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Title I — Strengthening the National Health Security Strategy

116th Congress · Approved Jun 24, 2019 · 133 Stat. 905

TITLE I Strengthening the National Health Security Strategy

SEC. 101. National Health Security Strategy.

Section 2802 (42 U.S.C. 300hh–1) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
by striking “ 2014” and inserting “ 2018”; and
(ii)
by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “ Such National Health Security Strategy shall describe potential emergency health security threats and identify the process for achieving the preparedness goals described in subsection (b) to be prepared to identify and respond to such threats and shall be consistent with the national preparedness goal (as described in section 504(a)(19) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002), the National Incident Management System (as defined in section 501(7) of such Act), and the National Response Plan developed pursuant to section 504 of such Act, or any successor plan.”;
(B)
in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the following: “ , and an analysis of any changes to the evidence-based benchmarks and objective standards under sections 319C–1 and 319C–2”; and
(C)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by striking “ 2009” and inserting “ 2022”;
(ii)
by inserting “ (including gaps in the environmental health and animal health workforces, as applicable), describing the status of such workforce” after “ gaps in such workforce”;
(iii)
by striking “ and identifying strategies” and inserting “ identifying strategies”; and
(iv)
by inserting before the period at the end “ , and identifying current capabilities to meet the requirements of section 2803”; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “ and investigation” and inserting “ investigation, and related information technology activities”;
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “ and decontamination” and inserting “ decontamination, relevant health care services and supplies, and transportation and disposal of medical waste”; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:

“(E) Response to environmental hazards.”

(B)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “ including mental health” and inserting “ including pharmacies, mental health facilities,”; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (F), by inserting “ or exposures to agents that could cause a public health emergency” before the period;
(C)
in paragraph (5), by inserting “ and other applicable compacts” after “ Compact”; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:

“(9) Zoonotic disease, food, and agriculture.—Improving coordination among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities (including through consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture) to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks of plant or animal disease (including zoonotic disease) that could compromise national security resulting from a deliberate attack, a naturally occurring threat, the intentional adulteration of food, or other public health threats, taking into account interactions between animal health, human health, and animals’ and humans’ shared environment as directly related to public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities, as applicable.

“(10) Global health security.—Assessing current or potential health security threats from abroad to inform domestic public health preparedness and response capabilities.”