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to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 
9 addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,unit$              
,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,heal? ,commission
 ,act1 ) respect to prep>$ness =        
,,covid-#ai & o!r infecti\s diseases 9 !
 bord] region1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,b9ational ,heal? ,/rategies ,act (     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico ,bord]
 ,heal? ,commission infecti\s disease   
prep>$ness ,! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico     
,bord] ,heal? ,commission ,act 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bijn et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #e 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   

#bijn-#e7 ! foll[+3  #e;,a4 ,infecti\s  
disease prep>$ness  7a7 ,,covid-#ai     
response ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 &      
annually !reaft] 7= z long z !          
,commission1 act+ ) ! p>ticipation (    
memb]s repres5t+ bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
,mexican sections1 det]m9es is          
necess>y71 ! ,commission %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! ,unit$          
,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,area's response  
7beg9n+ on ,febru>y #a1 #bjbj7 to       
,,covid-#ai1 includ+ ) respect to te/+1 
contact trac+1 & o!r infection prev5tion
 & control measures c>ri$ out 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,area1 9 bo? !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico4  7b7           
,,covid-#ai b9ational plan  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,commission
 7act+ ) ! p>ticipation ( memb]s        
repres5t+ bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexican
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public website ( ! ,commission1 a       
b9ational /rategic plan t addresses1 )  

respect to ,,covid-#ai1 h[-- 7,a7 !     
,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,area %\ld 
/r5g!n its response to ,,covid-#ai1 ) a 
focus on te/+1 contact trac+1 & o!r     
infection prev5tion & control measures2 
7,b7 ! effect ( ,,covid-#ai on !        
economic conditions 9 ! ,unit$          
,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,area may be      
mitigat$2  7,c7 ! %>+ ( relevant heal?  
data1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ 
te/+ & positivity rates1 betwe5 heal?   
ag5cies )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico      
,bord] ,area c be /r5g!n$2 &  7,d7 a    
vacc9e %\ld be disburs$ ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$
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acc\nt ! v>i\s vuln]able populations 9 !
 region4  7#b7 ,implem5tation ,n lat]   
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is section1 ! ,commission 7act+ ) !    
p>ticipation ( memb]s repres5t+ bo? !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexican sections7 %all 
develop1 & publi% on a public website ( 
! ,commission1 :at actions ,f$]al       
ag5cies w take )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
section & ag5cies ( ! ,gov]nm5t (       

,mexico w take )9 ! ,mexican section ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,area to  
facilitate implem5tation ( ! plan "u    
p>agraph 7#a74 ,at lea/ once ea* ye>    
aft] ! publication ( su* in=mation1 !   
,commission %all submit to ,congress a  
report on actions tak5 by ,f$]al ag5cies
 & ag5cies ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,mexico to   
facilitate t implem5tation dur+ ! ye>   
cov]$ by ! report4  7c7 ,future         
infecti\s disease plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,commission   
%all develop & publi% a plan to prep>e &
 respond to infecti\s diseases 7o!r ?an 
,,covid-#ai7 )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico 
,bord] ,area4 ,su* plan %all address    
h[-- 7,a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico ,bord]
 ,area %\ld /r5g!n its response to su*  
infecti\s diseases1 ) a focus on te/+1  
contact trac+1 & o!r infection prev5tion
 & control measures2  7,b7 ! effect (   
su* infecti\s diseases on ! economic    
conditions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico    
,bord] ,area may be mitigat$2  7,c7 !   

%>+ ( relevant heal? data1 ) respect to 
su* infecti\s diseases1 includ+ te/+ &  
positivity rates1 betwe5 heal? ag5cies  
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,area 
c be /r5g!n$2 &  7,d7 a vacc9e %\ld be  
disburs$ ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico
 ,bord] ,area1 tak+ into acc\nt ! v>i\s 
vuln]able populations 9 ! region4  7#b7 
,updates ,! ,commission %all update !   
plan publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 at lea/   
once e #c ye>s = z long z ! ,commission1
 act+ ) ! p>ticipation ( memb]s         
repres5t+ bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexican
 sections1 det]m9es is necess>y4  7#c7  
,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !   
,commission 7act+ ) ! p>ticipation (    
memb]s repres5t+ bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
,mexican sections7 %all develop1 &      
publi% on a public website ( !          
,commission1 :at actions ,f$]al ag5cies 
w take )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates section &     
ag5cies ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,mexico w take  
)9 ! ,mexican section ( ! ,unit$        
,/ates-,mexico ,bord] ,area to          

facilitate implem5tation ( ! plan "u    
p>agraph 7#a74 ,at lea/ once a ye> aft] 
! publication ( su* in=mation1 !        
,commission %all submit to ,congress a  
report on actions tak5 by ,f$]al ag5cies
 & ag5cies ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,mexico to   
facilitate t implem5tation dur+ ! ye>   
cov]$ by ! report4  4