3.0.0 2291 2023-01-13T04:49:04Z 2023-01-13T04:49:04Z Senate S S 2006-02-15 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-02-15T23:28:51Z Assured Compensation for First Responders Act 109 3982 S 2006-09-30 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655. Related bill CRS Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act 109 3983 S 2006-09-30 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658. Related bill CRS 2006-02-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1361-1363) IntroReferral 2006-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2006-02-15 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2006-02-15 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2006-02-15 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-02-16 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2006-02-16 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2006-02-28 False Health Administrative procedure Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Biological warfare Civil actions and liability Commerce Compensation (Law) Damages Department of Health and Human Services Drug industry Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency medicine Epidemics Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government trust funds Health surveys Indemnity Influenza Informed consent (Medical law) Law Liability (Law) Limitation of actions Local laws Medical malpractice Negligence Smallpox State laws Terrorism Vaccines Health 00 2006-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2006-04-20T15:29:16Z Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act - Repeals the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (Division C of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006).

Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Biodefense Injury Compensation Program to provide compensation for death or any injury, illness, disability, or condition that is likely to have been caused by the administration of a covered countermeasure pursuant to a declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or public health emergency makes such administration to a category of individuals advisable.

Requires the Secretary: (1) after making such a declaration, to enter into a contract for the Institute of Medicine to provide its recommendations on the injuries, disabilities, illnesses, and conditions likely to have been caused by the countermeasure; and (2) after receiving such recommendations, to specify those injuries, disabilities, illnesses, and conditions deemed to be included in the Vaccine Injury Table.

Sets the effective date for such Program as November 25, 2002.

Extends liability protection for health professionals administering small pox countermeasures to include covered countermeasures under this Act. Excludes from such protection the administration by a qualified person of a covered countermeasure to an individual who was not within a category of individuals covered by the declaration where such qualified person did not have reasonable grounds to believe such individual was within a category.

Makes the United States liable for any claims arising out of the manufacture, distribution, or administration of a covered countermeasure, including claims brought by U.S. military personnel.

]]> Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act Display Title Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the establishment of a biodefense injury compensation program and to provide indemnification for producers of countermeasures. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act Introduced in Senate 2006-02-15T05:00:00Z 2006-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1361-1363) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.