorney General shall promptly use criminal, immigration, and national
security databases available to the Federal Government to identify whether
such individuals satisfy the conditions for access under subparagraph
(A)(ii). The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and
other Federal agencies, shall periodically review and as appropriate
revise the protocol for screening individuals for purposes of subparagraph
(A), and may require by regulation additional screening measures if
determined necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.
`(3) ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES- The Secretary, in consultation
with the Attorney General, may make awards of grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private entities (other than
Federal agencies), and may provide technical assistance to such entities, to
improve security of the facilities of registered persons.
`(h) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Any information in the possession of any Federal agency
that identifies a person, or the geographic location of a person, who is
registered pursuant to regulations under this section (including regulations
promulgated before the effective date of this subsection), and any
site-specific information relating to the type, quantity, or identity of a
biological agent or toxin listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or the
site-specific security mechanisms in place to protect such agents and
toxins, shall not be disclosed under section 552(a) of title 5, United
States Code.
`(2) DISCLOSURES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY; CONGRESS- Nothing in this
section may be construed as preventing the head of any Federal
agency--
`(A) from making disclosures of information described in paragraph (1)
for purposes of protecting the public health and safety; or
`(B) from making disclosures of such information to any committee or
subcommittee of the Congress with appropriate jurisdiction, upon
request.
`(i) CIVIL MONEY PENALTY-
`(1) IN GENERAL- In addition to any other penalties that may apply under
law, any person who violates any provision of regulations under subsection
(b) or (c) shall be subject to the United States for a civil money penalty
in an amount not exceeding $250,000 in the case of an individual and
$500,000 in the case of any other person.
`(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS- The provisions of section
1128A of the Social Security Act (other than subsections (a), (b), (h), and
(i), the first sentence of subsection (c), and paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (f)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under paragraph (1) in
the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under
section 1128A(a) of such Act. The Secretary may delegate authority under
this subsection in the same manner as provided in section 1128A(j)(2) of the
Social Security Act, and such authority shall include all powers as
contained in section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
`(j) COORDINATION WITH REGULATIONS UNDER VIRUS-SERUM-TOXIN ACT-
`(1) IN GENERAL- In establishing and enforcing regulations under
subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of
Agriculture to ensure that such activities are coordinated, to the greatest
extent practicable, with regulations governing certain biological agents and
toxins listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) issued by the Secretary of
Agriculture under the Act commonly known as the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (the
eighth paragraph under the heading `Bureau of Animal Industry' in the Act of
March 4, 1913; 21 U.S.C. 151-159) (in this subsection referred to as the
`VST Act'). The purpose of such coordination shall be--
`(A) to minimize any conflicts between the regulations issued by, or
the activities of, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Secretary of Agriculture with respect to such agents and toxins;
`(B) to minimize the administrative burden on persons subject to
regulations under both this section and the VST Act;
`(C) to ensure the appropriate availability of such agents and toxins
for legitimate agricultural or veterinary research, education, or other
such purposes; and
`(D) to ensure the establishment of a national database of such agents
or toxins pursuant to subsection (d).
`(2) PERSONS REGULATED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- With respect to
persons possessing or using biological agents or toxins listed pursuant to
subsection (a)(1) who, as of the date of enactment of the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001, possess an unexpired,
unrevoked, and unsuspended permit or license from the Department of
Agriculture for such possession or use, such persons may, for purposes of
registration under subsection (b) or (c), submit to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services the same information previously provided to the Secretary
of Agriculture to obtain such permit or license, provided that the
information so submitted is accurate as of the time of submittal to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and provided further that such
Secretary may, after review of such submission, request such additional
information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the
purposes of this section.
`(3) SAVINGS PROVISION- Nothing in this section shall be construed as
limiting any authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under the VST Act or
any regulations issued thereunder.
`(k) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section:
`(1) The terms `biological agent' and `toxin' have the meanings given
such terms in section 178 of title 18, United States Code.
`(2) The term `registered person' means a person registered under
regulations under subsection (b) or (c).
`(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.'.
(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS-
(A) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services under section 511 of the Antiterrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 are deemed to have been promulgated
under section 351A of the Public Health Service Act, as added by paragraph
(1) of this subsection. Such regulations, including the list under
subsection (d)(1) of such section 511, that were in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act remain in effect until
modified by the Secretary (including any revisions required under
subsection (a)(2) of such section 351A).
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of
section 511 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
(42 U.S.C. 262 note) are repealed.
(3) DATE CERTAIN FOR PROMULGATION OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE
REGARDING CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES- With respect to section 351A of the
Public Health Service Act (as added by paragraph (1) of this
subsection):
(A) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate an
interim final rule requiring all persons in possession of biological
agents or toxins listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of such section
(unless exempt under subsection (e) of such section) to provide notice to
the Secretary of such possession, and to include in the notice such
additional information as the Secretary may require for compliance with
subsection (d) of such section or any other provision of such section, by
not later than 30 days after the date on which such rule is promulgated.
Such interim final rule takes effect on the date on which the rule is
promulgated, except as follows:
(i) For purposes of section 175b(c) of title 18, United States Code
(relating to criminal penalties), as added by subsection (a)(1)(E) of
this section, the rule takes effect 60 days after the date on which the
rule is promulgated.
