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House Bill 3837
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Improving Public Health Preparedness Act
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H. R. 3837 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3837


To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delegate primary responsibility for maintaining the Strategic National Stockpile to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 6, 2023

Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delegate primary responsibility for maintaining the Strategic National Stockpile to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Improving Public Health Preparedness Act”.

SEC. 2. Transfer of full responsibility for administering the Strategic National Stockpile to ASPR.

(a) Transfer.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 319F–2(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(1)) is amended by striking “The Secretary, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security” and inserting “The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Secretary of Homeland Security”.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 319F–2(a)(3)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)(E)) is amended by striking “the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response,”.

(3) PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STATE MEDICAL STOCKPILES.—Section 319F–2(i)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(i)(1)) is amended by striking “The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” and inserting “The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”.

(4) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by this subsection are fully implemented, including any necessary transfer of personnel and resources.

(b) ASPR authorities.—

(1) ADDITIONAL COORDINATION DUTY.—Section 2811(b)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(K) STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE.—Coordinate with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the maintenance and operation of, and procurement and contracting related to, the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2.”.

(2) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2811(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(2)) is amended—

(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and

(ii) by inserting after subaragraph (D) the following:

“(E) the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2;”.

(B) CONFORMING CHANGE.—Section 2811(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(3)) is amended—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;

(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and

(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).