HR 3263 · 117th Congress · Emergency Management
DHS Medical Countermeasures Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2021-07-21)
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DHS Medical Countermeasures Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel readiness and protection for DHS employees and working animals in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic, and to support DHS mission continuity. The Chief Medical Officer of DHS shall (1) provide programmatic oversight of the program, (2) establish a medical countermeasures working group, and (3) develop and submit to DHS an integrated logistics support plan for medical countermeasures.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3263, DHS Medical Countermeasures Act
Oct 25, 2021As passed by the House of Representatives on July 20, 2021
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Republicans