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HR 805 111th Congress House

Strengthening America's Public Health System Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2009 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Computers and information technologyDepartment of Health and Human Services
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 3, 2009
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 Latest action February 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening America's Public Health System Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) establish the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program to assist public health agencies in improving surveillance for, and response to, infectious diseases and other conditions of public health importance; and (2) issue guidelines for public health entities relating to information systems to receive, monitor, and report infectious diseases and other such conditions.

Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) address documented workforce shortages in state and local health departments in applied public health epidemiology and public health laboratory science and informatics; and (2) provide for the expansion of applied epidemiology training programs.

Requires the Director, upon request, to assist the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists in developing or improving a process for states to conduct surveillance and submit reports to the Director on nationally notifiable diseases and conditions.

Requires the Secretary to adopt and use guidelines to develop improved standards and protocols for binational epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory analyses, and control of infectious diseases between the United States and Mexico.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish a committee to: (1) evaluate best practices in public health surveillance; and (2) assess systems needed for improving coordination among public health surveillance and monitoring systems.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 805: Strengthening America's Public Health System Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-805/
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