To direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to develop a plan for countering emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5482| House
| Updated: 4/13/2018
Don Bacon
Republican Representative
Nebraska
Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill directs components of the Department of Defense to develop a plan for countering emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats to ensure joint force health protection and the ability of the Armed Forces to conduct operations in an area subject to an emerging infectious disease threat.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Armed Forces and National Security
Chemical and biological weaponsEmergency planning and evacuationFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingMedical researchMilitary civil functionsMilitary readiness
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to develop a plan for countering emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5482| House
| Updated: 4/13/2018
This bill directs components of the Department of Defense to develop a plan for countering emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats to ensure joint force health protection and the ability of the Armed Forces to conduct operations in an area subject to an emerging infectious disease threat.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Don Bacon
Republican Representative
Nebraska
Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Chemical and biological weaponsEmergency planning and evacuationFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingMedical researchMilitary civil functionsMilitary readiness