MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM.

SEC. 104. MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM. Section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(3)—(A) in subparagraph (A), in clause (i) by inserting “, including at-risk individuals as applicable” after “victims of a public health emergency”;(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following:“(C) Considerations for at-risk populations.—The Secretary shall take steps to ensure that an appropriate specialized and focused range of public health and medical capabilities are represented in the National Disaster Medical System, which take into account the needs of at-risk individuals, in the event of a public health emergency.”.“(D) Administration.—The Secretary may determine and pay claims for reimbursement for services under subparagraph (A) directly or through contracts that provide for payment in advance or by way of reimbursement.”; and(2) in subsection (g), by striking “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011” and inserting “$52,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018”.