3.0.0 2268 2023-01-11T13:26:33Z 2023-01-11T13:26:33Z Senate S S 2014-04-29 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-04-29T19:58:03Z Border Health Security Act of 2014 113 5221 HR 2014-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2014-04-29 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2014-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2014-04-29 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2014-04-29 True Health Advisory bodies Arizona Building construction California Canada Cancer Chemical and biological weapons Child health Crime prevention 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 Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Latin America Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Mexico Minority health New Mexico Nutrition and diet Sex and reproductive health Terrorism Texas Violent crime Women's health World health Health 00 2014-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2014-08-15T15:53:35Z Border Health Security Act of 2013 - Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to: (1) revise the duties of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to include cooperating with the Canada-United States Pan Border Public Health Preparedness Council and serving as an independent and objective body to recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues, and (2) authorize appropriations.

Designates the Commissioner of the U.S. section of the Commission as the Chair (currently, leader) of the section. Authorizes members of the Commission and the Council to provide advice or recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, or any Member of Congress concerning issues that are considered by the Commission or Council.

Requires the Secretary to award grants: (1) to eligible entities to improve the health of individuals residing in the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada border areas, and (2) for Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance to eligible entities for infection disease surveillance activities in such areas.

Requires the Commission and the Council to each: (1) prepare (every five years) a binational strategic plan to guide its operation, (2) develop and approve (every two years) an operational work plan and budget based on the strategic plan, and (3) issue a biannual report to the Secretary that provides independent policy recommendations related to border health issues.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) (every two years) to conduct an evaluation of Commission and Counsel activities.

Requires plans, systems, and activities supported under such Act for all hazard preparedness, and general border health, to be coordinated with authorities in Mexico, Canada, and the United States to the extent practicable.

Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 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 U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada border areas; and (2) warns of health threats, extreme weather conditions, disasters of mass scale, bioterrorism, and other emerging threats along such areas.

]]> Border Health Security Act of 2013 Display Title Border Health Security Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Border Health Security Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2268is/xml/BILLS-113s2268is.xml 2014-04-29 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.