§ 5561. ENHANCING THE UNITED STATES’ INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO PANDEMICS.
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Leveraging United States Bilateral Global Health Programs for International Pandemic Response .— Subject to the notification requirements under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2394–1 ), amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2151b ) may be used in countries receiving such United States foreign assistance for the purpose of— strengthening vaccine readiness; reducing vaccine hesitancy; delivering and administering vaccines; strengthening health systems and global supply chains as necessary for global health security and pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response; supporting global health workforce planning, training, and management for pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response; enhancing transparency, quality, and reliability of public health data; increasing bidirectional testing, including screening for symptomatic and asymptomatic cases; and building laboratory capacity.
Roles of the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Health and Human Services in International Pandemic Response.— Finding .— Congress finds that different outbreaks of infectious disease threats may require flexibility and changes to the designated roles and responsibilities of relevant Federal departments and agencies. Lead agencies for coordination of the united states’ international response to infectious disease outbreaks with severe or pandemic potential .— The President shall identify the relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), leading specific aspects of the United States international operational response to outbreaks of emerging high-consequence infectious disease threats in accordance with federal law.
Notification .— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 23, 2022 ], and regularly thereafter as appropriate, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives of the roles and responsibilities of each relevant Federal department and agency with respect to the international operational response to the outbreak of an emerging high-consequence infectious disease threat.
USAID Disaster Surge Capacity.— Disaster surge capacity .— The Administrator of the USAID is authorized to expend funds made available to carry out part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 [et seq.] and 2346 [et seq.]), including funds made available for ‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, for the cost (including support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs to address global health emergencies and natural or manmade disasters.
Notification .— Not later than 15 days before making funds available to address manmade disasters pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the USAID shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such intended action.
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ENHANCING THE UNITED STATES’ INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO PANDEMICS.
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