To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories.

Bill: 117-hr-1818
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states and localities for improving clinical laboratory infrastructure to expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing capacity.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1818 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2021 Mrs. Fletcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories.

1. Pilot program to improve laboratory infrastructure (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories (as defined in section 353 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 263a )) that will help to improve SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.