3.0.0 3042 2023-01-13T04:48:12Z 2023-01-13T04:48:12Z Senate S S 2006-05-25 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-25T16:32:34Z 2006-05-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2006-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN N S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2006-05-25 True Health Biological warfare Clinics College costs Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Emergency medicine Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal employees Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health insurance Health planning Higher education Hospitals Housing and Community Development Local employees Medicaid Medical education Medical laboratories Medically uninsured Performance measurement Poor children Public health Public health administration Public health personnel Recruiting of employees Rural health Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards State employees Student loan funds Terrorism Welfare eligibility Health 00 2006-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-25T19:24:06Z All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish guidelines for preparedness grantees to conduct assessments of public health capacities; (2) dispense only 50% of a preparedness grant unless the entity has an approved preparedness and response plan; (3) establish measurable performance standards with respect to basic preparedness for identified public health threats; and (4) study the size and scope of the health care and public health workforces necessary to respond to common public health issues and emergencies.

Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Health to carry out the public health preparedness functions of HHS.

Conditions the receipt of grant funds on an entity having a plan for operational continuity in the event of bioterrorism or another public health emergency.

Establishes a fund to provide short-term assistance to health care providers and members of the public health workforce in the event of bioterrorism or another public health emergency.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to offer scholarships in return for working at federal, state, local, and tribal public health agencies; (2) establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to provide for the repayment of loans in exchange for working at such agencies; and (3) award grants to public health agencies for workforce loan repayment programs.

]]> All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act Display Title All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act Introduced in Senate 2006-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3042is/xml/BILLS-109s3042is.xml 2006-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.