3.0.0 3759 2023-01-11T13:42:39Z 2023-01-11T13:42:39Z Senate S 2020-05-19 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-19T16:53:17Z 2020-05-19 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2020-05-19 True International Affairs Animal and plant health Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Ecology Emergency medical services and trauma care Endangered and threatened species Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Foreign property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Land use and conservation Meat Medical tests and diagnostic methods Nutrition and diet Sanctions Smuggling and trafficking Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Trade restrictions Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Visas and passports Wildlife conservation and habitat protection World health International Affairs 00 2020-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-24T16:33:08Z Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act

This bill establishes measures to close high-risk wildlife markets and prevent outbreaks of diseases of wildlife origin.

A high-risk wildlife market is a commercial market that sells or processes wildlife for human consumption where (1) the species of wildlife or regulation of the market is a risk factor for zoonotic (i.e., naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans) disease spread or is linked with the global illegal trade in wildlife, or (2) the manner of processing the wildlife is a risk factor for zoonotic disease spread.

The Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must (1) prioritize the closure of high-risk wildlife markets around the world, (2) provide support for foreign governments in their efforts to close such markets, (3) work with foreign governments and multilateral organizations to develop agreements around closing such markets, and (4) coordinate these activities with existing efforts to combat wildlife trafficking. Further, if a country is determined to be willfully harboring high risk wildlife markets, the President may impose certain sanctions, such as import bans.

The State Department, the USAID, the FWS, USDA, and the U.S. Geological Survey must leverage public health, animal health, and environmental health expertise to, among other things (1) identify high-risk wildlife markets; (2) strengthen global capacity for detection of zoonotic diseases with pandemic potential; and (3) coordinate an approach to global zoonotic disease preparedness, surveillance, and response.

]]> Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act Display Title Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to close high risk wildlife markets and prevent wildlife disease transmission globally, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3759is/xml/BILLS-116s3759is.xml 2020-05-19 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.