[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1786 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1786

To provide for the conduct of a study and report concerning the ability 
   of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the 
     growing threat of viral epidemics and biological and chemical 
                               terrorism.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 1998

 Mr. Faircloth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the conduct of a study and report concerning the ability 
   of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the 
     growing threat of viral epidemics and biological and chemical 
                               terrorism.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY CONCERNING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE 
              CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct a study concerning the ability of, and resources available to, 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the growing 
threats of viral epidemics and biologic and chemical terrorism.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prepare and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning 
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including the 
recommendations of the Secretary for improving the ability and 
resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address 
the growing threats of viral epidemics and biologic and chemical 
terrorism.
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