Sec. 405. Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health

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Section 317S of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–21 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(B)— by inserting including programs to address emerging infectious mosquito-borne diseases, after subdivisions for control programs, ; and by inserting or improving existing control programs before the period at the end; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by inserting , including improvement, after operation ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (ii), by striking or at the end; in clause (iii), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , including an emerging infectious mosquito-borne disease that presents a serious public health threat; or ; and by adding at the end the following: a public health emergency due to the incidence or prevalence of a mosquito-borne disease that presents a serious public health threat; ; and by amending subparagraph

(D)to read as follows: is located in a State that has received a grant under subsection (a); or demonstrates to the Secretary that the control program for which a grant is sought is consistent with existing State mosquito control plans or policies, and other applicable State preparedness plans. ; in paragraph (4)(C), by striking that extraordinary and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: that— extraordinary economic conditions in the political subdivision or consortium of political subdivisions involved justify the waiver; or the geographical area covered by a political subdivision or consortium for a grant under paragraph

(1)has an extreme mosquito control need due to— the size or density of the potentially impacted human population; the size or density of a mosquito population that requires heightened control; or the severity of the mosquito-borne disease, such that expected serious adverse health outcomes for the human population justify the waiver. ; and by amending paragraph

(6)to read as follows: A political subdivision or a consortium of political subdivisions may not receive more than one grant under paragraph (1). ; and in subsection (d), by striking Amounts appropriated under subsection

(f)and inserting Amounts appropriated to carry out this section . Section 2821 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–31 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by inserting , including mosquito and other vector-borne diseases, after infectious diseases ; and by amending subsection

(b)to read as follows: There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. . The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the state of surveillance and control of mosquito-borne infectious diseases in the United States, including Indian Country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) and territories, including the state of preparedness for conducting such surveillance and control. The study shall include— a description of the infrastructure and programs for mosquito control in the United States (including Indian Country (as so defined) and such territories), including— how such infrastructure and programs are organized and implemented at the Federal, State and local levels, including with respect to departments and agencies of the States, and local organizations (including special districts) involved in such control programs; the role of the private sector in such activities; how the authority for mosquito control impacts such activities; and the funding sources for such infrastructure and programs, including Federal, State, and local funding sources; how mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control is integrated into Federal, State, and local preparedness plans and actions, including how zoonotic surveillance is integrated into infectious disease surveillance to support real-time situational surveillance and awareness; Federal, State, and local laboratory capacity for emerging vector-borne diseases, including mosquito-borne and other zoonotic diseases; and any regulatory challenges for developing and utilizing vector-control technologies and platforms as part of mosquito control strategies. In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with— State and local public health officials involved in mosquito and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control efforts; researchers and manufacturers of mosquito control products; stakeholders involved in mosquito abatement activities; infectious disease experts; and entomologists involved in mosquito-borne disease surveillance and control efforts. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report containing— the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1); and any relevant recommendations of the Comptroller General for preparedness and response efforts with respect to Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.

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42 USC 247b–21
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Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health

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