3.0.0 2307 2023-01-01T23:44:05Z 2023-01-01T23:44:05Z Senate S 2021-07-12 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-07-12T20:06:28Z COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act 117 4292 HR 2021-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-07-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-07-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2021-07-12 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-07-12 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2021-07-12 True Health Advisory bodies Appropriations Blood and blood diseases Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Drug therapy Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Minority health Research administration and funding Women's health Worker safety and health Health 00 2021-07-12 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-13T19:06:34Z COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act of 2021

This bill establishes and provides funding for the COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Program Fund. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must use the funds to set up at least 10 centers of excellence at academic medical centers to address issues associated with COVID-19 and future pandemic preparedness and response efforts.

In addition, HHS must establish an advisory committee comprised of representatives from relevant federal agencies, each center of excellence, and national organizations that work with populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and other health disparities. The committee must facilitate collaboration, information-sharing, and dissemination of best practices relating to COVID-19 and future pandemic responses.

]]> COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the establishment of COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2307is/xml/BILLS-117s2307is.xml 2021-07-12 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.