[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3819 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3819

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued 
  implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for 
                    Disease Control and Prevention.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2019

 Ms. Underwood (for herself and Ms. Shalala) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued 
  implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for 
                    Disease Control and Prevention.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Climate and Health Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE AND HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
inserting after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 317U. CLIMATE AND HEALTH PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to 
implement the Climate and Health program carried out by the National 
Center for Environmental Health (or successor program) for the 
following purposes:
            ``(1) To translate climate change science to inform States, 
        local health departments, and communities.
            ``(2) To create decision support tools to build capacity to 
        prepare for climate change.
            ``(3) To serve as a credible leader in planning for the 
        public health impacts of climate change.
    ``(b) Written Notification to Congress.--In the case of the 
establishment of any successor program to the Climate and Health 
program referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall 
submit to Congress a written notification of any transfer or 
reprogramming of funds to establish such a successor program.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out the program referred to in subsection (a) 
        $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year 
        thereafter.
            ``(2) Limitation.--None of the funds made available under 
        paragraph (1) may be transferred or reprogrammed by the 
        Secretary to carry out another program administered by the 
        Secretary.''.
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