3.0.0 2967 2023-01-11T13:32:53Z 2023-01-11T13:32:53Z Senate S 2016-05-23 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-08-30T15:05:55Z Markup by 2016-05-25T14:00:00Z Referred to 2016-05-23T20:55:03Z S. Rept. 114-306 2016-08-30 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577. Calendars 2016-08-30 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/14/2016 with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-306. Committee 2016-08-30 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/14/2016 with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-306. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2016-05-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2016-05-23 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2016-05-23 True 2016-07-11T18:47:49Z S. 2967, National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51791 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 25, 2016 Emergency Management Chemical and biological weapons Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Research and development Emergency Management 00 2016-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2016-08-15T18:26:46Z National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the President to:

  • develop, submit, and periodically update a National Biodefense Strategy to direct and align federal efforts toward an effective and continuously improving biodefense enterprise (i.e., the programs, projects, activities, and resources across the government that are involved in biodefense, defined as any involvement in mitigating the risks of major biological incidents and public health emergencies to the United States);
  • establish a Biodefense Coordination Council to provide the expertise necessary to develop the strategy and which shall align government biodefense activities and spending in a manner consistent with the strategy; and
  • report annually on total federal agency expenditures on biodefense activities.

The strategy shall serve as a comprehensive guide for U.S. biodefense and shall include:

  • a comprehensive description of the entities and leadership positions responsible for implementing, overseeing, and coordinating federal biodefense activities;
  • a review of collaborative efforts between the Armed Forces and the civilian sector of the government on biodefense activities and coordination;
  • a detailed analyses of recommendations issued by external biodefense review commissions, lessons learned from the government response to public health emergencies within the preceding five years, major biological incident risks, resources and capabilities needed to address identified risks, resource and capability gaps in the biodefense enterprise, and prioritization and allocation of investment across the biodefense enterprise;
  • five-year goals, priorities, and metrics to improve and strengthen the government's ability to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from a major biological incident;
  • research and development projects or initiatives planned to improve biodefense capability; and
  • recommendations for legislative action.
]]> 01 2016-08-30 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2016-11-17T15:09:13Z National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the President to:

  • develop, submit, and periodically update a National Biodefense Strategy to direct and align federal efforts toward an effective and continuously improving biodefense enterprise, including threat awareness, prevention and protection, surveillance and detection, and response and recovery to major biological incidents;
  • establish a Biodefense Coordination Council to provide the expertise necessary to develop the strategy and which shall align government biodefense activities and spending in a manner consistent with the strategy; and
  • report annually on total federal agency expenditures on biodefense activities and how the expenditures relate to strategy goals and priorities.

The strategy shall serve as a comprehensive guide for U.S. biodefense and shall include:

  • a comprehensive description of the entities and leadership positions responsible for implementing, overseeing, and coordinating federal biodefense activities;
  • five-year goals, priorities, and metrics to improve and strengthen the government's ability to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from a major biological incident;
  • research and development projects or initiatives planned to improve biodefense capability; and
  • recommendations for legislative action.

The strategy shall also include an appendix, which shall contain:

  • a review of collaborative efforts between the Armed Forces and the civilian sector of the government on biodefense activities and coordination; and
  • a detailed analyses of recommendations issued by external biodefense review commissions, lessons learned from the government response to public health emergencies within the preceding five years, major biological incident risks, resources and capabilities needed to address identified risks, resource and capability gaps in the biodefense enterprise, and prioritization and allocation of investment across the biodefense enterprise.
]]> National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016 Display Title National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Office of Management and Budget to execute a national biodefense strategy, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016 Short Titles as Reported to Senate National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016 S Senate Reported to Senate 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2967rs/xml/BILLS-114s2967rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2967is/xml/BILLS-114s2967is.xml 2016-08-30 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577. 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.