Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/18/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-03-18Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-18 (00)
Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2021
This bill requires interagency coordination to respond to zoonotic diseases through a One Health Program. A One Health Program recognizes the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.
Specifically, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Agriculture must develop a framework to coordinate federal activities to reduce hazards to human and animal health under the One Health Program. These departments must work with other federal entities on the framework, including the Department of Commerce.
This framework must establish goals, identify activities necessary to achieve those goals, and recommend legislation or other actions to advance One Health efforts.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must evaluate this framework and its implementation.
Cosponsors (3)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Environmental health
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medical research
- State and local government operations
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
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