(ii) For purposes of subsection (i) of such section 351A (relating
to civil penalties), the rule takes effect 60 days after the date on
which the rule is promulgated.
(B) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
such Secretary shall promulgate an interim final rule for carrying out
subsections (b) and (c) of such section 351A. Such interim final rule
takes effect 60 days after the date on which the rule is
promulgated.
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION- Subsection (h)
of section 351A of the Public Health Service Act, as added by paragraph (1)
of this subsection, is deemed to have taken effect on the effective date of
the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES REGARDING SELECT AGENTS-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, as added
by section 817 of Public Law 107-56, is amended--
(A) by striking `(a)' and inserting `(a)(1)';
(B) by transferring subsection (c) from the current placement of the
subsection and inserting the subsection before subsection (b);
(C) by striking `(c)' and inserting `(2);
(D) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
(E) by inserting before subsection (d) (as so redesignated) the
following subsections:
`(b) TRANSFER TO UNREGISTERED PERSON- Whoever knowingly transfers a select
agent to a person without first verifying with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services that the person has obtained a registration required by
regulations under subsection (b) or (c) of section 351A of the Public Health
Service Act shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for not more than 5
years, or both.
`(c) UNREGISTERED FOR POSSESSION- Whoever knowingly possesses a biological
agent or toxin where such agent or toxin is a select agent for which such
person has not obtained a registration required by regulations under section
351A(c) of the Public Health Service Act shall be fined under this title, or
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.'.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Chapter 10 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in section 175b (as added by section 817 of Public Law 107-56 and
amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection)--
(i) in subsection (d)(1), by striking `The term' and all that
follows through `does not include' and inserting the following: `The
term `select agent' means a biological agent or toxin to which
subsection (a) applies. Such term (including for purposes of subsection
(a)) does not include'; and
(ii) in the heading for the section, by striking `Possession by
restricted persons' and inserting `Select agents';
and
(B) in the chapter analysis, in the item relating to section 175b, by
striking `Possession by restricted persons.' and inserting `Select
agents.'.
(3) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS- Chapter 10 of title 18, United States Code,
as amended by section 817 of Public Law 107-56 and paragraphs (1) and (2) of
this subsection, is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking `this
section' and inserting `this subsection'; and
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking `protective' and all that
follows and inserting `protective, bona fide research, or other peaceful
purposes.';
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking `described in subsection (b)'
and all that follows and inserting the following: `shall ship or
transport in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in
or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, any biological agent or
toxin, or receive any biological agent or toxin that has been shipped or
transported in interstate or foreign commerce, if the biological agent
or toxin is listed as a select agent in Appendix A of part 72 of title
42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351A of the Public
Health Service Act, and is not exempted under subsection (h) of section
72.6, or Appendix A of part 72, of title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations.'; and
(ii) in subsection (d)(3), by striking `section 1010(a)(3)' and
inserting `section 101(a)(3)';
(C) in section 176(a)(1)(A), by striking `exists by reason of' and
inserting `pertains to'; and
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking `means any micro-organism' and all
that follows through `product, capable of' and inserting the following:
`means any microorganism (including, but not limited to, bacteria,
viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa), or infectious substance, or
any naturally occurring, bioengineered or synthesized component of any
such microorganism or infectious substance, capable of';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking `means the toxic' and all that
follows through `including--' and inserting the following: `means the
toxic material or product of plants, animals, microorganisms (including,
but not limited to, bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa),
or infectious substances, or a recombinant or synthesized molecule,
whatever their origin and method of production, and includes--';
and
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking `recombinant molecule,' and all
that follows through `biotechnology,' and inserting `recombinant or
synthesized molecule,'.
(4) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CORRECTION- Section 2332a of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking `section 229F)' and all that follows through `section 178)--' and
inserting `section 229F)--'; and
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking `a disease organism' and
inserting `a biological agent, toxin, or vector (as those terms are
defined in section 178 of this title)'.
(c) SECURITY UPGRADES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES- For
the purpose of enabling the Secretary of Health and Human Services to secure
existing facilities of the Department of Health and Human Services where
biological agents or toxins listed under section 351A(a)(1) of the Public
Health Service Act are housed or researched, or where vaccines are housed or
researched, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each subsequent fiscal year.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, after
consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the
Congress a report that--
(1) describes the extent to which there has been compliance by
governmental and private entities with applicable regulations under section
351A of the Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (a) of this
section), including the extent of compliance before the date of the
enactment of this Act, and including the extent of compliance with
regulations promulgated after such date of enactment;
(2) describes the actions to date and future plans of the Secretary for
updating the list of biological agents and toxins under such section
351A;
(3) describes the actions to date and future plans of the Secretary for
determining compliance with regulations under such section 351A and for
taking appropriate enforcement actions; and
(4) provides any recommendations of the Secretary for administrative or
legislative initiatives regarding such section 351A.
