3.0.0 6599 2023-01-11T13:43:07Z 2023-01-11T13:43:07Z House HR 2020-04-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 77 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUCAS:H.R. 6599.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H1957]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-23T14:01:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-23T14:01:15Z 2020-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2020-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 2020-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 N W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2020-04-23 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2020-04-23 True M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2020-04-23 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2020-04-23 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2020-04-23 True G000588 Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 2020-04-23 True R000607 Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] Francis Rooney R FL 19 2020-04-23 True M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC 3 2020-04-23 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-05-08 False Health Advanced technology and technological innovations Animal and plant health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Medical research Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Health 00 2020-04-23 Introduced in House 2020-06-01T13:21:52Z COVID Research Act of 2020 or the Computing Opportunities to Vanquish Infectious Diseases Research Act of 2020

This bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to undertake specified actions related to forecasting emerging infectious diseases.

The OSTP, acting through the National Science and Technology Council, must establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities concerning infectious disease prediction and forecasting. Among other tasks, the working group must identify challenges in predicting outbreaks and develop a strategic plan to address them.

The bill also provides statutory authority for the Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The committee must provide expertise to the working group and otherwise facilitate science and policy discussions concerning emerging infectious diseases. The committee must issue public reports and brief Congress on its activities.

In coordination with specified entities, DOE shall carry out, and report to Congress on, a competitive research program for the National Laboratories and others to leverage analytical tools and computational and networking capabilities to prevent and respond to emerging infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). DOE must also establish the Emerging Infectious Diseases High Performance Computing Research Consortium to support the research program.

]]> Computing Opportunities to Vanquish Infectious Diseases Research Act of 2020 Display Title Computing Opportunities to Vanquish Infectious Diseases Research Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide for coordination of research and development for pandemic disease prediction, forecasting, and computing, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Computing Opportunities to Vanquish Infectious Diseases Research Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID Research Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6599ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6599ih.xml 2020-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. 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.