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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 1791"
bill: "113-hr-1791"
heading: "Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/1791/changes/rh"
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# H.R. 1791 — what changed

H.R. 1791, Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Use of certain homeland security grant funds for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities

- Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended—
- (1) in subsection (a), by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (13) as paragraphs (11) through (14), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
  - “(10) enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, including the development and maintenance of an initial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits, and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders, their families, <del>and </del>immediate <del>victims </del><ins>victims, and vulnerable populations </ins>from a chemical or biological event;”
- (2) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking “(a)(10)” and inserting “(a)(11)”.