TITLE III-AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC
ACT
Subtitle A--Protection of Food Supply
SEC. 301. PROTECTION AGAINST INTENTIONAL ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
(a) INCREASING INSPECTIONS FOR DETECTION OF INTENTIONAL ADULTERATION OF
FOOD- Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381)
is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
`(h)(1) The Secretary shall give high priority to increasing the number of
inspections under this section for the purpose of enabling the Secretary to
inspect food offered for import at ports of entry into the United States, with
the greatest priority given to inspections to detect the intentional
adulteration of food.'.
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS- Section 801(h) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a) of this
section, is amended by adding at the end the following paragraphs:
`(2) The Secretary shall give high priority to making necessary
improvements to the information management systems of the Food and Drug
Administration that contain information related to foods imported or offered
for import into the United States for purposes of improving the ability of the
Secretary to allocate resources, detect the intentional adulteration of food,
and facilitate the importation of food that is in compliance with this Act.
`(3) The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate, periodic reports describing the activities of the
Secretary under paragraphs (1) and (2).'.
(c) TESTING FOR RAPID DETECTION OF INTENTIONAL ADULTERATION OF FOOD-
Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by
subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
`(i)(1) For use in inspections of food under this section, the Secretary
shall provide for research on the development of tests and sampling
methodologies--
`(A) whose purpose is to test food in order to rapidly detect the
adulteration of the food, with the greatest priority given to detect the
intentional adulteration of food; and
`(B) whose results offer significant improvements over the available
technology in terms of accuracy, timing, or costs.
`(2) In providing for research under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
give priority to conducting research on the development of tests that are
suitable for inspections of food at ports of entry into the United States.
`(3) In providing for research under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall as
appropriate coordinate with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of
Agriculture.
`(4) The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report describing the progress
made in research under paragraph (1), including progress regarding paragraph
(2).'.
(d) ASSESSMENT OF THREAT OF INTENTIONAL ADULTERATION OF FOOD- The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of
Food and Drugs, shall ensure that, not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act--
(1) the assessment that (as of such date of enactment) is being
conducted on the threat of the intentional adulteration of food is
completed; and
(2) a report describing the findings of the assessment is submitted to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of carrying out this
section and the amendments made by this section, there are authorized to be
appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006, in addition to other
authorizations of appropriations that are available for such purpose.
SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION.
(a) EXPANDED AUTHORITY- Section 304 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 334) is amended by adding at the end the following
subsection:
`(h) ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION OF FOODS-
`(1) DETENTION AUTHORITY-
`(A) IN GENERAL- An officer or qualified employee of the Food and Drug
Administration may order the detention, in accordance with this
subsection, of any article of food that is found during an inspection,
examination, or investigation under this Act conducted by such officer or
qualified employee, if the officer or qualified employee has credible
evidence or information indicating that such article presents a threat of
serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or
animals.
`(B) SECRETARY'S APPROVAL- An article of food may be ordered detained
under subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary or an official designated by
the Secretary approves the order. An official may not be so designated
unless the official is the director of the district under this Act in
which the article involved is located, or is an official senior to such
director.
`(2) PERIOD OF DETENTION- An article of food may be detained under
paragraph (1) for a reasonable period, not to exceed 20 days, unless a
greater period, not to exceed 30 days, is necessary, to enable the Secretary
to institute an action under subsection (a) or section 302. The Secretary
shall by regulation provide for procedures for instituting such action on an
expedited basis with respect to perishable foods.
`(3) SECURITY OF DETAINED ARTICLE- An order under paragraph (1) with
respect to an article of food may require that such article be labeled or
marked as detained, and may require that the article be removed to a secure
facility. An article subject to such an order shall not be transferred by
any person from the place at which the article is ordered detained, or from
the place to which the article is so removed, as the case may be, until
released by the Secretary or until the expiration of the detention period
applicable under such order, whichever occurs first.
`(4) APPEAL OF DETENTION ORDER- With respect to an article of food
ordered detained under paragraph (1), any person who would be entitled to be
a claimant for such article if the article were seized under subsection (a)
may appeal the order to the Secretary. Within 72 hours after such an appeal
is filed, the Secretary, after providing opportunity for an informal
hearing, shall confirm or terminate the order involved, and such
confirmation by the Secretary shall be considered a final agency action for
purposes of section 702 of title 5, United States Code. If during such
72-hour period the Secretary fails to provide such an opportunity, or to
confirm or terminate such order, the order is deemed to be
terminated.'.
(b) PROHIBITED ACT- Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(bb) The transfer of an article of food in violation of an order under
section 304(h), or the removal or alteration of any mark or label required by
the order to identify the article as detained.'.
(c) TEMPORARY HOLDS AT PORTS OF ENTRY- Section 801 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by section 301(c) of this Act, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
`(j)(1) If an officer or qualified employee of the Food and Drug
Administration has credible evidence or information indicating that an article
of food presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to
humans or animals, and such officer or qualified employee is unable to
inspect, examine, or investigate such article upon the article being offered
for import at a port of entry into the United States, the officer or qualified
employee shall request the Secretary of Treasury to hold the food at the port
of entry for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 24 hours, for the
purpose of enabling the Secretary to inspect, examine, or investigate the
article as appropriate.
`(2) The Secretary shall request the Secretary of Treasury to remove an
article held pursuant to paragraph (1) to a secure facility, as appropriate.
