3.0.0 3829 2023-01-11T13:42:37Z 2023-01-11T13:42:37Z Senate S 2020-05-21 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2020-06-18T14:00:00Z Referred to 2020-05-21T20:13:25Z 2020-06-18 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Committee 2020-05-21 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. N M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2020-05-21 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-05-21 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2020-06-08 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2020-09-14 False International Affairs Advisory bodies Animal and plant health Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign aid and international relief Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Research and development Rule of law and government transparency Terrorism World health International Affairs 00 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-04T15:09:16Z Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act of 2020

This bill establishes measures to detect, deter, and contain infectious disease outbreaks overseas before they become global pandemics.

The President must establish a Global Health Security Strategy for advancing U.S. global health security and diplomacy objectives. To promote such strategy, the bill establishes the role of Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities to Advance Global Health Security and Diplomacy overseas, who shall coordinate, manage, and oversee U.S. diplomatic efforts and foreign assistance resources.

In responding to an international infectious disease outbreak, the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall lead diplomatic, coordination, and response efforts. Further, specified foreign assistance funds may be used for the cost to detail or employ certain individuals to carry out programs in response to global health emergencies and natural or man-made disasters.

The United States may participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which is a global partnership focused on developing vaccines to stop future epidemics.

The State Department must seek to establish a Trust Fund for Global Health Security within the World Bank. The fund shall enable developing countries to strengthen and sustain health systems and supply chains with the resources, capacity, and personnel necessary to prevent, detect, mitigate, and respond to infectious disease threats before they become pandemics.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the programs, projects, and activities supported by the fund and assess the merits of continued U.S. participation in the fund.

]]> Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act of 2020 Display Title Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to advance the global health security and diplomacy objectives of the United States, improve coordination among the relevant Federal departments and agencies implementing United States foreign assistance for global health security, and more effectively enable partner countries to strengthen and sustain resilient health systems and supply chains with the resources, capacity, and personnel required to prevent, detect, mitigate, and respond to infectious disease threats before they become pandemics, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3829is/xml/BILLS-116s3829is.xml 2020-06-18 Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. 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.