Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act :
In December 2006 Congress passed and the President signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), Public Law No. 109-417, which has broad implications for HHS's preparedness and response activities. The Act established within the Department a new Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR); provided new authorities for a number of programs, including the advanced development and acquisition of medical countermeasures; and called for the establishment of a quadrennial National Health Security Strategy. (HHS, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Progress Report, November 2007, p. 1)
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