During the period of time that such article is so held, the article shall not
be transferred by any person from the port of entry into the United States for
the article, or from the secure facility to which the article has been
removed, as the case may be.
`(3) An officer or qualified employee of the Food and Drug Administration
may make a request under paragraph (1) only if the Secretary or an official
designated by the Secretary approves the request. An official may not be so
designated unless the official is the director of the district under this Act
in which the article involved is located, or is an official senior to such
director.
`(4) With respect to an article of food for which a request under
paragraph (1) is made, the Secretary, promptly after the request is made,
shall notify the State in which the port of entry involved is located that the
request has been made, and as applicable, that such article is being held
under this subsection.'.
SEC. 303. PERMISSIVE DEBARMENT REGARDING FOOD IMPORTATION.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 306(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 335a(b)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking `or' after the comma at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and
inserting `, or'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
`(C) a person from importing an article of food or offering such an
article for import into the United States.';
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting `subparagraph (A) or (B) of' before `paragraph (1)';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following paragraph:
`(3) PERSONS SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE DEBARMENT; FOOD IMPORTATION- A person
is subject to debarment under paragraph (1)(C) if--
`(A) the person has been convicted of a felony for conduct relating to
the importation into the United States of any article of food; or
`(B)(i) the person has repeatedly imported or offered for import
adulterated articles of food; and
`(ii) the person knew, or should have known, that such articles were
adulterated.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 306 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 335a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the heading for the subsection, by striking
`MANDATORY DEBARMENT- ' and inserting `MANDATORY DEBARMENT; CERTAIN DRUG
APPLICATIONS- ';
(A) in the heading for the subsection, by striking `PERMISSIVE
DEBARMENT- ' and inserting `PERMISSIVE DEBARMENT; CERTAIN DRUG
APPLICATIONS; FOOD IMPORTS- '; and
(B) in paragraph (2), in the heading for the paragraph, by striking
`PERMISSIVE DEBARMENT- ' and inserting `PERMISSIVE DEBARMENT; CERTAIN DRUG
APPLICATIONS- ';
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii), by striking `subsection (b)(2)' and
inserting `paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b)';
(4) in subsection (d)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking `or (b)(2)(A)' and inserting `
or paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b)';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by inserting `in applicable cases,'
before `sufficient audits'; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting
`or subsection (b)(3)' after `subsection (b)(2)(B).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES- Section 306(l)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 335a(l)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking `and' after `subsection (b)(2)'; and
(B) by inserting `, and subsection (b)(3)' after `subsection
(b)(2)(B)'; and
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting `, subsection (b)(3),' after
`subsection (b)(2)(B)'.
(d) PROHIBITED ACT- Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act, as amended by section 302(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
`(cc) The importing or offering for import into the United States of an
article of food by, with the assistance of, or at the direction of, a person
debarred under section 306(b)(1)(C).'.
SEC. 304. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS FOR FOODS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following section:
`SEC. 414. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
`(a) RECORDS INSPECTION- If the Secretary has credible evidence or
information indicating that an article of food presents a threat of serious
adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals, each person
(excluding farms and restaurants) who manufactures, processes, packs,
distributes, receives, holds, or imports such article shall, at the request of
an officer or employee duly designated by the Secretary, permit such officer
or employee, upon presentation of appropriate credentials and a written notice
to such person, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a
reasonable manner, to have access to and copy all records relating to such
article that are needed to assist the Secretary in investigating such credible
evidence or information. The requirement under the preceding sentence applies
to all records relating to the manufacture, processing, packing, distribution,
receipt, holding, or importation of such article maintained by or on behalf of
such person in any format (including paper and electronic formats) and at any
location.
`(b) REGULATIONS CONCERNING RECORDKEEPING- The Secretary, in consultation
and coordination, as appropriate, with other Federal departments and agencies
with responsibilities for regulating food safety, may by regulation establish
requirements regarding the maintenance of records by persons (excluding farms
and restaurants) who manufacture, process, pack, transport, distribute,
receive, hold, or import food, as may be necessary to trace the source and
chain of distribution of food and its packaging in order to address credible
threats of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals.
The Secretary shall take into account the size of a business in promulgating
regulations under this section.
`(c) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION- The Secretary shall take
appropriate measures to ensure that there are in effect effective procedures
to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential
information that is obtained by the Secretary pursuant to this section.
`(d) LIMITATIONS- This section shall not be construed--
`(1) to limit the authority of the Secretary to inspect records or to
require maintenance of records under any other provision of this Act;
`(2) to authorize the Secretary to impose any requirements with respect
to a food to the extent that it is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et
seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq);
`(3) to have any legal effect on section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, or section 1905 of title 18, United States Code; or
`(4) to extend to recipes for food, financial data, pricing data,
personnel data, research data, or sales data (other than shipment data
regarding sales).'.
(b) FACTORY INSPECTION- Section 704(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 374(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after the first sentence the
following new sentence: `In the case of any person (excluding farms and
restaurants) who manufactures, processes, packs, transports, distributes,
holds, or imports foods, the inspection shall extend to all records and
other information described in section 414 when the Secretary has credible
evidence or information indicating that an article of food presents a threat
of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals,
subject to the limitations established in section 414(d).'; and
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking `second sentence' and inserting `third sentence'.
