Climate and Health Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-780
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2021-02-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Congressional oversight

Environmental health

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Climate and Health Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for the Climate and Health Program within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 780 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2021 Ms. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Climate and Health Protection Act . 2. Continued implementation of the Climate and Health program Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317U ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–23 ) the following new section: 317V. Climate and Health program (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to implement the Climate and Health program carried out by the National Center for Environmental Health (or successor program) for the following purposes: (1) To translate climate change science to inform States, local health departments, and communities. (2) To create decision support tools to build capacity to prepare for climate change. (3) To serve as a credible leader in planning for the public health impacts of climate change. (b) Written notification to Congress In the case of the establishment of any successor program to the Climate and Health program referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to Congress a written notification of any transfer or reprogramming of funds to establish such a successor program. (c) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program referred to in subsection (a) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter. (2) Limitation None of the funds made available under paragraph (1) may be transferred or reprogrammed by the Secretary to carry out another program administered by the Secretary. .