S 1765 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001

Introduced Dec 4, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor William H. Frist R-TN

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Latest action · Dec 5, 2001 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 4, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add provisions granting additional authorities to the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning bioterrorism preparedness and responding to public health emergencies. Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a plan which includes the development of specific criteria enabling measurements to be made of the progress made at the national, State, and local levels toward achieving the national goal of bioterrorism preparedness.

Requires the maintenance of an adequate national pharmaceutical stockpile of vaccines (including a smallpox vaccine), therapies, and medical supplies for use at the Secretary's discretion in the event of a biological threat or attack or other public health emergency.

Expands the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a coordinated network of public health laboratories to assist with the detection of and response to a biological threat or attack.

Provides for the appointment of an Assistant Secretary for Emergency Preparedness who shall head the Office for Emergency Preparedness.

Provides for a National Disaster Medical System to provide appropriate health and social services to respond to a public health emergency, if the Secretary activates the System.

Provides for enhanced regulatory control of biological agents and toxins.

Establishes a State Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Block Grant Program to improve State and local preparedness and response capabilities.

Amends the Clayton Act to provide for a limited antitrust exemption with respect to the development of new countermeasures against bioterrorism.

Requires, under the Public Health Service Act, the development of a crisis communications and education strategy with respect to bioterrorist threats to the food supply. Expands animal and plant health inspection service activities and authorities.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to expand the authority of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to food presenting a serious threat to humans or animals.

Requires the registration of food manufacturing, processing, and handling facilities.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize existing authorities to expand Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service programs to protect the food supply of the United States.

Cosponsors 80

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 4, 2001 to Feb 12, 2002; 72 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAArlen SpecterOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-COBen Nighthorse CampbellOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-MOChristopher S. BondOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-MTConrad R. BurnsOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-WYCraig ThomasOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-INEvan BayhOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-AKFrank H. MurkowskiOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-TNFred ThompsonOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-RIJack ReedOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MOJean CarnahanOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-NCJesse HelmsOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NCJohn EdwardsOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalDec 4, 2001
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.OriginalDec 4, 2001
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NDKent ConradOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-RILincoln ChafeeOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-GAMax ClelandOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-OHMike DeWineOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MNPaul D. WellstoneOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-PARick SantorumOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-UTRobert F. BennettOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-SCStrom ThurmondOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-AKTed StevensOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-MSThad CochranOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalDec 4, 2001
R-ARTim HutchinsonOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-IATom HarkinOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-GAZell MillerOriginalDec 4, 2001
D-MICarl LevinDec 5, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeDec 5, 2001
R-ALJeff SessionsDec 5, 2001
D-CABarbara BoxerDec 7, 2001
D-WAMaria CantwellDec 7, 2001
D-FLBob GrahamDec 18, 2001
R-NVJohn EnsignDec 18, 2001
R-KYJim BunningFeb 12, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 5, 2001Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
  2. Dec 4, 2001Introduced in Senate
  3. Dec 4, 2001Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateAmendments S13060Max Cleland D-GA (amendment)Dec 12, 2001
SenateDebate and remarks S12389Harry Reid D-NVDec 5, 2001
SenateDebate and remarks S12386Harry Reid D-NV, William H. Frist R-TNDec 4, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-472LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY AND A WHITE HOUSE OFFICE TO COMBAT TERRORISM145 pagesHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeApr 11, 2002

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 2484No description on fileMax Cleland D-GASenate amendment submitted

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3448Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002Related billJun 12, 2002

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to improve the ability of the United States to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack.
Short Titles as Introduced
Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001
Popular Titles
Biological Chemical Attack bill

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Dec 5, 2001Placed on Calendar Senate

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