United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6505 (116th)
Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act
Introduced
14 April 2020
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
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Summary
Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act This bill directs the National Biosurveillance Integration Center of the Department of Homeland Security to detect, as early as possible, an emerging highly communicable infectious disease event (currently, limited to a biological event) of national concern that presents a risk to the United States or U.S. infrastructure or key assets. The center shall report to the National Security Council and the congressional homeland security committees within 72 hours of confirmation of such infectious disease event being detected.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2020
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Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 April 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6505
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6505