Border Health Security Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2807
Sponsor: Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2003-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alcoholism
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Biological warfare
Boundaries
Communication in medicine
Community health services
Dental care
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Environmental Protection
Environmental health
Epidemiology
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Health education
Health insurance
Infrastructure
International Affairs
International agencies
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical laboratories
Medical personnel
Medical research
Medically uninsured
Mental health services
Mexico
Planning
Poor children
Preventive medicine
Public health
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Syndromes
Terrorism
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-21
text: 
Border Health Security Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the United States members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission (the members), to award grants to eligible entities (as defined by this section) to address priorities and recommendations to improve the health of border residents that are established by the Secretary, the members, and the State border health offices. Sets forth uses for grant funds, including for programs relating to: (1) maternal and child health; (2) substance abuse; and (3) environmental health.
 
Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities (as defined by this section) for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area. Sets forth uses for grant funds, including for the: (1) improvement of infrastructure; and (2) education and training of clinicians, epidemiologists, laboratories, and emergency personnel.
 
Allows the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security a health alert system that: (1) alerts clinicians and public health officials of emerging disease clusters and syndromes along the border area; and (2) is alerted to health threats or bioterrorism along the border area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-21
text: Introduced in House