PROVISION FOR EXPIRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.

SEC. 144. PROVISION FOR EXPIRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. (a) In General.—Section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Any such determination of a public health emergency terminates upon the Secretary declaring that the emergency no longer exists, or upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the determination is made by the Secretary, whichever occurs first. Determinations that terminate under the preceding sentence may be renewed by the Secretary (on the basis of the same or additional facts), and the preceding sentence applies to each such renewal. Not later than 48 hours after making a determination under this subsection of a public health emergency (including a renewal), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress written notification of the determination.”. (b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to any public health emergency under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act, including any such emergency that was in effect as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of such an emergency that was in effect as of such day, the 90-day period described in such section with respect to the termination of the emergency is deemed to begin on such date of enactment.