3.0.0 2170 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z Senate S S 2005-12-21 109 2005-12-22 17:15:43 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2005-12-22 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2005-12-22 16:03:04 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2005-12-22 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14399-14402; text as passed Senate: CR S14399-14402; text of measure as introduced: CR S14329-14332) Floor 2005-12-22 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14399-14402; text as passed Senate: CR S14399-14402; text of measure as introduced: CR S14329-14332) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-21 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice. IntroReferral 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000439 Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] WILLIAM FRIST R TN H. N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2005-12-21 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2005-12-21 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2006-01-25 False Health Armed Forces and National Security Arms control agreements Biological warfare Buy American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Communicable diseases Communication in medicine Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Defense Department of Health and Human Services Developing countries Economic assistance Education Embassies Epidemiology Federal employees Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Health information systems Health surveys Higher education Information technology International Affairs International agencies Medical education Medical laboratories Medical research Medical supplies Medical technology Public health administration Public health personnel Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications State-sponsored terrorism Syndromes Technical assistance Terrorism World health Health 00 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-23T19:30:05Z Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2005 - 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 (CDCP) personnel to investigate infectious disease outbreaks within its borders; and (2) provide pathogen surveillance data to appropriate U.S. and international agencies and organizations.

Prohibits any participating foreign national from having unsupervised access to agents that may be used in a biological weapon.

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.

Directs the Secretary of State 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).

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.

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 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.

Directs CDCP 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.

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.

Directs the President to establish the Office of Foreign Biological Threat Detection and Warning.

]]> 82 2005-12-22 Passed Senate without amendment 2007-05-09T16:58:13Z (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 2005 - (Sec. 3) Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act.

(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 (CDCP) 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 to waive such prohibition for national security purposes.

(Sec. 5) Prohibits any participating foreign national from having unsupervised access to agents that may be used in a biological weapon.

(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 fellowship recipients to take CDCP or equivalent courses on diagnosis and containment of bioterrorism agents.

Authorizes, and sets forth the conditions for, program participation by U.S. citizens.

(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).

(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. Gives procurement preference to U.S.-manufactured equipment and supplies.

(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 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 CDCP 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 President to establish the Office of Foreign Biological Threat Detection and Warning within either DOD, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), or CDCP with the technical ability to conduct event detection and rapid threat assessment related to biological threats in foreign countries.

(Sec. 14) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress respecting program implementation under this Act and related funding requirements.

(Sec. 15) Authorizes FY2006 appropriations.

]]> Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2005 Display Title Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2005 Short Titles as Passed Senate Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2005 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance and response. Considered and Passed Senate 2005-12-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2170cps/xml/BILLS-109s2170cps.xml Engrossed in Senate 2005-12-21T05:00:00Z 2005-12-22 Held at the desk. 17:15:43 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.