Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act

Summary

Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report setting forth a strategy to reduce the time frame from pathogen identification to the development and emergency approval for human use of a reasonably safe and effective priority countermeasure against a novel or unknown pathogen or toxin. Requires the report to include: (1) technical impediments to reducing this time frame; (2) research, development, and technology needs to address these impediments; and (3) potential liability concerns stemming from distribution of rapidly-developed priority countermeasures. Allows the Secretary to contract with any firm or institution to conduct necessary research and analysis for this report. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a system to rapidly: (1) establish clinical research programs to examine the safety and efficacy of treatments for novel, unknown, or bioengineered pathogens or toxins; and (2) disseminate results and recommendations to clinicians. Authorizes establishment of a fund to support such clinical research. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an interagency working group to carry out this Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of HHS to conduct research to rapidly identify, develop, produce, and approve for human use priority countermeasures. Requires the Secretaries of Defense and HHS to carry out research, development, and procurement to provide the federal government with the capability to rapidly identify, develop, produce, and approve for human use under emergency conditions priority countermeasures against a novel, unknown, or engineered pathogen or toxin for which no existing countermeasure has been determined to be safe or efficacious.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 29 July 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 July 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 July 2005

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1712)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 July 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 29 July 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 5 August 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

7. 22 August 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 September 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 July 2005 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 2005

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 2005

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 July 2005

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Bennie Thompson · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Zoe Lofgren · D · Sponsor
• JAMES LANGEVIN · D · Sponsor
• · hsas00 · Standing
• · hshm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.