Sec. 301. Roles for United States Agency for International Development, Department of State, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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In the event of an infectious disease outbreak outside the United States with pandemic potential, the President shall designate agencies to lead response efforts as follows: The United States Agency for International Development shall serve as the lead agency for the United States international response, relief, and recovery efforts associated with the potential pandemic outbreak. In this capacity, the United States Agency for International Development shall— support activities, as necessary and appropriate, including immediate disaster assistance and humanitarian response needs in highly affected countries, including testing, treatment, and assistance with preventative care units and community care facilities; provision of supplies such as personal protective, screening, and treatment equipment; community outreach and communication and mobilization efforts; and logistics support; and lead the coordination of funding allocations, in coordination with the Department of State, the International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the United States African Development Foundation, to address the secondary economic and social impacts of the pandemic outbreak, such as food insecurity to economic destabilization and insecurity.
The Department of State shall serve as the lead for diplomatic engagement regarding relief and recovery efforts associated with the potential pandemic outbreak. In this capacity, the Department of State shall promote biosecurity practices and mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of any pandemic virus or disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall serve as the medical lead for the international response to the potential pandemic outbreak. In this capacity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall work to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the outbreak of a pandemic disease through activities, including— infection control, contact tracing and laboratory surveillance and training; building up emergency operation centers; and providing education and outreach and, in the conduct of clinical trials in affected countries, assessing the safety and efficacy of vaccine and treatment candidates.