Public Health Emergencies Accountability Act

Bill Number

S 1650

Introduced

Nov 7, 2001

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S ...

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Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Biological weapons Chemical warfare Chemical weapons Communicable diseases Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency medical services Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to medical research Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government trust funds Governmental investigations Health International Affairs Nuclear terrorism Nuclear weapons Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications Terrorism

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Public Health Emergencies Accountability Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to broaden the scope of and response to public health emergencies authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include: (1) utilizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (2) responding to chemical or radiological weapons attacks; (3) directing the response of other Federal agencies; and (4) disseminating information.

Requires all relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Office of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and certain congressional committees, to keep each other fully and currently informed during declared or potential public health emergencies.

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Nov 7, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11559)
Nov 7, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11558)
Nov 7, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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