To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a core public health infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 11, 2021)
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out activities to strengthen core public health infrastructure. Core public health infrastructure includes the elements and workforce capabilities that enable health departments to perform critical functions such as disease surveillance and emergency response.
Specifically, the CDC must award grants to state health departments for their core infrastructure needs. The CDC may also award grants to address core infrastructure needs on a competitive basis to state, tribal, territorial, or local health departments. In addition, the CDC must develop accreditation standards for health departments and public health laboratories.
The CDC must also take steps to expand and improve its own public health infrastructure.
What just happenedMar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 11, 2021
- Mar 12, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 11, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House