3.0.0 2298 2021-09-28T13:51:44Z 2021-09-28T13:51:44Z House H HR 2011-06-22 112 [Pages H4458-H4459]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REYES:H.R. 2298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I,Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Text:Article I, Section 8.Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collectTaxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts andprovide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall beuniform throughout the United States;Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the UnitedStates;Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;Clause 4: To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughoutthe United States;Clause 5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and offoreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;Clause 6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeitingthe Securities and current Coin of the United States;Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and usefulArts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventorsthe exclusive Right to their respective Writings andDiscoveries;Clause 9: To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supremeCourt;Clause 10: To define and punish Piracies and Feloniescommitted on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law ofNations;Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque andReprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land andWater;Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but noAppropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Termthan two Years;Clause 13: To provide and maintain a Navy;Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulationof the land and naval Forces;Clause 15: To provide for calling forth the Militia toexecute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections andrepel Invasions;Clause 16: To provide for organizing, arming, anddisciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part ofthem as may be employed in the Service of the United States,reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of theOfficers, and the Authority of training the Militia accordingto the discipline prescribed by Congress;[[Page H4459]]Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Caseswhatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Milessquare) as may, by Cession of particular States, and theAcceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government ofthe United States, and to exercise like Authority over allPlaces purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of theState in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts,Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needfulBuildings;--AndClause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2011-10-25T13:07:35Z hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2011-10-25T13:07:23Z Referred to 2011-06-22T13:32:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-22T19:25:58Z Referred to 2011-06-22T13:32:45Z Border Health Security Act of 2011 112 1257 S 2011-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4031-4032) Related bill CRS 2011-10-25 hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Committee 2011-10-25 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. Committee 2011-06-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-22 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-06-22 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 N G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2011-06-22 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-06-22 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2011-06-22 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-06-22 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2011-06-22 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2011-06-23 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2011-07-07 False Health Advisory bodies Arizona Building construction California Canada Cancer Child health Dental care Domestic violence and child abuse Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency communications systems Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Employment and training programs Environmental health Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Latin America Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Mexico New Mexico Nutrition and diet Sex and reproductive health Terrorism Texas Women's health World health Health 00 2011-06-22 Introduced in House 2011-09-14T15:32:35Z Border Health Security Act of 2011 - Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to revise the duties of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to include serving as an independent and objective body to both recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues.

Authorizes a member of the Commission to provide advice or recommendations to Congress concerning issues that are considered by the Commission.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the members of the Commission, to award grants to eligible entities to improve the health of individuals residing in the United States-Mexico Border Area.

Requires the Secretary to award grants under the Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance project to eligible entities for infection disease surveillance activities in the United States-Mexico Border Area.

Requires the Commission to: (1) prepare a binational strategic plan to guide the operations of the Commission, and (2) develop and approve an operational work plan and budget based on the strategic plan.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an evaluation of Commission activities.

Requires the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine for a study concerning binational health infrastructure, with respect to the United States and Mexico and the United States and Canada (including trauma and emergency care), and health insurance efforts.

Authorizes the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in establishing a health alert system that: (1) alerts clinicians and public health officials of emerging disease clusters and syndromes along the United States-Mexico Border Area; and (2) is alerted to signs of health threats, disasters of mass scale, or bioterrorism along the United States-Mexico Border Area.

]]> Border Health Security Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Border Health Security Act of 2011 Display Title Border Health Security Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2298ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2298ih.xml 2011-10-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. 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.