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"When Congress returns this month for the post-election Lame Duck session, they will have the opportunity to vote on legislation that would solidify the commitment of the federal government to protecting our nation’s critically ill and injured patients in the event of a disaster or emergency. If enacted, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 – better known as PAHPA –  would provide the resources necessary to improve the nation’s public health and medical preparedness, streamlining the federal government’s disaster planning and strengthening national preparedness for and responses to medical and public health emergencies and disasters, whether deliberate, accidental or natural. Over the past decade, multiple Congresses and administrations have worked on this challenge, and the need for augmented preparedness measures has become only more relevant in recent weeks as Americans witnessed health care systems across the East Coast contending with and withstanding the worst of Hurricane Sandy, despite high-profile breakdowns, including the evacuation of several New York City hospitals."
<https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/133974-congress-must-act-on-pandemic-and-all-hazards-preparedness-bill/>