,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hddd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,taylor 7= himself & ,ms4     
,%alala7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,national     
,academy ( ,m$ic9e "u :i* ! ,national   
,academy agrees to conduct a "o-ye> /udy
 assess+ ! effectiv5ess ( curr5t vital  
/ati/ics report+ & data %>+ betwe5      
,/ate1 local1 & ,f$]al ag5cies1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vital ,/&>dization ( ,?\ghtful         
,adm9i/rative ,te*niques & ,/ati/ics    
,act ( #bjbj or ! ,vital ,,/ats ,act (  
#bjbj4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress makes ! 
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,p&emic & highly     
infecti\s diseases h ! ability to       
rapidly cross int]national & ,/ate      
b\nd>ies1 c infect millions (           
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & h !    

pot5tial to sev]ely disrupt int]/ate    
comm]ce4  7#b7 ,dur+ ! outbreak (       
,,covid-#ai1 ! disease sub/antially     
affect$ int]/ate comm]ce & t\*$ all #ej 
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 & !        
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4
  7#c7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates highlights ! necessity ( accurate
 & timely vital /ati/ics & dea? report+ 
= a successful public heal? response4   
7#d7 ,v>iations betwe5 means & me?ods ( 
vital /ati/ics report+ betwe5 ,/ate1    
local1 & ,f$]al entities c create       
adm9i/rative hurdles1 includ+ pot5tial  
backlogs1 & c\ld hamp] public heal?     
response ef=ts4  7#e7 ,9 ord] = !       
,nation to combat future heal?          
em]g5cies1 to improve our g5]al und]/&+ 
( heal? problems 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & to
 ensure ! %>+ ( timely1 accurate heal?  
in=mation1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate    
gov]nm5ts1 & local units ( gov]nm5t mu/ 
improve _! means ( coord9at+ & %>+ heal?

 in=mation & vital /ati/ics4  #b4 ,/udy 
on effectiv5ess ( vital /ati/ics report+
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices %all ent] into an       
agreem5t ) ! ,national ,academy (       
,m$ic9e "u :i* ! ,national ,academy     
agrees to conduct a "o-ye> /udy assess+ 
! effectiv5ess ( curr5t vital /ati/ics  
report+ & data %>+ betwe5 ,/ate1 local1 
& ,f$]al ag5cies & ! degree to :i* !re  
is div]g5ce betwe5 ,/ate1 local1 &      
,f$]al vital /ati/ics report+4  7b7     
,report ,! agreem5t ent]$ into "u       
subsection 7a7 %all require ! ,national 
,academy ( ,m$ic9e to1 n lat] #a ye>    
aft] ! date on :i* ! agreem5t is ent]$  
into1 to submit to ,congress a report   
conta9+ ! f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$       
pursuant to su* subsection4 ,su* report 
%all include recomm5dations ) respect   
to-- 7#a7 coord9ation & /&>dization (   
,/ate1 local1 & ,f$]al vital /ati/ics   
report+ me?ods1 includ+ ! effici5cy1    
effectiv5ess1 & transp>5cy ( su*        
report+2 &  7#b7 ! feasibility ( sett+  

national /&>ds = dea? report+ & collect+
 vital /ati/ics4