(c) PROHIBITED ACT- Section 301(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 331(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking `by section 412, 504, or 703' and inserting `by section
412, 414, 504, 703, or 704(a); and
(2) by striking `under section 412' and inserting `under section 412,
414(b)'.
SEC. 305. REGISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by section 304 of this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`SEC. 415. REGISTRATION.
`(1) IN GENERAL- Any facility (excluding farms) engaged in
manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding food for consumption in the
United States shall be registered with the Secretary. To be
registered--
`(A) for a domestic facility, the owner, operator, or agent in charge
of the facility shall submit a registration to the Secretary; and
`(B) for a foreign facility, the owner, operator, or agent in charge
of the facility shall submit a registration to the Secretary and shall
include with the registration the name of the United States agent for the
facility.
`(2) REGISTRATION- An entity (referred to in this section as the
`registrant') shall submit a registration under paragraph (1) to the
Secretary containing information necessary to notify the Secretary of the
identity and address of each facility at which, and all trade names under
which, the registrant conducts business and, when determined necessary by
the Secretary through guidance, the general food category (as identified
under section 170.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor
regulations) of any food manufactured, processed, packed, or held at such
facility. The registrant shall notify the Secretary in a timely manner of
changes to such information.
`(3) PROCEDURE- Upon receipt of a completed registration described in
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the registrant of the receipt of
such registration and assign a registration number to each registered
facility.
`(4) LIST- The Secretary shall compile and maintain an up-to-date list
of facilities that are registered under this section. Such list and other
information required to be submitted under this subsection shall not be
subject to the disclosure requirements of section 552 of title 5, United
States Code.
`(b) EXEMPTION- The Secretary shall by regulation exempt types of retail
establishments from the requirements of subsection (a) only if the Secretary
determines that the registration of such facilities is not needed for
effective enforcement of this chapter and any regulations issued under this
chapter.
`(c) FACILITY- For purposes of this section, the term `facility' includes
any factory, warehouse, or establishment (including a factory, warehouse, or
establishment of an importer), that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds
food. Such term does not include restaurants or other establishments in which
food is served solely for immediate human consumption.
`(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize the Secretary to require an application, review, or licensing
process.'.
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 331), as amended by section 303(d) of this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(dd) The failure to register in accordance with section 415.'.
(2) MISBRANDED FOOD- Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(t) If it is manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a facility that
is not registered in accordance with section 415.'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) NOTICE- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, after consultation with
appropriate State and local officials, shall take sufficient measures to
notify entities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for consumption
in the United States of the requirement pursuant to this section that
facilities be registered with the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop
guidance, as needed, to identify facilities required to register under this
section.
(e) ELECTRONIC FILING- For the purpose of reducing paperwork and reporting
burdens, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may provide for, and
encourage the use of, electronic methods of submitting to the Secretary
registrations required pursuant to this section. In providing for the
electronic submission of such registrations, the Secretary shall ensure
adequate authentication protocols are used to enable identification of the
registrant and validation of the data as appropriate.
(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE- This section may not be construed as authorizing the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose any requirements with respect
to a food to the extent that it is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et
seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq).
SEC. 306. PRIOR NOTICE OF IMPORTED FOOD SHIPMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
as amended by section 302(c) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following subsection:
`(k)(1) In the case of an article of food that is being imported or
offered for import into the United States, the Secretary, after consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall by regulation require, for the
purpose of enabling such article to be inspected at ports of entry into the
United States, the submission to the Secretary of a notice providing the
identity of each of the following: The article; the manufacturer and shipper
of the article, and if known within the specified period of time that notice
is required to be provided, the grower of the article; the country from which
the article originates; the country from which the article is shipped; and the
anticipated port of entry for the article. An article of food imported or
offered for import without submission of such notice in accordance with
regulations under this paragraph shall be refused admission into the United
States. Nothing in this section may be construed as a limitation on the port
of entry for an article of food.
`(2)(A) Regulations under paragraph (1) shall require that a notice under
such paragraph be provided by a specified period of time, not fewer than 24
hours, in advance of the time of the importation of the article of food
involved or the offering of the food for import, except that the advance
period so required may not exceed 72 hours.
`(B)(i) If an article of food is being imported or offered for import into
the United States and a notice under paragraph (1) is not provided in advance
in accordance with subparagraph (A), such article shall be held at the port of
entry for the article, and may not be delivered to the importer, owner, or
consignee of the article, until such notice is submitted to the Secretary, and
the Secretary examines the notice and determines that the notice is in
accordance with regulations under paragraph (1). The preceding sentence may
not be construed as authorizing such delivery pursuant to the execution of a
bond, pending such a determination by the Secretary.
`(ii) In carrying out clause (i) with respect to an article of food, the
Secretary shall determine whether there is in the possession of the Secretary
any credible evidence or information indicating that such article presents a
threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or
animals.
`(3)(A) This subsection may not be construed as limiting the authority of
the Secretary to obtain information under any other provision of this Act.
`(B) This subsection may not be construed as authorizing the Secretary to
impose any requirements with respect to a food to the extent that it is within
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 1031 et seq).'.
