[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9205

   To allow certain public health funds appropriated by the American 
  Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to be used to address the monkeypox public 
                           health emergency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2022

  Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To allow certain public health funds appropriated by the American 
  Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to be used to address the monkeypox public 
                           health emergency.

    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 ``Public Health Emergency Flexibility 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR ADDRESSING MONKEYPOX PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

    (a) Use by Respective Secretaries.--Covered funds may, without 
further appropriation, be used by the respective Secretary with respect 
to monkeypox to the same extent and in the same manner as such funds 
are authorized to be used with respect to COVID-19.
    (b) Use by Certain Awardees.--Notwithstanding the terms of any 
award of covered funds that was made before the date of enactment of 
this Act to a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government, such 
government may use such award with respect to monkeypox to the same 
extent and in the same manner as such award is authorized to be used 
with respect to COVID-19.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered funds'' means funds that--
                    (A) were appropriated by subtitle D, E, F, G, or H 
                of title II, or subtitle M or N of title IX, of the 
                American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), as 
                amended; and
                    (B) have not been otherwise obligated or expended.
            (2) The term ``respective Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        to which the covered funds were appropriated.
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