Title 6 — Domestic Security
Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization
§ 321g. Conduct of certain public health-related activities
Statutory text
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.
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.
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. 2213Enacted 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
- 2002Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 518, formerly § 505, , 116 Stat. 2213
- 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.)