[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5109 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5109

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to require Senate confirmation 
 for each appointment to serve in the position of Assistant Secretary 
  for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and 
                            Human Services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2006

  Mr. Rogers of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Burgess) 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 require Senate confirmation 
 for each appointment to serve in the position of Assistant Secretary 
  for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and 
                            Human Services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SENATE CONFIRMATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO SERVE AS ASSISTANT 
              SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2811(a)(1) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11(a)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by 
inserting before the period the following: ``, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to each individual appointed under section 2811(a)(1) of 
the Public Health Service Act after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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