Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8520 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8520

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of 
 Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers 
  for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready 
                           Tribes Initiative.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2024

 Ms. Underwood (for herself, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Carbajal) 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 require the Secretary of 
 Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers 
  for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready 
                           Tribes Initiative.

    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 ``Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act 
of 2024''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE READY TRIBES INITIATIVE.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 247b-24) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 317W. CLIMATE READY TRIBES INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in coordination with 
the National Indian Health Board, shall implement the Climate Ready 
Tribes Initiative for the following purposes:
            ``(1) Translating climate change science to inform Tribal 
        governments, health departments, and communities.
            ``(2) Creating decision-support tools to build capacity to 
        prepare for climate change.
            ``(3) Serving as a credible leader in planning and 
        preparing for the public health impacts of climate change.
            ``(4) Identifying, assessing, and taking action to mitigate 
        climate-related health threats.
            ``(5) Sharing relevant materials and resources, including 
        information about funding and other opportunities.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out this section, there is 
        authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 
        and each fiscal year thereafter.
            ``(2) Limitation.--None of the funds made available under 
        paragraph (1) may be transferred or reprogrammed by the 
        Secretary to carry out another program administered by the 
        Secretary.''.
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