Sec. 30808. One health task force
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There is established a task force to be known as the One Health Task Force . The duties of the Task Force shall be to— ensure an integrated approach across the Federal Government and globally to the prevention of, early detection of, preparedness for, and response to zoonotic spillover and the outbreak and transmission of zoonotic diseases that may pose a threat to public health security; not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, develop and publish, on a publicly accessible website, a plan for global biosecurity and zoonotic disease prevention and response that leverages expertise in public health, consumer education and communication, behavior change, wildlife health, wildlife conservation, livestock production, veterinary health, food safety, sustainable forest management, community-based conservation, rural food security, and indigenous rights to coordinate zoonotic disease surveillance internationally, including support for One Health institutions around the world that can prevent and provide early detection of zoonotic outbreaks; and expand the scope of the implementation of the White House’s Global Health Security Strategy to more robustly support the prevention of zoonotic spillover and respond to zoonotic disease investigations and outbreaks by establishing a 10-year strategy with specific Federal Government domestic and international goals, priorities, and timelines for action, including to— recommend policy actions and mechanisms in developing countries to reduce the risk of zoonotic spillover and zoonotic disease emergence and transmission, including in support of those activities described in section 30807; identify new mandates, authorities, and incentives needed to strengthen the global zoonotic disease plan under paragraph (2); define and list priority areas as countries or regions determined to be of high risk for zoonotic disease emergence, as well as based on, but not limited to, factors that include wildlife biodiversity, livestock production, human population density, and active drivers of disease emergence such as land use change, including forest degradation and loss, intensification of livestock production, and wildlife trade; prioritize engagement in programs that target tropical countries and regions experiencing high rates of biodiversity loss, deforestation, forest degradation, and land conversion and countries with significant markets for live wildlife for human consumption; and identify and recommend actions to address existing gaps in efforts to prevent and respond to domestic zoonotic disease emergence and transmission.
The members of the Task Force established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be composed of representatives from each of the following agencies: One permanent Chairperson at the level of Deputy Assistant Secretary or above from the following agencies, to rotate every 2 years in an order to be determined by the Administrator: The Department of Agriculture or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The Department of Health and Human Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Department of the Interior or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The Department of State. The United States Agency for International Development. The National Security Council. At least 13 additional members, with at least 1 from each of the following agencies: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Department of Agriculture. The Department of Defense. The Department of State. The Environmental Protection Agency. The National Science Foundation. The National Institutes of Health. The National Institute of Standards and Technology. The Office of Science and Technology Policy. The United States Agency for International Development. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The Department of Homeland Security, FEMA. United States Customs and Border Protection. Appointments to the Task Force shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Each member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that term until a successor has been appointed. The Task Force shall hold its initial meeting not later than 45 days after the final appointment of all members under subsection (c)(2). The Task Force shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. Eight members of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Task Force may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Task Force. Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Federal agencies listed in subsection
(c)shall submit a report to the Task Force containing a detailed statement with respect to the results of any programming within their agencies that addresses the goals of zoonotic spillover and disease prevention. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the National Security Advisor a report containing a detailed statement of the recommendations of the Council pursuant to subsection (b). Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Task Force. This task force shall be authorized for 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and up to an additional 2 years at the discretion of the Task Force Chair.