‘‘(2) Numerous infectious disease cases in the 
United States are binational in origin, thus requir-
ing improved epidemiology, surveillance, follow-up 
investigations, and disease case management along 
the United States and Mexico border. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES
FOR
BINATIONAL
COOPERA-
TION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this subtitle, the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention shall— 
‘‘(1) develop an expedited review and approval 
process and adopt the resultant version of the 
‘Guidelines for U.S.-Mexico Coordination on Epide-
miological Events of Mutual Interest’, which have 
been developed with input from United States and 
Mexican State health agencies, including the Mexi-
can Federal Health Secretariat, the United States 
Department of Health and Human Services, and the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and 
‘‘(2) use these guidelines as the basis for devel-
oping improved standards and protocols for bina-
tional epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory anal-
yses, and control of infectious diseases between the 
United States and Mexico. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘bina-
tional’ refers to both sides of the United States-Mexico 
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border, whether collectively, such as an activity or pro-
gram being carried out concurrently by or in both coun-
tries, a phenomenon (for example, a disease outbreak or 
health emergency) affecting a population or geographic 
area in both countries, or a disease case that originated 
on one side of the border and was transmitted to the other. 
‘‘SEC. 2825. EVALUATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC 
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall establish a committee— 
‘‘(1) to evaluate best practices in public health 
surveillance, including human and animal disease 
surveillance and environmental health monitoring of 
harmful exposures through air, water, soil, or other 
means; and 
‘‘(2) to assess systems needed for improving co-
ordination among public health surveillance and 
monitoring systems. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The committee established 
under subsection (a) shall be composed of— 
‘‘(1) an epidemiologist employed and designated 
by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention; 
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‘‘(2) an informatics specialist designated by the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention; 
‘‘(3) an epidemiologist designated by the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion to represent the National Center for Environ-
mental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry; 
‘‘(4) a representative of an academic center or 
professional, scientific association designated by the 
American Society for Microbiology; 
‘‘(5) a food scientist designated by the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs; 
‘‘(6) an individual designated by the Secretary 
of Agriculture from the Division of Veterinary Serv-
ices; 
‘‘(7) a wildlife disease specialist designated by 
the Secretary of Agriculture; 
‘‘(8) an epidemiologist employed by a State and 
designated by the Council of State and Territorial 
Epidemiologists; 
‘‘(9) a public health laboratorian employed by a 
State and designated by the Association of Public 
Health Laboratories; 
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‘‘(10) a public health veterinarian employed by 
a State and designated by the National Association 
of State Public Health Veterinarians; 
‘‘(11) a laboratorian designated by the Amer-
ican Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosti-
cians; 
‘‘(12) a State health official designated by the 
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials; 
‘‘(13) a local health official designated by the 
National Association of County and City Health Of-
ficials; 
‘‘(14) an environmental health scientist em-
ployed and designated by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency; and 
‘‘(15) a representative with expertise in the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs’ disease monitoring 
systems. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The committee established under 
subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) review innovative approaches adopted by 
State and local agencies to improve disease detec-
tion; 
‘‘(2) evaluate best practices in public health 
surveillance; 
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‘‘(3) develop model data sharing agreements 
among local, State, and Federal health agencies; 
‘‘(4) assess systems needed for coordinated ani-
mal and human disease surveillance and develop rec-
ommendations for the improvement of such surveil-
lance; and 
‘‘(5) disseminate findings and recommendations 
to relevant local, State and Federal agencies. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2011.’’. 
Æ 
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