Draft “Protecting Americans’ Self-Shielding” Bill – the Protecting Americans Act
Natural Solutions Foundation
Your right to Self-Quarantine and Self-Shield in the event of an actual pandemic is threatened by the WHO’s recent declaration that the “Swine Flu” was now a “Level 6″ pandemic [this required a change in the definition of a "Level 6" pandemic]. Such a declaration triggers all sorts of bureaucratic prerogatives and potentially dangerous “Medical Emergency Powers Act” and other controls over our lives, including mandatory, uninsurable vaccinations without protection for religious and other objections.
Therefore, we have drafted a model bill to further the Right to Self-Shield (of which Self-Quarantine is a subset — you self-shield to avoid exposure to a pandemic pathogen; self-quarantine if exposed). We detailed the legal basis for this Right in our White Paper: “Stay Home – Stay Alive” at http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2752.
Ralph Fucetola JD, Counsel
Natural Solutions Foundation Trustee
www.HealthFreedomUSA.org
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H.R. ________: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Project BioShield Act of 2004 concerning the use of Federal funds, self-quarantine and self-shielding
HR _______
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. _______
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Project BioShield Act of 2004 concerning the use of Federal funds, self-quarantine and self-shielding, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June _____, 2009
[Co-Sponsors]
________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Project BioShield Act of 2004 concerning the use of Federal funds, self-quarantine and self-shielding, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Protecting Americans’ Self-Shielding Act’ – the Protecting Americans Act.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
1. A ‘declaration of pandemic emergency’ under this Act shall include any declaration of pandemic or similar medical emergency by any International, National, Regional, State or Local authorities, including a “Level 6” pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization.
2. ‘Self-quarantine’ is when an individual, group or family chooses to temporarily remain at home or other voluntarily chosen location, after exposure to a pathogen.
3. ‘Self-shielding’ is when an individual, group or family chooses to temporarily remain at home or other voluntarily chosen location, to avoid exposure to a pathogen.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS REGARDING SELF-QUARANTINE (SELF-SHIELDING).
The Congress of the United States has determined:
1. The common law practice of voluntarily self-quarantining or self-shielding in the event of a declaration of pandemic emergency is the preferred public health response to such pandemic.
2. The right of the people to self-quarantine or self-shield should not be abridged by any governmental authority.
3. Self-quarantine or self-shield is a reasonable alternative to mandatory inoculations with uninsurable vaccinations.
SEC. 4. PROTECTION FOR SELF-QUARANTINE (SELF-SHIELDING).
In the event of any declaration of pandemic emergency, nothing in Federal law or regulation shall be interpreted by any agency of the United States, or any Court thereof, to forbid self-shielding or self-quarantine at home, nor shall any Federal funds, or materials, supplies, and support materials purchased with Federal funds be expended to remove any person involuntarily from his or her home, place of residence, school, work or other location in order to prevent or interfere with self-shielding or self-quarantine. The Armed Forces of the United States, their agents or any agent of the US Government, Department of Homeland Security, any Department of Public Health, State or local authorities, shall not remove any person involuntarily from his or her home or other location voluntarily chosen for self-shielding or self-quarantine while such person is self-shielding or under self-quarantine.
