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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7876 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7876

 To support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease 
                       surveillance and control.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2024

  Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mrs. Kim of California) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
 To support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease 
                       surveillance and control.

    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 ``Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for 
Safety and Health 2.0 Act'' or the ``SMASH 2.0 Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MOSQUITO ABATEMENT FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 317S of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-21) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking ``subsection 
        (b)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(4)'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Considerations.--The Secretary may consider the use 
        of innovative and novel technology for mosquito prevention and 
        control in making grants under paragraph (1).'';
            (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Technical assistance.--Amounts appropriated under 
        subsection (f) may be used by the Secretary to provide training 
        and technical assistance with respect to the planning, 
        development, and operation of assessments and plans under 
        subsection (a) and control programs under subsection (b). The 
        Secretary may provide such training and technical assistance 
        directly or through awards of grants or contracts to public and 
        private entities.
            ``(2) Education.--A recipient of an award under subsection 
        (a) or (b) may use up to 5 percent of the total amount provided 
        for each fiscal year to provide continuing education and 
        training for individuals carrying out activities pursuant to 
        such award, including training and support for any applicable 
        public health entomologists.'';
            (4) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``$100,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
        ``$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028'';
            (5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (6) inserting after subsection (d), the following:
    ``(e) Coordination With Strategic National Stockpile.--The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response, may prepare the Strategic National Stockpile (as defined in 
section 319F-2) for stockpiling an emergency supply of nonperishable 
vector-borne disease control products. The Secretary shall incorporate 
into the national strategy on vector-borne diseases (as defined in 
section 317U) a strategy on how the department will prepare for 
emergency stockpiling for vector and vector-borne disease control 
products, including how it will work with manufacturers to ensure 
timely purchase of control products.''.
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