To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continuation of the program for revitalizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Extends indefinitely the authorization of appropriations to allow the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) design, construct, and equip new facilities, renovate existing facilities, and upgrade security of such facilities; (2) expand, enhance, and improve CDC capabilities relating to preparedness for and responding to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies; and (3) establish integrated systems of public health alert communications and surveillance networks among public health officials, laboratories, hospitals, health care facilities, and other appropriate entities.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1570 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1570

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continuation 
  of the program for revitalizing the Centers for Disease Control and 
                              Prevention.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2005

  Mr. Linder 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 continuation 
  of the program for revitalizing 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. CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM FOR REVITALIZING CENTERS FOR DISEASE 
              CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

    (a) Facilities; Multiyear Contracting Authority.--Section 
319D(c)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-
4(c)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after ``2003,'';
            (2) by striking ``through 2006'' and inserting ``and 
        2005''; and
            (3) by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
        $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and 
        such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each 
        subsequent fiscal year''.
    (b) Mission; Improving Capacities.--Section 319D(c)(1)(B) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-4(c)(1)(B)) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``and for fiscal year 2007 
and each subsequent fiscal year''.
    (c) National Communications and Surveillance Networks.--Section 
319D(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-4(c)(2)) is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and for fiscal 
year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal year''.
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