[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 570 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 570

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2011

   Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
 Towns, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
Engel, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
Butterfield, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
Scalise, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Latta, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
   Whitfield, and Mr. Dold) 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 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 
2011''.

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''.
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