3.0.0 1687 2023-01-12T17:52:46Z 2023-01-12T17:52:46Z Senate S S 2007-06-25 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-09-11T22:44:08Z Markup by 2007-06-27T17:27:23Z Referred to 2007-06-25T19:12:26Z S. Rept. 110-152 2007-09-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350. Calendars 2007-09-11 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-152. Committee 2007-09-11 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-152. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2007-06-27 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2007-06-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2007-06-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8359-8361) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-06-25 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-06-25 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-06-25 True 2007-07-20T04:00:00Z S. 1687, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18861 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations</p> 2007-07-20T04:00:00Z S. 1687, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18861 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 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 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 International Affairs 00 2007-06-25 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-26T18:45:31Z Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 - 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.

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 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 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.

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.

]]> 80 2007-09-11 Reported to Senate without amendment 2009-01-26T18:43:23Z (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.

]]> Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 Display Title Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance and response. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 S Senate Reported to Senate 2007-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1687rs/xml/BILLS-110s1687rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1687is/xml/BILLS-110s1687is.xml 2007-09-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350. 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.