3.0.0 2570 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-07-29 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-07-29T22:04:26Z Border Health Security Act of 2021 117 4812 HR 2021-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-07-29 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2021-07-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2021-07-29 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2021-08-03 False International Affairs Arizona Atmospheric science and weather California Canada Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations International organizations and cooperation Latin America Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mexico New Mexico State and local government operations Terrorism Texas International Affairs 00 2021-07-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-11-30T13:59:16Z Border Health Security Act of 2021

This bill modifies the duties and activities of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission and the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council and makes other changes to address health issues along the U.S. border.

Specifically, the commission must cooperate with the council where appropriate, and both the commission and the council must develop strategic plans, work plans, evaluations, and reports concerning their activities.

The Department of Health and Human Services must award grants to (1) eligible entities in border areas to address recommendations of the commission and the council to improve the health of border area residents; and (2) trauma centers, public health entities, and state, local, or tribal entities for infectious disease surveillance activities in border areas. In addition, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response may coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security in establishing a system that alerts clinicians and public health officials to emerging health threats in border areas.

The Government Accountability Office must evaluate commission and council activities every two years.

]]> Border Health Security Act of 2021 Display Title Border Health Security Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of residents along the United States-Mexico and United States-Canada borders and for all hazards preparedness in the border areas, including with respect to bioterrorism, infectious disease, and other emerging biothreats, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Border Health Security Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2570is/xml/BILLS-117s2570is.xml 2021-07-29 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.