3.0.0 2698 2022-11-01T04:17:42Z 2022-11-01T04:17:42Z Senate S 2019-10-24 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-10-24T18:37:12Z Global Health Act 116 4847 HR 2019-10-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, 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. Related bill CRS 2019-10-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-10-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N International Affairs Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief HIV/AIDS Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care International organizations and cooperation World health International Affairs 00 2019-10-24 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-20T14:24:42Z Global Health Coordination and Development Act

This bill establishes various bodies and positions related to U.S. global health activities.

The President shall establish the U.S. Global Health Commission, which shall (1) develop and periodically report to Congress a Unified Global Health Strategy; (2) recommend improvements to ensure that U.S. global health efforts have the greatest possible impact; (3) advise various bodies, including the National Security Council, on global health issues; and (4) facilitate cooperation from nongovernmental entities, including in academia and the private sector.

The President shall establish the Interagency Global Health Committee to implement the Unified Global Health Strategy. The committee's duties shall include developing a five-year plan for implementing the strategy and coordinating U.S. government global health assistance efforts.

The bill establishes the U.S. Global Health Attache Program, to be managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. Each attache shall (1) serve as senior health advisor to the U.S. mission in the country or region where the attache is posted, (2) oversee and coordinate the U.S. health development plan for that country or region, and (3) represent the U.S. government in health matters.

]]> Global Health Coordination and Development Act Display Title Global Health Coordination and Development Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Global Health Coordination and Development Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a United States Global Health Commission and a United States Global Health Attache Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2698is/xml/BILLS-116s2698is.xml 2019-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.