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[S. 849 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                        Calendar No. 45
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 849

 To support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease 
                       surveillance and control.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 5 (legislative day, April 4), 2017

Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Alexander, 
and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

                              May 1, 2017

              Reported by Mr. Alexander, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease 
                       surveillance and control.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Mosquito 
Abatement for Safety and Health Act'' or the ``SMASH Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MOSQUITO ABATEMENT FOR SAFETY AND 
              HEALTH PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 317S of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247b-21) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``including programs to 
                address emerging infectious mosquito-borne diseases,'' 
                after ``control programs,''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting ``or improving existing 
                control programs'' before the period at the 
                end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
                including improvement,'' after ``operation'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in clause (ii), by 
                                striking ``or'' at the end;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in clause (iii), by 
                                striking the semicolon at the end and 
                                inserting ``, including an emerging 
                                infectious mosquito-borne disease that 
                                presents a serious public health 
                                threat; or''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) by adding at the end 
                                the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) a public health emergency 
                        due to the incidence or prevalence of a 
                        mosquito-borne disease that presents a serious 
                        public health threat.''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (D), by 
                        inserting ``or that demonstrates to the 
                        Secretary that the control program is 
                        consistent with existing State mosquito control 
                        plans, or policies, or other applicable State 
                        preparedness plans'' before the period at the 
                        end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking 
                ``that extraordinary'' and all that follows through the 
                period at the end and inserting ``that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) extraordinary economic 
                        conditions in the political subdivision or 
                        consortium of political subdivisions involved 
                        justify the waiver; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the geographical area 
                        covered by a political subdivision or 
                        consortium for a grant under paragraph (1) has 
                        an extreme need due to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the size or density 
                                of the human population;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the size or density 
                                of the mosquito population; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) the severity of 
                                the mosquito-borne disease, such that 
                                expected serious adverse health 
                                outcomes for the human population 
                                justify the waiver.''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by amending paragraph (6) to read as 
                follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Number of grants.--A political subdivision 
        or a consortium of political subdivisions may not receive more 
        than one grant under paragraph (1).''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (f)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                ``$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as 
                may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
                2007'' and inserting ``$130,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2017 through 2022'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the 
                Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness 
                and Response Act of 2002'' and inserting ``other 
                medical and public health preparedness and response 
                laws''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the heading, by striking 
                        ``2004'' and inserting ``2018''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``2004'' and 
                        inserting ``2018''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. EPIDEMIOLOGY-LABORATORY CAPACITY GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2821 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300hh-31) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, 
        including mosquito and other vector-borne diseases,'' after 
        ``infectious diseases''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2010 through 
        2013'' and inserting ``2017 through 2022''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. GAO STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on the state of surveillance and control of 
mosquito-borne infectious diseases in the United States and 
territories, including the state of preparedness for conducting such 
surveillance and control. The study shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a description of the infrastructure and 
        programs for mosquito control in the United States, including--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) how such infrastructure and programs 
                are organized and implemented at the Federal, State and 
                local levels, including with respect to departments and 
                agencies of the States, and local organizations 
                (including special districts) involved in such control 
                programs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the role of the private sector in such 
                activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) how the authority for mosquito control 
                impacts such activities; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the resources for such infrastructure 
                and programs, including Federal, State, and local 
                funding sources;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) how mosquito and other vector-borne disease 
        surveillance and control is integrated into Federal, State, and 
        local preparedness plans and actions, including how zoonotic 
        surveillance is integrated into infectious disease surveillance 
        to support real-time situational surveillance and 
        awareness;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Federal, State, and local laboratory capacity 
        for emerging vector-borne diseases, including mosquito-borne 
        and other zoonotic diseases; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) any regulatory challenges for developing and 
        utilizing vector-control technologies and platforms as part of 
        mosquito control strategies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultations.--In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
consult with--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) State and local public health officials 
        involved in mosquito and other vector-borne disease 
        surveillance and control efforts;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) researchers and manufacturers of mosquito 
        control products;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) stakeholders involved in mosquito abatement 
        activities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) infectious disease experts; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) entomologists involved in mosquito-borne 
        disease surveillance and control efforts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report containing the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a) and relevant recommendations for Zika virus and 
other mosquito-borne diseases preparedness and response 
efforts.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for 
Safety and Health Act'' or the ``SMASH Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MOSQUITO ABATEMENT FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 317S of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-21) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``including programs to address 
                emerging infectious mosquito-borne diseases,'' after 
                ``control programs,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or improving existing control 
                programs'' before the period at the end;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including 
                improvement,'' after ``operation'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``or'' at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                the semicolon at the end and inserting 
                                ``, including an emerging infectious 
                                mosquito-borne disease that presents a 
                                serious public health threat; or''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iv) a public health emergency due to the 
                        incidence or prevalence of a mosquito-borne 
                        disease that presents a serious public health 
                        threat.''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``or 
                        that demonstrates to the Secretary that the 
                        control program is consistent with existing 
                        State mosquito control plans or policies, or 
                        other applicable State preparedness plans'' 
                        before the period at the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``that 
                extraordinary'' and all that follows through the period 
                at the end and inserting ``that--
                            ``(i) extraordinary economic conditions in 
                        the political subdivision or consortium of 
                        political subdivisions involved justify the 
                        waiver; or
                            ``(ii) the geographical area covered by a 
                        political subdivision or consortium for a grant 
                        under paragraph (1) has an extreme mosquito 
                        control need due to--
                                    ``(I) the size or density of the 
                                potentially impacted human population;
                                    ``(II) the size or density of a 
                                mosquito population that requires 
                                heightened control; or
                                    ``(III) the severity of the 
                                mosquito-borne disease, such that 
                                expected serious adverse health 
                                outcomes for the human population 
                                justify the waiver.''; and
                    (D) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
            ``(6) Number of grants.--A political subdivision or a 
        consortium of political subdivisions may not receive more than 
        one grant under paragraph (1).''; and
            (3) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for fiscal year 
                2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2004 through 2007'' and inserting ``for 
                each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Public 
                Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and 
                Response Act of 2002'' and inserting ``other medical 
                and public health preparedness and response laws''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``2004'' 
                        and inserting ``2018''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``2004'' and inserting 
                        ``2018''.

