3.0.0 1912 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z Senate S S 2005-10-24 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-24T23:17:47Z Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance Act 109 4476 HR 2006-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2005-10-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2005-10-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. N B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2006-04-05 False Health Animal diseases Animals Birds Communication in medicine Data banks Education Epidemiology Government Operations and Politics Health information systems Health surveys Higher education Influenza Medical education Medical laboratories Medical research Medical statistics Science, Technology, Communications Veterinary medicine World health Health 00 2005-10-24 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-15T16:01:18Z Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Influenza Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to offer to enter into a contract with one or more eligible organizations to establish a Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance (GNAIS). Requires the eligible organization to manage an international surveillance program under which federal GNAIS partners: (1) monitor and test for the presence or arrival of avian influenza and other significant avian pathogens; (2) use trained professionals to collect samples and other data; (3) use the GNAIS for conducting disease surveillance, field investigations, training and capacity-building activities, and research; and (4) transmit information related to global distribution and characteristics of avian influenza to the Secretary.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the eligible organization, to: (1) use surveillance reports and other sources to identify and investigate local disease outbreaks of avian influenza; (2) develop a long-term baseline of regional data to identify when and where outbreaks might occur and paths of dispersal; (3) provide technical assistance for disease prevention and control programs; (4) provide analytical disease findings to the Influenza Branch of CDC and other federal GNAIS partners; and ( 5) manage, map, and make available on an Internet database all results and information gathered under this Act.

Directs the Secretary to request accredited colleges of veterinary medicine and other GNAIS partners to train members of the GNAIS network to: (1) monitor important bird areas around the world; and (2) test for the presence or arrival of avian influenza and other significant avian pathogens of zoonotic concern.

]]> Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance Act Display Title Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance Act Introduced in Senate 2005-10-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1912is/xml/BILLS-109s1912is.xml 2005-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.