Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Accountability for the CDC, improving Congressional Oversight, and Ratification of its Director Act” or the “ACCORD Act”.
Accountability for the CDC, improving Congressional Oversight, and Ratification of its Director Act
A BILL
To clarify the application of the appointment and confirmation requirements for the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sec. 2 Appointment and confirmation of the Director of the CDC
Section 2101(b) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Any Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is in place on the day before such effective date shall be subject to the appointment requirements of such section 305(a), effective January 20, 2025.”.