3.0.0 196 2023-01-11T13:35:21Z 2023-01-11T13:35:21Z Senate S 2017-01-24 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-01-24T16:05:17Z 2017-01-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-01-24 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-01-24 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-01-24 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-01-24 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-01-24 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2017-05-23 False Health Appropriations Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Health 00 2017-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-19T21:46:25Z Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, upon determination of a public health emergency, to provide for the convening of a group of federal officials to prepare monthly reports concerning such matters as funding, collaboration, and best practices.

The bill makes appropriations to the Public Health Emergency Fund upon determination of an emergency. Funding is subject to a calculation that compares amounts available in the fund to average public health emergency relief expenditures over preceding fiscal years.

The bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the fund from sequestration, a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must report on:

  • the capacity of the public health system to respond effectively to infectious disease outbreaks,
  • the coordination between federal, state, and local government entities when responding to infectious disease outbreaks,
  • the most effective ways to provide or allocate resources for public health emergency response, and
  • an audit of how funds for public health emergencies have been expended within the last two years.

GAO must also issue a post-emergency report on response efforts by government entities.

]]> Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act Display Title Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for a Public Health Emergency Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act Introduced in Senate 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s196is/xml/BILLS-115s196is.xml 2017-01-24 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.