(b) PROHIBITED ACT- Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act, as amended by section 305(b)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
`(ee) The importing or offering for import into the United States of an
article of food in violation of regulations under section 801(k).'.
SEC. 307. AUTHORITY TO MARK ARTICLES REFUSED ADMISSION INTO UNITED
STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 381(a)), as amended by section 306(a) of this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(l)(1) If a food has been refused admission under subsection (a), other
than such a food that is required to be destroyed, and the Secretary
determines that the food presents a threat of serious adverse health
consequences or death to humans or animals, the Secretary may require the
owner or consignee of the food to affix to the container of the food a label
that clearly and conspicuously bears the statement: `UNITED STATES: REFUSED
ENTRY'.
`(2) All expenses in connection with affixing a label under paragraph (1)
shall be paid by the owner or consignee of the food involved, and in default
of such payment, shall constitute a lien against future importations made by
such owner or consignee.
`(3) A requirement under paragraph (1) remains in effect until the
Secretary determines that the food involved has been brought into compliance
with this Act.'.
(b) MISBRANDED FOODS- Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 343), as amended by section 305(b)(2) of this Act, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
`(u) If it fails to bear a label required by the Secretary under section
801(l)(1) (relating to food refused admission into the United States).'.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- With respect to articles of food that are
imported or offered for import into the United States, nothing in this section
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human
Services or the Secretary of the Treasury to require the marking of refused
articles of food under any other provision of law.
SEC. 308. PROHIBITION AGAINST PORT SHOPPING FOR IMPORTATION.
Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
`(h) If it is an article of food imported or offered for import into the
United States and such article has previously been refused admission under
section 801(a), unless the person reoffering the article affirmatively
establishes, at the expense of the owner or consignee of the article, that the
article is not adulterated, as determined by the Secretary.'.
SEC. 309. NOTICES TO STATES REGARDING IMPORTED FOOD.
Chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 391 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`SEC. 908. NOTICES TO STATES REGARDING IMPORTED FOOD.
`(a) IN GENERAL- If the Secretary has credible evidence or information
indicating that a shipment of imported food or portion thereof presents a
threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals,
the Secretary shall provide notice regarding such threat to the States in
which the food is held or will be held, and to the States in which the
manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the food is located, to the extent
that the Secretary has knowledge of which States are so involved. In providing
the notice to a State, the Secretary shall request the State to take such
action as the State considers appropriate, if any, to protect the public
health regarding the food involved.
`(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Subsection (a) may not be construed as limiting
the authority of the Secretary with respect to adulterated food under any
other provision of this Act.'.
SEC. 310. GRANTS TO STATES FOR INSPECTIONS; RESPONSE TO NOTICE REGARDING
ADULTERATED IMPORTED FOOD.
Chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 391 et
seq.), as amended by section 309 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
`SEC. 909. GRANTS TO STATES REGARDING FOOD INSPECTIONS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may make grants to States and Territories
for the purpose of conducting with respect to food examinations, inspections,
investigations, and related activities under section 702 through individuals
who, under subsection (a) of such section, are duly commissioned by the
Secretary as officers of the Department.
`(b) NOTICES REGARDING ADULTERATED IMPORTED FOOD- The Secretary may make
grants to the States for the purpose of assisting the States with the costs of
taking appropriate action to protect the public health in response to notices
under section 908, including planning and otherwise preparing to take such
action.
`(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.'.
Subtitle B--Protection of Drug Supply
SEC. 311. ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS; SHIPPING
INFORMATION; DRUG AND DEVICE LISTING.
(a) ANNUAL REGISTRATION; LISTING-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 360) is amended--
(A) in subsection (i)(1)--
(i) by striking `Any establishment' and inserting `On or before
December 31 of each year, any establishment';
(ii) by striking `establishment and the name' and inserting
`establishment, the name'; and
(iii) by inserting before the period the following: `, the name of
each importer of such drug or device in the United States that is known
to the establishment, and the name of each carrier used by the
establishment in transporting such drug or device to the United States
for purposes of importation'; and
(B) in subsection (j)(1), in the first sentence, by striking `or (d)'
and inserting `(d), or (i)'.
(2) MISBRANDING- Section 502(o) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 352(o)) is amended by striking `in any State'.
(b) IMPORTATION; STATEMENT REGARDING REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURER-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
as amended by section 307(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following subsection:
`(m) A drug or device that is imported or offered for import into the
United States may be refused admission if the importer of the drug or device
does not, at the time of offering the drug or device for import, submit to the
Secretary a statement that identifies the registration under section 510(i) of
each establishment that with respect to such drug or device is required under
such section to register with the Secretary.'.
