1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act”.
Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify the role of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center of the Department of Homeland Security regarding an emerging highly communicable infectious disease event of national concern, and for other purposes.
2. National Biosurveillance Integration Center
In general— Subsection (c) of section 316 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195b) is amended by inserting “, including an emerging highly communicable infectious disease event,” after “biological event”.
Reporting— Section 316 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by—
redesignating subsections (h) through (j) as subsections (i) through (k), respectively; and
inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
“(h) Reporting—The Directing Officer of the NBIC shall report to the National Security Council, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate within 72 hours of confirmation of an emerging highly communicable infectious disease event of national concern being detected.”