; or (B) the assessment or care of the health of a human being. (5) The term State includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (6) (A) The term volunteer means a health care professional who, with respect to the health care services rendered, does not receive— (i) compensation; or (ii) any other thing of value in lieu of compensation, in excess of $500 per year. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term compensation — (i) includes payment under any insurance policy or health plan, or under any Federal or State health benefits program; and (ii) excludes— (I) reasonable reimbursement or allowance for expenses actually incurred; (II) receipt of paid leave; and (III) receipt of items to be used exclusively for rendering the health services in the health care professional’s capacity as a volunteer described in subsection (a)(1). . (b) Effective date (1) In general Section 224A of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Application Section 224A of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), applies to a claim for harm only if the act or omission that caused such harm occurred on or after the effective date described in paragraph (1). 3. Sense of the Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) health care professionals should be encouraged to register with the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR–VHP), and States should employ online registration with the promptest processing possible of such registrations to foster the rapid deployment and utilization of volunteer health care professionals following a disaster