2012 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (§§ 60 - 130l)
Section 121g - Authority of Attending Physician in response to medical contingencies or public health emergencies at Capitol
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sec. 121g - Authority of Attending Physician in response to medical contingencies or public health emergencies at Capitol |
Contains | section 121g |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 108-199, div. H, §151, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 448. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 118 Stat. 448 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 108-199 |
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The Attending Physician to Congress shall have the authority and responsibility for overseeing and coordinating the use of medical assets in response to a bioterrorism event and other medical contingencies or public health emergencies occurring within the Capitol Buildings or the United States Capitol Grounds. This shall include the authority to enact quarantine and to declare death. These actions will be carried out in close cooperation and communication with the Commissioner of Public Health, Chief Medical Examiner, and other Public Health Officials of the District of Columbia government.
(b) DefinitionsIn this section—
(1) the term “Capitol Buildings” has the meaning given such term in section 5101 of title 40; and
(2) the term “United States Capitol Grounds” has the meaning given such term in section 5102(a) of title 40.
(c) Effective dateSubsection (a) of this section shall take effect on January 23, 2004, and shall apply during any fiscal year occurring on or after January 23, 2004.
(Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, §151, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 448.)
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