Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act

Bill: 116-hr-6610
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2020-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services
Cemeteries and funerals
Chemical and biological weapons
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical education
Medical research
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Research administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Water use and supply
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-23
text: 

Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act

 
This bill establishes the position of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response in the executive branch and sets forth the qualifications for and responsibilities of the position. Among other tasks, the director shall
 
 
advise the President, relevant councils, and others with respect to pandemics and other health threats; 
 
oversee the development of a National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy and, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, submit biennial reports to Congress on the implementation of the strategy; and
 
plan for and coordinate specified preparedness and response activities. 

 
The director must also (1) identify existing federal agencies charged with elements of pandemic and biodefense preparedness and response, and (2) provide recommendations to Congress for reorganizing such agencies under the Office of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response. 
 
The director may not simultaneously serve as the head of any other agency in the federal government and must be a member of the National Security Council. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2020-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2020-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2020-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2020-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2020-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-23
text: Introduced in House