(2) PROHIBITED ACT- Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act, as amended by section 306(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
`(ff) The importing or offering for import into the United States of a
drug or device with respect to which there is a failure to comply with an
order of the Secretary to submit to the Secretary a statement under section
801(m).'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section take effect upon
the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 312. REQUIREMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING IMPORT COMPONENTS
INTENDED FOR USE IN EXPORT PRODUCTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 801(d)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 381(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
`(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), no component of a drug, no component
part or accessory of a device, or other article of device requiring further
processing, which is ready or suitable for use for health-related purposes,
and no article of a food additive, color additive, or dietary supplement,
including a product in bulk form, shall be excluded from importation into the
United States under subsection (a) if each of the following conditions is
met:
`(i) The importer of such article of a drug or device or importer of
such article of a food additive, color additive, or dietary supplement
submits to the Secretary, at the time of initial importation, a statement in
accordance with the following:
`(I) Such statement provides that such article is intended to be
further processed by the initial owner or consignee, or incorporated by
the initial owner or consignee, into a drug, biological product, device,
food, food additive, color additive, or dietary supplement that will be
exported by the initial owner or consignee from the United States in
accordance with subsection (e) or section 802, or with section 351(h) of
the Public Health Service Act.
`(II) The statement identifies the manufacturer of such article and
each processor, packer, distributor, carrier, or other entity that had
possession of the article in the chain of possession of the article from
the manufacturer to such importer of the article.
`(ii) If such article is known to be, or to contain or bear, any
chemical substance or biological substance, the statement under clause (i)
is accompanied by such certificates of analysis as are necessary to identify
each such substance.
`(iii) At the time of initial importation and before the delivery of
such article to the importer or the initial owner or consignee, such owner
or consignee executes a good and sufficient bond providing for the payment
of such liquidated damages in the event of default as may be required
pursuant to regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury.
`(iv) Such article is used and exported by the initial owner or
consignee in accordance with the intent described under clause (i)(I),
except for any portions of the article that are destroyed.
`(v) The initial owner or consignee maintains records on the use or
destruction of such article or portions thereof, as the case may be, and
submits to the Secretary any such records requested by the Secretary.
`(vi) Upon request of the Secretary, the initial owner or consignee
submits a report that provides an accounting of the exportation or
destruction of such article or portions thereof, and the manner in which
such owner or consignee complied with the requirements of this
subparagraph.
`(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the import or offering for import
into the United States of an article if the Secretary determines that there is
credible evidence or information indicating that such article presents a
threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or
animals.
`(C) This section may not be construed as affecting the responsibility of
the Secretary to ensure that articles imported into the United States under
authority of subparagraph (A) meet each of the conditions established in such
subparagraph for importation.'.
(b) PROHIBITED ACT- Section 301(w) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 331(w)) is amended to read as follows:
`(w) The making of a knowingly false statement in any statement,
certificate of analysis, record, or report required or requested under section
801(d)(3); the failure to submit a certificate of analysis as required under
such section; the failure to maintain records or to submit records or reports
as required by such section; the release into interstate commerce of any
article or portion thereof imported into the United States under such section
or any finished product made from such article or portion, except for export
in accordance with section 801(e) or 802, or with section 351(h) of the Public
Health Service Act; or the failure to so export or to destroy such an article
or portions thereof, or such a finished product.'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section take effect upon
the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
TITLE IV-DRINKING WATER SECURITY AND SAFETY
SEC. 401. AMENDMENT OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.
The Safe Drinking Water Act (title XIV of the Public Health Service Act)
is amended as follows:
(1) By inserting the following new sections after section 1432:
`SEC. 1433. TERRORIST AND OTHER INTENTIONAL ACTS.
`(a) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS- (1) Each community water system serving a
population of greater than 3,300 persons shall conduct an assessment of the
vulnerability of its system to a terrorist attack or other intentional acts
intended to substantially disrupt the ability of the system to provide a safe
and reliable supply of drinking water. The vulnerability assessment shall
include, but not be limited to, a review of pipes and constructed conveyances,
physical barriers, water collection, pretreatment, treatment, storage and
distribution facilities, electronic, computer or other automated systems which
are utilized by the public water system, the use, storage, or handling of
various chemicals, and the operation and maintenance of such system. The
Administrator, not later than March 1, 2002, after consultation with
appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government and with State
and local governments, shall provide baseline information to community water
systems required to conduct vulnerability assessments regarding which kinds of
terrorist attacks or other intentional acts are the probable threats to--
`(A) substantially disrupt the ability of the system to provide a safe
and reliable supply of drinking water; or
`(B) otherwise present significant public health concerns.
`(2) Each community water system referred to in paragraph (1) shall
certify to the Administrator that the system has conducted an assessment
complying with paragraph (1) prior to:
`(A) December 31, 2002, in the case of systems serving a population of
100,000 or more.
`(B) June 30, 2003, in the case of systems serving a population of
50,000 or more but less than 100,000.
`(C) December 31, 2003, in the case of systems serving a population
greater than 3,300 but less than 50,000.
`(b) EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN- Each community water system serving a
population greater than 3,300 shall prepare or revise, where necessary, an
emergency response plan that incorporates the results of vulnerability
assessments that have been completed. Each such community water system shall
certify to the Administrator, as soon as reasonably possible after the
enactment of this section, but not later than 6 months after the completion of
the vulnerability assessment under subsection (a), that the system has
completed such plan. The emergency response plan shall include, but not be
limited to, plans, procedures, and identification of equipment that can be
implemented or utilized in the event of a terrorist or other intentional
attack on the public water system. The emergency response plan shall also
include actions, procedures, and identification of equipment which can obviate
or significantly lessen the impact of terrorist attacks or other intentional
actions on the public health and the safety and supply of drinking water
provided to communities and individuals. Community water systems shall, to the
extent possible, coordinate with existing Local Emergency Planning Committees
established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42
U.S.C. 11001, et seq.) when preparing or revising an emergency response plan
under this subsection.
