[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1987 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1987

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an increase in 
 the number of political subdivisions directly receiving awards under 
the program for improving State and local preparedness for bioterrorism 
                  and other public health emergencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2005

   Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an increase in 
 the number of political subdivisions directly receiving awards under 
the program for improving State and local preparedness for 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. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS DIRECTLY 
              RECEIVING AWARDS UNDER PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING STATE AND 
              LOCAL PREPAREDNESS FOR BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC 
              HEALTH EMERGENCIES.

    Section 319C-1(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d-3a(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Coordination'' and all that follows 
        through ``An award'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Certain provisions regarding political 
        subdivisions.--
                    ``(A) Coordination with statewide plans.--An 
                award''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Increase in number of direct awards.--The 
                Secretary may increase, relative to fiscal year 2005, 
                the number of political subdivisions or consortia that 
                receive awards pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), with 
                priority given to political subdivisions that have a 
                substantial number of residents and face a high degree 
                of risk from bioterrorist attacks or other public 
                health emergencies.''.
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