Sec. 2402. FUNDING FOR SARS-COV-2 GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND SURVEILLANCE
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## SEC. 2402 FUNDING FOR SARS-COV-2 GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND SURVEILLANCE **[**[42 U.S.C. 289g-5 note](/us/usc/t42/s289g-5)**]** ###
(a)In General In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, to strengthen and expand activities and workforce related to genomic sequencing, analytics, and disease surveillance. ###
(b)Use of Funds From amounts appropriated by subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— ####
(1)conduct, expand, and improve activities to sequence genomes, identify mutations, and survey the circulation and transmission of viruses and other organisms, including strains of SARS-CoV-2; ####
(2)award grants or cooperative agreements to State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health departments or public health laboratories— #####
(A)to increase their capacity to sequence genomes of circulating strains of viruses and other organisms, including SARS-CoV-2; #####
(B)to identify mutations in viruses and other organisms, including SARS-CoV-2; #####
(C)to use genomic sequencing to identify outbreaks and clusters of diseases or infections, including COVID-19; and #####
(D)to develop effective disease response strategies based on genomic sequencing and surveillance data; ####
(3)enhance and expand the informatics capabilities of the public health workforce; and ####
(4)award grants for the construction, alteration, or renovation of facilities to improve genomic sequencing and surveillance capabilities at the State and local level.
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FUNDING FOR SARS-COV-2 GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND SURVEILLANCE
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