Sec. 561. National system for COVID–19 testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation
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The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments, shall establish and implement a nationwide evidence-based system for— testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation with respect to COVID–19; offering guidance on voluntary isolation and quarantine of individuals infected with, or exposed to individuals infected with, the virus that causes COVID–19; and public reporting on testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and voluntary isolation and quarantine activities with respect to COVID–19.
In carrying out the national system under this section, the Secretary shall— coordinate State, local, Tribal, and territorial activities related to testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation with respect to COVID–19, as appropriate; and provide technical assistance for such activities, as appropriate. In establishing and implementing the national system under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration— the State plans referred to in the heading Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in title I of division B of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ( Public Law 116–139 ); and the testing strategy submitted under section 541.
The Secretary shall— not later than one month after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions a preliminary report on the effectiveness of the activities carried out pursuant to this subtitle; and not later than three months after the end of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to COVID–19, submit to such committees a final report on such effectiveness.
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National system for COVID–19 testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation
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