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Title 6 — Domestic Security

Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization

§ 321g. Conduct of certain public health-related activities

Statutory text

(a)

In general

With respect to all public health-related activities to improve State, local, and hospital preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and other emerging terrorist threats carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Public Health Service), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall set priorities and preparedness goals and further develop a coordinated strategy for such activities in collaboration with the Secretary.

(b)

Evaluation of progress

In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall collaborate with the Secretary in developing specific benchmarks and outcome measurements for evaluating progress toward achieving the priorities and goals described in such subsection.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Homeland Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–296 title V § 518 · 116 Stat. 2135

    Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 321g

    Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 518, formerly § 505, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2213

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 518, formerly § 505, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2213

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 505. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH-RELATED ACTIVITIES. (a) In General.— With respect to all public health-related activities to improve State, local, and hospital preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and other emerging terrorist threats carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Public Health Service), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall set priorities and preparedness goals and further develop a coordinated strategy for such activities in collaboration with the Secretary. (b) Evaluation of Progress.— In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall collaborate with the Secretary in developing specific benchmarks and outcome measurements for evaluating progress toward achieving the priorities and goals described in such subsection.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 315 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 109–295.

Credits

2002–2006 · 2 acts
  1. 2002Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 518, formerly § 505, , 116 Stat. 2213
  2. 2006renumbered § 518, Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(6), , 120 Stat. 1395.
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(Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 518, formerly § 505, , 116 Stat. 2213; renumbered § 518, Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(6), , 120 Stat. 1395.)

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