[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 903 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 903


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the roles of dentists 
     and allied dental personnel in the Nation's disaster response 
                   framework, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dental Emergency Responder Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. DENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL 
              RESPONSE.

    (a) National Health Security Strategy.--Section 2802(b)(3) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-1(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``and which may include dental health facilities'' after 
        ``mental health facilities''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``(which may include 
        such dental health assets)'' after ``medical assets''.
    (b) All-Hazards Public Health and Medical Response Curricula and 
Training.--Section 319F(a)(5)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d-6(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ``public health or 
medical'' and inserting ``public health, medical, or dental''.

SEC. 3. DENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) National Response Framework.--Paragraph (6) of section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended by inserting 
``and dental'' after ``emergency medical''.
    (b) National Preparedness System.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
653(b)(4) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
(6 U.S.C. 753(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``public health and 
medical'' and inserting ``public health, medical, and dental''.
    (c) Chief Medical Officer.--Paragraph (5) of section 516(c) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321e(c)) is amended by striking 
``medical community'' and inserting ``medical and dental communities''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.