116 HR 2876 IH: American Students Abroad Act U.S. House of Representatives 2019-05-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2876IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 21, 2019Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo direct the Secretary of State to make available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention copies of consular reports of death of United States citizens, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Students Abroad Act.

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Copies of consular reports of death of U.S. citizens abroad to be made available to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(a)

In general

The Secretary of State shall make available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for each calendar quarter a copy of each report described in subsection (b) that is issued during the preceding calendar quarter. (b)

Report described

The report described in this subsection is a report issued by a United States embassy or consulate relating to the death of a United States citizen in a foreign country upon receipt by the embassy or consulate of the foreign death certificate or finding of death by a local competent authority.

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Surveillance by CDC of deaths of United States citizens abroad

The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317T of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–22) the following:

317U.

Surveillance of deaths of United States citizens abroad

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand and intensify the programs and activities of the Centers for surveillance of deaths of United States citizens occurring abroad.

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