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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 326
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE O'NEAL
Printer's No. 301
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 1 through 6, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in the Governor as Commander-in-Chief,
further providing for active duty for emergency.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 9 through 19; page 2, lines 1
through 19; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
Section 1. Section 508 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding subsections to read:
ยง 508. Active duty for emergency.
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(c) D istribution and administration of items for a virus.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Pennsylvania
National Guard may, within 45 days of the effective date of this
subsection and in conjunction with the Department of Health and
the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, develop plans for
the establishment and operation in each region of a site for the
community distribution and administration of pharmaceuticals,
medical equipment and supplies and vaccines for a virus.
Administration of the vaccine shall include the inoculation of
individuals by members of the Pennsylvania National Guard who
possess the required training.
(d) Report.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Governor shall, within 45 days of the effective date of this
subsection, establish and submit to the General Assembly a
report on the integration of the Pennsylvania National Guard
into the Commonwealth's plan for the distribution and
administration of any vaccine for COVID-19, including the
administration of the vaccine to individuals by members of the
Pennsylvania National Guard. The report shall be prepared in
consultation with the Secretary of Health, the Director of the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Adjutant
General of the Pennsylvania National Guard, and shall include
the following considerations:
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(1) Availability and capacity of medical units of the
Pennsylvania National Guard for the administration of any
vaccine for COVID-19 to individuals.
(2) Availability and capacity of other units of the
Pennsylvania National Guard for supportive missions,
including logistics and preparation for community vaccination
clinics.
(3) Critical missions of the Pennsylvania National
Guard, including the deployment of members to skilled nursing
facilities to combat outbreaks of COVID-19.
(4) Current and anticipated allocations of any vaccine
for COVID-19 available to the Commonwealth.
(5) Federal guidance on the use of the National Guard
for the purposes under this subsection.
(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Region." Each region of the Commonwealth, as identified by
the Department of Health.
"Virus." A virus or infectious disease, identified by the
United States Department of Health and Human Services or the
Department of Health. The term includes COVID-19.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 20, by striking out "4" and
inserting
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