3.0.0 1290 2023-01-11T19:56:08Z 2023-01-11T19:56:08Z House H HR 2007-03-01 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-05T20:32:08Z Referred to 2007-03-01T15:04:20Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-05T19:13:12Z Referred to 2007-03-01T15:04:15Z 2007-03-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-05 hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. Committee 2007-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-03-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E431) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2007-03-01 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2007-03-01 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2007-03-01 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2007-03-01 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2007-03-01 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-03-01 True D000606 Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1] David Davis R TN 1 2007-03-01 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-03-01 True Emergency Management Agriculture and Food Animal diseases Animals Biological warfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Communicable diseases Communication in medicine Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Department of Homeland Security Emergency communication systems Environmental Protection Environmental health Epidemics Epidemiology Executive reorganization Food safety Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Health information systems Health surveys Information networks Information technology Medical records Medical statistics Plant diseases Public health Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2007-03-01 Introduced in House 2007-03-30T18:28:17Z Biosurveillance Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) to enhance the government's capability to rapidly identify, characterize, and localize a biological event (a terrorist act involving biological agents or toxins or a naturally occurring outbreak of infectious disease of potential national significance) by integrating and analyzing data related to human health, animals, plants, food, and the environment.

Requires the Director of NBIC to develop, operate, and maintain an integrated network to detect a biological event that presents a risk to the United States or its infrastructure or key assets. Includes among the Director's responsibilities establishment of a procedure to enable government and private sector entities to report suspicious events. Requires the Director to continuously evaluate data, integrate homeland security information with NBIC data, and establish a mechanism for real-time communication with the National Operations Center.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) seek agreements for appropriate federal agency heads to integrate biosurveillance information capabilities through NBIC and to provide timely, evaluated information; (2) ensure that the Director is notified of homeland security information regarding significant biological threats and receives timely reports; (3) designate NBIC as a public health authority; and (4) ensure that NBIC complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and applicable privacy regulations.

Requires: (1) the Director to establish an interagency working group; and (2) the Secretary to report annually to Congress.

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