National Vaccine Authority Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Vaccine Authority, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Vaccines.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to: (1) ensure that the Authority serves as the central clearinghouse for HHS with respect to federal and private contracts for the purchase or distribution of vaccines; (2) monitor the supply and distribution of vaccines under such contracts; (3) enter into contracts to increase production of vaccines when necessary; (4) oversee the identification of vaccine strains; (5) establish, periodically review, and revise timetables by which the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is required to identify the strains necessary to produce vaccines; (6) identify any delays in the production of vaccines; (7) ensure that such delays are accounted for as they occur; (8) oversee and monitor the distribution of vaccines; (9) develop, periodically review, and revise a vaccine emergency response and contingency plan; and (10) establish a commission to determine the current state of juvenile vaccines.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4396 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4396
To establish the National Vaccine Authority within the Department of
Health and Human Services.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2005
Mr. Crowley (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To establish the National Vaccine Authority within the Department of
Health and Human Services.
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 ``National Vaccine Authority Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL VACCINE AUTHORITY.
Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following section:
``national vaccine authority
``Sec. 1711. (a) In General.--There is established within the
Department of Health and Human Services an administrative unit to be
known as the National Vaccine Authority. There shall be in such
Department the position of Assistant Secretary for Vaccines. The
Assistant Secretary shall be the head of the National Vaccine
Authority, and shall be appointed by and shall report to the Secretary.
The Secretary shall carry out this section acting through the Assistant
Secretary.
``(b) Federal and Private Vaccine Contracts; Quantities;
Locations.--
``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary for Vaccines (in
this section referred to as the `Assistant Secretary') shall
ensure that the National Vaccine Authority serves as the
central clearinghouse for the Department of Health and Human
Services with respect to Federal and private contracts for the
purchase or distribution of vaccines. The Assistant Secretary
shall monitor the supply and distribution of vaccines under
such contracts, including ongoing monitoring of the location of
vaccines under the contracts.
``(2) Authority for federal contracts.--The Assistant
Secretary shall enter into contracts to increase production of
vaccines when necessary.
``(3) Consultation.--The Assistant Secretary shall consult
with manufacturers of vaccines in order to determine the
availability of vaccines.
``(c) Supervision of Identification of Vaccine Strains.--
``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall oversee
the identification of vaccine strains.
``(2) Centers for disease control and prevention.--The
Assistant Secretary shall establish, and periodically review
and as appropriate revise, time tables by which the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is required to
identify the strains necessary to produce vaccines.
``(d) Monitoring of Vaccine Production.--The Assistant Secretary
shall identify any delays in the production of vaccines and shall
ensure that such delays are accounted for as the delays occur.
``(e) Supervision of Vaccine Distribution.--The Assistant Secretary
shall oversee and monitor the distribution of vaccines. In carrying out
the preceding sentence, the Assistant Secretary shall identify parties
to contracts for the distribution of vaccines and the entities with
responsibilities under the contracts for the distribution of the
vaccines, including pursuant to third-party contracts. In the event of
a delay in the distribution of vaccines, the Assistant Secretary shall
identify the reasons for the delay.
``(f) Emergency Response and Contingency Plan.--The Assistant
Secretary shall develop, and periodically review and as appropriate
revise, an emergency response and contingency plan regarding vaccines.
``(g) Commission on Juvenile Vaccines.--The Assistant Secretary
shall establish a commission to determine the current state of juvenile
vaccines.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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