1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act”.
Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a public health emergency in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
2. Inclusion of public health emergency in definition of major disaster
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by inserting “any public health emergency (including any pandemic or virus threat),” after “drought),”.