FY 2024 HHS Contingency Staffing Plan for a Lapse in Appropriation

As shown on the summary table, HHS’ contingency plans for agency operations in the absence of appropriations will lead to retaining 51,901 staff and furloughing 35,074 staff as of day two of a funding hiatus. Put another way, 60% of HHS employees will be retained and 40% will be furloughed. These percentages vary among HHS Operating Divisions and offices. Operating Divisions with a substantial direct service component will have more of their staff retained. For example, the NIH Clinical Center will continue to care for patients and admit new patients for whom it is medically necessary. FDA will continue core functions to handle and respond to emergencies – such as monitoring for and quickly responding to outbreaks related to foodborne illness and the flu, supporting food and medical product recalls when products endanger consumers and patients, pursuing criminal and certain civil investigations when we believe public health is at risk, screening the food and medical products that are imported to the U.S. to protect consumers and patients from harmful products, and addressing other critical public health issues.

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1/ This categorization does not reflect the total number of Commission Corps personnel at HHS, which is 3,949 total staff among all HHS operating and staff divisions.

正如总结表中所示，美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）在缺乏拨款的情况下制定的应急计划将导致在资金中断的第二天，保留51,901名员工，并休假35,074名员工。换言之，HHS员工中将有60%得以保留，而40%将面临休假。这些比例在各HHS运营部门和办公室之间有所差异。拥有大量直接服务成分的运营部门将保留更多员工。例如，国家卫生研究院临床中心将继续照料患者，并为那些医疗上必需的患者接收新病人。食品药品监督管理局（FDA）将维持核心职能以应对紧急情况——例如，监测并迅速响应与食源性疾病和流感相关的爆发，支持食品和医疗产品的召回，当产品威胁消费者和患者安全时，在我们认为公共健康处于风险时，进行刑事和某些民事调查，对进口至美国的食品和医疗产品进行筛查，以保护消费者和患者免受有害产品的侵害，并解决其他关键公共卫生问题。

脚注：1/ 此分类并不反映HHS所有运营和行政部门中委员会部队的总人数，该总数为3,949名员工。