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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 891 (Introduced in Senate) — To extend expiring health provisions and improve health care delivery. · Sec. 616

Sec. 616. Enhancing domestic wastewater surveillance for pathogen detection

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Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317V ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–24 ) the following: The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emergency preparedness and response purposes.
To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an entity shall— be a State, Tribal, or local health department, or a partnership between such a health department and other public and private entities; and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, which shall include— a description of activities proposed to be carried out pursuant to an award under subsection (a); factors such entity proposes to use to select wastewater sampling sites; factors such entity proposes to use to determine whether a response to findings from such wastewater sampling may be warranted, and a plan for responding, as appropriate, consistent with applicable plans developed by such entity pursuant to section 319C–1; a plan to sustain such wastewater surveillance activities described in such application following the conclusion of the award period; and any additional information the Secretary may require.
In making awards under subsection (a), the Secretary may give priority to eligible entities that have submitted an application that— details plans to provide public access to deidentified data generated through such wastewater surveillance activities in a manner that allows for comparison to such data generated by other recipients of an award under subsection (a); and provides an assessment of community needs related to ongoing infectious disease monitoring, including estimates of the incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases that can be detected in wastewater and availability, at the time of the application, of other forms of infectious disease detection in the jurisdiction.
An eligible entity shall, as appropriate, use amounts awarded under this section to— establish or enhance existing capacity and capabilities to conduct wastewater sampling, testing, and related analysis; conduct wastewater surveillance, as appropriate, in areas or facilities with increased risk of infectious disease outbreaks and limited ability to utilize other forms of infectious disease detection, such as at individual facilities, institutions, and locations in rural areas or areas in which wastewater is not treated through the relevant local utility of the jurisdiction; and implement projects that use evidence-based or innovative practices to conduct wastewater surveillance activities.
In carrying out activities under this section, eligible entities shall identify opportunities to partner with other public or private entities to leverage relevant capabilities maintained by such entities, as appropriate and consistent with this section. The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other applicable Federal agencies and departments, as appropriate, shall provide technical assistance to recipients of awards under this section to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of activities described in subsection (d).
To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, to remain available through December 31, 2026. . The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subsection referred to as the Secretary ) shall continue to conduct or support research on the use of wastewater surveillance to detect and monitor emerging infectious diseases, which may include— research to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of wastewater sample collection and analysis and increase the sensitivity and specificity of wastewater testing methods; and implementation and development of evidence-based practices to facilitate the estimation of the incidence and prevalence of infectious disease within a community.
The Secretary shall ensure that activities carried out under this subsection do not unnecessarily duplicate efforts of other agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services related to wastewater surveillance.
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