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S 2538 118th Congress Senate Health

Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Authorization Act of 2023

Introduced: July 26, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 26, 2023
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Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Authorization Act of 2023

This bill provides statutory authority for a program through which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awards grants or other support for regional biocontainment laboratories. These are laboratories that are designed to safely conduct research on dangerous pathogens and toxins to address emerging infectious diseases and other biological threats.

Additionally, HHS must establish a board consisting of grantee representatives to provide recommendations to (1) improve the quality and consistency of laboratory procedures and practices, and (2) coordinate federally funded activities carried out at the laboratories. 

What's happening now July 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jul 26, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2538: Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Authorization Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2538/
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"S. 2538: Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Authorization Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2538/.
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S. 2538, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2538/.
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