3.0.0 5878 2023-01-11T13:39:28Z 2023-01-11T13:39:28Z House HR 2018-05-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 82 (Friday, May 18, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 5878.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Article I, Section 8, Clause 4Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4242]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-05-18T13:02:10Z National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018 115 5900 HR 2018-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2018-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N Health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research administration and funding Scientific communication Health 00 2018-05-18 Introduced in House 2019-02-15T19:56:56Z National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018

This bill establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Tick-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must oversee the creation of a national strategy to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. The national strategy must include program assessments, benchmarks for progress, and recommendations from the previously established Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.

The bill also requires HHS to undertake specific actions that promote research, prevention, and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. Among other things, HHS must:

  • support expansive research into the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of such diseases and disorders;
  • establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of such diseases and disorders in humans;
  • establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of disease-carrying ticks;
  • conduct educational campaigns; and
  • hold a series of research symposiums.
]]> National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018 Display Title National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5878ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5878ih.xml 2018-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.