• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act This bill establishes the position of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response in the executive branch and sets forth the qualifications for and responsibilities of the position. Among other tasks, the director shall advise the President, relevant councils, and others with respect to pandemics and other health threats; oversee the development of a National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy and, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, submit biennial reports to Congress on the implementation of the strategy; and plan for and coordinate specified preparedness and response activities. The director must also (1) identify existing federal agencies charged with elements of pandemic and biodefense preparedness and response, and (2) provide recommendations to Congress for reorganizing such agencies under the Office of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response. The director may not simultaneously serve as the head of any other agency in the federal government and must be a member of the National Security Council.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Health
Allied health servicesCemeteries and funeralsChemical and biological weaponsCongressional oversightDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelFood supply, safety, and labelingHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical educationMedical researchPublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch administration and fundingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingTeaching, teachers, curriculaWater use and supplyWorker safety and health
Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act
USA116th CongressHR-6610| House
| Updated: 4/24/2020
Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act This bill establishes the position of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response in the executive branch and sets forth the qualifications for and responsibilities of the position. Among other tasks, the director shall advise the President, relevant councils, and others with respect to pandemics and other health threats; oversee the development of a National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy and, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, submit biennial reports to Congress on the implementation of the strategy; and plan for and coordinate specified preparedness and response activities. The director must also (1) identify existing federal agencies charged with elements of pandemic and biodefense preparedness and response, and (2) provide recommendations to Congress for reorganizing such agencies under the Office of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response. The director may not simultaneously serve as the head of any other agency in the federal government and must be a member of the National Security Council.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Health
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Allied health servicesCemeteries and funeralsChemical and biological weaponsCongressional oversightDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelFood supply, safety, and labelingHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical educationMedical researchPublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch administration and fundingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingTeaching, teachers, curriculaWater use and supplyWorker safety and health