`(c) GUIDANCE TO SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS- The Administrator shall
provide guidance to community water systems serving a population of less than
3,300 persons on how to conduct vulnerability assessments, prepare emergency
response plans, and address threats from terrorist attacks or other
intentional actions designed to disrupt the provision of safe drinking water
or significantly affect the public health or significantly affect the safety
or supply or drinking water provided to communities and individuals.
`(d) FUNDING- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section not more than $120,000,000 for the fiscal year 2002 and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and fiscal year 2004. The Administrator,
in coordination with State and local governments, may provide financial
assistance to community water systems for purposes of compliance with the
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) and to community water systems for
expenses and contracts designed to address basic security enhancements of
critical importance and significant threats to public health and the supply of
drinking water as determined by a vulnerability assessment under subsection
(a).
`SEC. 1434. CONTAMINANT PREVENTION, DETECTION AND RESPONSE.
`(a) IN GENERAL- The Administrator, in consultation with the Centers for
Disease Control and, after consultation with appropriate departments and
agencies of the Federal Government and with State and local governments, shall
review (or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements to provide for a
review of) current and future methods to prevent, detect and respond to the
intentional introduction of chemical, biological or radiological contaminants
into community water systems and source water for community water systems,
including each of the following:
`(1) Methods, means and equipment designed to monitor and detect
chemical, biological, and radiological contaminants and reduce the
likelihood that such contaminants can be successfully introduced into water
supplies intended to be used for drinking water.
`(2) Methods and means to provide sufficient notice to operators of
public water systems, and individuals served by such systems, of the
introduction of chemical, biological or radiological contaminants and the
possible effect of such introduction on public health and the safety and
supply of drinking water.
`(3) Procedures and equipment necessary to prevent the flow of
contaminated drinking water to individuals served by public water
systems.
`(4) Methods, means, and equipment which could negate or mitigate
deleterious effects on public health and the safety and supply caused by the
introduction of contaminants into water intended to be used for drinking
water, including an examination of the effectiveness of various drinking
water technologies in removing, inactivating, or neutralizing biological,
chemical, and radiological contaminants.
`(5) Biomedical research into the short-term and long-term impact on
public health of various chemical, biological and radiological contaminants
that may be introduced into public water systems through terrorist of other
intentional acts.
`(b) FUNDING- For the authorization of appropriations to carry out this
section, see section 1435(c).
`SEC. 1435. SUPPLY DISRUPTION PREVENTION, DETECTION AND RESPONSE.
`(a) DISRUPTION OF SUPPLY OR SAFETY- The Administrator, in coordination
with the appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall
review (or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements to provide for a
review of) methods and means by which terrorists or other individuals or
groups could disrupt the supply of safe drinking water or take other actions
against water collection, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution
facilities which could render such water significantly less safe for human
consumption, including each of the following:
`(1) Methods and means by which pipes and other constructed conveyances
utilized in public water systems could be destroyed or otherwise prevented
from providing adequate supplies of drinking water meeting applicable public
health standards.
`(2) Methods and means by which collection, pretreatment, treatment,
storage and distribution facilities utilized or used in connection with
public water systems and collection and pretreatment storage facilities used
in connection with public water systems could be destroyed or otherwise
prevented from providing adequate supplies of drinking water meeting
applicable public health standards.
`(3) Methods and means by which pipes, constructed conveyances,
collection, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution systems that
are utilized in connection with public water systems could be altered or
affected so as to be subject to cross-contamination of drinking water
supplies.
`(4) Methods and means by which pipes, constructed conveyances,
collection, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution systems that
are utilized in connection with public water systems could be reasonably
protected from terrorist attacks or other acts intended to disrupt the
supply or affect the safety of drinking water.
`(b) ALTERNATIVE SOURCES- the review under this section shall also include
a review of the methods and means by which alternative supplies of drinking
water could be provided in the event of the destruction, impairment or
contamination of public water systems.
`(c) FUNDING- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section and section 1434 not more than $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 2002
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and fiscal year
2004.'.
(2) Section 1414(i)(1) is amended by inserting `1433' after
`1417'.
(3) Section 1431 is amended by inserting in the first sentence after
`drinking water' the following: `, or that there is a threatened or
potential terrorist attack (or other intentional act designed to disrupt the
provision of safe drinking water or to impact adversely the safety of
drinking water supplied to communities and individuals), which'.
(4) Section 1432 is amended as follows:
(A) By striking `5 years' in subsection (a) and inserting `20
years'.
(B) By striking `3 years' in subsection (b) and inserting `10
years'.
(C) By striking `$50,000' in subsection (c) and inserting
`$1,000,000'.
(D) By striking `$20,000' in subsection (c) and inserting
`$100,000'.
(5) Section 1442 is amended as follows:
(A) By striking `this subparagraph' in subsection (b) and inserting
`this subsection'.
(B) By amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
`(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b)
not more than $35,000,000 for the fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be
necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.'.
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3448
AN ACT
To improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.
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