SEC. 3. EPIDEMIOLOGY-LABORATORY CAPACITY GRANTS.

    Section 2821 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-31) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, including 
        mosquito and other vector-borne diseases,'' after ``infectious 
        diseases''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2010 through 2013'' 
        and inserting ``2018 through 2022''.

SEC. 4. GAO STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on the state of surveillance and control of mosquito-
borne infectious diseases in the United States and territories, 
including the state of preparedness for conducting such surveillance 
and control. The study shall include--
            (1) a description of the infrastructure and programs for 
        mosquito control in the United States, including--
                    (A) how such infrastructure and programs are 
                organized and implemented at the Federal, State and 
                local levels, including with respect to departments and 
                agencies of the States, and local organizations 
                (including special districts) involved in such control 
                programs;
                    (B) the role of the private sector in such 
                activities;
                    (C) how the authority for mosquito control impacts 
                such activities; and
                    (D) the resources for such infrastructure and 
                programs, including Federal, State, and local funding 
                sources;
            (2) how mosquito and other vector-borne disease 
        surveillance and control is integrated into Federal, State, and 
        local preparedness plans and actions, including how zoonotic 
        surveillance is integrated into infectious disease surveillance 
        to support real-time situational surveillance and awareness;
            (3) Federal, State, and local laboratory capacity for 
        emerging vector-borne diseases, including mosquito-borne and 
        other zoonotic diseases; and
            (4) any regulatory challenges for developing and utilizing 
        vector-control technologies and platforms as part of mosquito 
        control strategies.
    (b) Consultations.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with--
            (1) State and local public health officials involved in 
        mosquito and other vector-borne disease surveillance and 
        control efforts;
            (2) researchers and manufacturers of mosquito control 
        products;
            (3) stakeholders involved in mosquito abatement activities;
            (4) infectious disease experts; and
            (5) entomologists involved in mosquito-borne disease 
        surveillance and control efforts.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report containing the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a) and relevant recommendations for Zika virus and 
other mosquito-borne diseases preparedness and response efforts.
                                                        Calendar No. 45

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 849

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease 
                       surveillance and control.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 1, 2017

                       Reported with an amendment