,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #af1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,kim 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 consultation
 ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal     
,protection ,ag5cy to aw>d grants to    
c]ta9 entities to conduct rese>* on1 or 
to e/abli%1 wa/ewat] surveillance & o!r 
e>ly w>n+ sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,community ,read9ess ,act4  #b4 ,grants 
= rese>* on1 or e/abli%+1 wa/ewat]      
surveillance & o!r e>ly w>n+ sy/ems     
,subtitle ,c ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#cjj;hh-#ca et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #bhbc4 ,grants =      
rese>* on1 or e/abli%+1 wa/ewat]        
surveillance & o!r e>ly w>n+ sy/ems  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices1 9 consultation ) !           

,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 may aw>d grants to  
eligible entities to conduct rese>* on1 
or to e/abli%1 a wa/ewat] surveillance  
or o!r e>ly w>n+ sy/em ?r\gh-- 7#a7     
wa/ewat] te/+2  7#b7 temp]ature track+  
to monitor axill>y body temp]ature2 &   
7#c7 o!r me?ods deem$ p]missible by !   
,secret>y & ,adm9i/rator4  7b7          
,p]missible uses ( funds ,a grant       
recipi5t "u ?is section may use grant   
funds to support ! activities describ$ 9
 subsection 7a71 includ+ by-- 7#a7 pay+ 
= data-c5tric s]vices t c detect        
infecti\s diseases be=e positive cases  
or hospitalizations2  7#b7 ent]+ into   
contracts ) private companies to        
implem5t e>ly w>n+ detection me?ods2 or 
7#c7 fund+ rese>* to /udy e>ly w>n+     
detection me?ods4  7c7 ,priority ,9     
select+ grant recipi5ts "u ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all give priority to       
eligible entities propos+ to conduct    
rese>* on1 or to e/abli%1 wa/ewat]      
surveillance or o!r e>ly w>n+ sy/em 9 "o

 or m areas t-- 7#a7 are 7or include "o 
or m areas t are7 a hot spot2 or  7#b7 a
 high] p]c5tage ( vuln]able populations 
?an ! national av]age4  7d7 ,f$]al      
privacy requirem5ts ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to sup]s$e any ,f$]al   
privacy or confid5tiality requirem5t1   
includ+ ! regulations promulgat$ "u     
section #bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance  
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note7 & 
section #edc ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd-#b74  7e7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 
,! t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a   
,/ate gov]nm5t2  7,b7 a local gov]nm5t2 
7,c7 a ,tribal gov]nm5t2  7,d7 an entity
 t conducts heal? rese>*2 &  7,e7 an    
academic in/itution4  7#c7 ,! t]m       
em]g5cy p]iod has ! mean+ giv5 to t t]m 
9 section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774  7#d7 ,! t]m  

hot spot means a geographic area :]e !  
rate ( infection ) a p>ticul> pa?og5    
exce$s ! national av]age4  7#e7 ,! t]m  
local gov]nm5t means a c\nty1           
municipality1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 village1     
p>i%1 bor\gh1 or o!r unit ( g5]al local 
gov]nm5t4  7#f7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  
7#g7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al  
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1
 & ! ,tru/ ,t]ritory ( ! ,pacific       
,isl&s4  7#h7 ,! t]m vuln]able          
population means p at increas$ risk (   
sev]e illness4  7f7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$     
#ah1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba   
?r\gh #bjbe4  4