Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 11, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Prohibits assistance under this Act to an eligible developing country that does not: (1) permit World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) personnel to investigate infectious disease outbreaks within its borders; and (2) provide pathogen surveillance data to appropriate U.S. and international agencies and organizations.
Authorizes the Secretary of State (Secretary) to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national interest.
(Sec. 5) Prohibits any participating foreign national from having unsupervised access to specified agents or toxins that may be used in a biological weapon.
States that such restriction may not be construed to limit the Secretary of Health and Human Services' ability to prescribe standards for the handling of such agents or toxins.
(Sec. 6) Establishes a public health education and training fellowship program for eligible nationals to pursue: (1) a master of public health degree with a concentration in epidemiology; or (2) advanced public health training in epidemiology.
Authorizes each fellowship recipient to take courses of study at the CDC or at an equivalent facility on diagnosis and containment of likely bioterrorism agents.
Authorizes the Secretary to permit the participation of a U.S. citizen in the fellowship program if: (1) in the U.S. national interest to do so; and (2) the U.S. citizen agrees to complete at least five years of public health employment in an eligible developing country or at an international health organization.
(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to support short training courses in-country (not in the United States) for laboratory technicians and other public health personnel in: (1) laboratory techniques relating to the identification, diagnosis, and tracking of pathogens responsible for possible infectious disease outbreaks; and (2) syndrome surveillance reporting and rapid analysis of syndrome information using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools.
(Sec. 8) Authorizes the President to furnish assistance to eligible developing countries to purchase and maintain: (1) public health laboratory equipment necessary to collect, analyze, and identify pathogens which may cause disease outbreaks or may be used as a biological weapon; and (2) related communications equipment and information technology.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes a federal agency head, upon the request of a U.S. chief of diplomatic mission or an international health organization, and with the Secretary's and the employee's concurrence, to assign to the respective U.S. mission or organization any public health officer or employee of the agency for the purpose of enhancing disease and pathogen surveillance efforts in developing countries.
(Sec. 11) Directs CDC and the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) increase the number of personnel assigned to their respective laboratories located in eligible developing countries that conduct infectious disease research; and (2) expand the operations of those laboratories, especially in the implementation of on-site training of foreign nationals and regional outreach efforts.
(Sec. 12) Authorizes: (1) the President to provide assistance to enhance the surveillance and reporting capabilities for WHO and existing regional and international health networks, and develop new health networks; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish new country or regional foreign epidemiology training programs in eligible developing countries.
(Sec. 13) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees respecting program implementation under this Act.
(Sec. 14) Authorizes FY2008-FY2009 appropriations.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Jun 25, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Jun 25, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2007Markup Jun 27, 2007Reported Sep 11, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2007Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-152.
- Sep 11, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
- Jun 27, 2007Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jun 25, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8359-8361)
- Jun 25, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8359–S8361 | Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE | Jun 25, 2007 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 20, 2007S. 1687, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations</p>
- Jul 20, 2007S. 1687, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance and response.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Aliens
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Communicable diseases
- Communication in medicine
- Developing countries
- Economic assistance
- Embassies
- Employee training
- Epidemics
- Epidemiology
- Geographic information systems
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health information systems
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Information technology
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Labor and Employment
- Medical education
- Medical laboratories
- Medical research
- Medical supplies
- Medical technology
- Preventive medicine
- Public health personnel
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Syndromes
- World health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jun 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
