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H.R. 4348 · House bill · 119th Congress
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address vector-borne diseases (e.g., diseases spread by bites from ticks or mosquitoes). These activities include (1) a national strategy, (2) grants for regional centers of excellence, and (3) cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to increase capacity for preventing and responding to vector-borne diseases.
(a) National strategy and regional centers of excellence in vector-Borne disease.— Section 317U of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–23) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group established under section 2062 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 284s) and other individuals, as appropriate” and inserting “appropriate individuals”;
(2) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting “, including by increasing capacity to identify, report, prevent, and respond to such diseases” before the period at the end; and
(3) in subsection (f), by striking “2021 through 2025” and inserting “2026 through 2030”.
(b) Enhanced support To assist health departments in addressing vector-Borne diseases.— Section 2822(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–32(c)) is amended by striking “2021 through 2025” and inserting “2026 through 2030”.