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Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act

USA117th CongressS-3496| Senate 
| Updated: 1/13/2022
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Kaine (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Promoting Access to Critical Countermeasures by Ensuring Specimen Samples to Diagnostics Act or the Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the development of medical products and diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases. Specifically, HHS must develop policies and procedures governing access by public and private entities to samples of pathogens (or suitable surrogates). The samples may be used for preparedness and response activities, developing medical products for emerging infectious diseases, and similar purposes. Additionally, HHS may contract with public and private entities to increase the capacity to rapidly develop, validate, and disseminate diagnostic tests to health departments and other entities to respond to emerging infectious diseases with significant potential to cause a public health emergency.
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Timeline
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jan 13, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • January 13, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 13, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

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Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act

USA117th CongressS-3496| Senate 
| Updated: 1/13/2022
Promoting Access to Critical Countermeasures by Ensuring Specimen Samples to Diagnostics Act or the Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the development of medical products and diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases. Specifically, HHS must develop policies and procedures governing access by public and private entities to samples of pathogens (or suitable surrogates). The samples may be used for preparedness and response activities, developing medical products for emerging infectious diseases, and similar purposes. Additionally, HHS may contract with public and private entities to increase the capacity to rapidly develop, validate, and disseminate diagnostic tests to health departments and other entities to respond to emerging infectious diseases with significant potential to cause a public health emergency.
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Timeline
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jan 13, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • January 13, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 13, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Kaine (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-3799: PREVENT Pandemics Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsProduct development and innovationPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and development