,,ii #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bcjg ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #ab1 #bjba ,mrs4 ,gillibr& 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 & ,mr4 ,boozman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to provide = ! e/abli%m5t ( ,,covid-#ai & p&emic response c5t]s ( excell5ce4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai & ,p&emic ,response ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce ,act ( #bjba4 #b4 ,,covid-#ai & p&emic response c5t]s ( excell5ce 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all aw>d grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts to academic m$ical c5t]s = ! e/abli%m5t or cont9u$ support ( n less ?an #aj c5t]s ( excell5ce to address issues associat$ )-- 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai1 includ+-- 7,a7 te/+ & diagno/ics1 includ+ availability & accessibility2 7,b7 pati5t c>e1 includ+ relat$ foll[-up c>e = ,,covid-#ai survivors2 7,c7 be/ practices 9 ! use ( supplies & !rapeutics2 7,d7 m5tal heal? treatm5t ( frontl9e heal? c>e work]s & o!r c>egiv]s2 7,e7 heal?1 heal? c>e disp>ities1 & be/ practices = promot+ heal? equity2 7,f7 rese>*2 & 7,g7 education & tra9+1 includ+ = heal? pr(essionals1 sci5ti/s1 & communities2 & 7#b7 future p&emic prep>$ness & response1 includ+ ! priorities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 work+ 9 a coord9at$ fa%ion ) ! advisory committee "u subsection 7c7 & respective ,/ate & local heal? au?orities = ! purposes ( dissem9at+ in=mation1 be/ practices1 & o!r su* public heal?-relat$ measures2 & 7,b7 read9ess to conduct or contribute to basic1 cl9ical1 & translational rese>* into novel or exi/+ public heal? ?reats to save lives1 :i* is n limit$ to p>ticipat+ 9 div]se cl9ical trial rese>* or vacc9e1 diagno/ic1 or !rapeutic developm5t1 h[ev] appropriate4 7b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive a grant1 contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t "u subsection 7a71 an entity %all-- 7#a7 be an academic m$ical c5t]2 & 7#b7 submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1 includ+ a description (-- 7,a7 h[ ! entity w conduct or contribute to ! activities describ$ 9 su* subsection2 7,b7 h[ _m individuals ) ,,covid-#ai ! entity has c>$ = & ! entity's cont9u$ capacity & exp]tise to provide su* c>e1 & h[ ! entity improves heal? outcomes1 & r$uces heal? inequities among su* individuals2 7,c7 h[ ! entity plans to compreh5sively c>e = ,,covid-#ai survivors2 7,d7 h[ ! entity id5tifies & addresses ! m5tal heal? ne$s ( ! frontl9e heal? c>e work=ce to ensure ! ability ( su* individuals to cont9ue to c>e = ! community1 9 addition to curr5t & future ,,covid-#ai pati5ts2 7,e7 h[ ! entity w conduct rese>* & address heal? & heal? c>e inequities by id5tify+1 implem5t+1 or develop+ ,,covid-#ai evid5c$-bas$ /rategies & int]v5tions & engag+ ! populations heavily impact$ by ,,covid-#ai 9 _! community2 7,f7 h[ ! entity w engage ) ! community & %>e in=mation conc]n+ ,,covid-#ai basic1 cl9ical1 translational1 & implem5tation rese>*1 includ+ vacc9e rese>*2 7,g7 ! mo/ significant risk factors & comorbidities ( ,,covid-#ai pati5ts obs]v$ by ! entity & /rategies employ$ by ! entity to r$uce ! risk ( ,,covid-#ai transmission2 7,h7 ! long-t]m heal? effects ( ,,covid-#ai & effective treatm5ts utiliz$ by ! entity to treat ^? infect$ ) ,,covid-#ai2 7,i7 second>y factors 9 ,,covid-#ai mobility & mortality id5tifi$ by ! entity1 su* z antibiotic resi/ant infections & blood clott+ disord]s2 7,j7 h[ ! entity w collaborate ) o!r heal? c>e in/itutions1 public heal? ag5cies1 & community-bas$ organizations to ensure equitable c>e to m>g9aliz$ & und]s]v$ populations1 includ+ rural & e?nic m9ority communities2 7,k7 h[ ! entity w conduct rese>* involv+ ! unique pa?ophysiology ( ,,covid-#ai 9 *ildr5 & adolesc5ts & ! unique ne$s ( pregnant wom52 & 7,l7 h[ ! entity is prep>$ to contribute to advance plann+ & real-"t response ef=ts = subsequ5t outbreaks t pres5t a significant pot5tial to imm95tly become a national public heal? em]g5cy4 7c7 ,advisory ,committee 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an advisory committee to facilitate collaboration1 in=mation %>+1 & ! dissem9ation ( be/ practices relat+ to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 9 addition to prep>+ =1 monitor+1 mitigat+1 & respond+ to future p&emics4 ,! advisory committee %all be compos$ ( a designee ( ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4 7,b7 ,! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4 7,c7 ,! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs4 7,d7 ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,prep>$ness & ,response4 7,e7 ,! ,director ( ! ,biom$ical ,advanc$ ,rese>* & ,developm5t ,au?ority4 7,f7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4 7,g7 ,a repres5tative f ea* c5t] ( excell5ce "u ?is section4 7,h7 ,n m ?an #bj repres5tatives f national organizations t "w ) & are able to repres5t populations disproportionally impact$ by ,,covid-#ai1 & populations vuln]able = disproportionate impact dur+ a subsequ5t p&emic1 & o!r heal? disp>ities4 7#b7 ,meet+s ,! advisory committee "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all conv5e n less ?an twice annually4 7d7 ,,covid-#ai & ,p&emic ,response ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce ,program ,fund 7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,fund ,!re is e/abli%$ a fund to be kn[n z ! ,,covid-#ai & ,p&emic ,response ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce ,program ,fund 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,fund7 to provide aw>ds "u ?is section4 7#b7 ,appropriations ,out ( any funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$1 & !re are appropriat$1 to ! ,fund1 #ejj1jjj1jjj4 7e7 ,am\nt ( aw>d ,) respect to ea* c5t] t receives an aw>d "u subsection 7a71 ! am\nt ( su* aw>d %all be n less ?an #aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba1 & #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb1 #bjbc1 #bjbd1 #bjbe1 & #bjbf4 7f7 ,condition ,ea* c5t] ( excell5ce %all1 z a condition ( receipt ( funds "u subsection 7a71 submit to ! ,secret>y a budget t describes ! activities to be fund$ "u ! aw>d1 :i* may include ! pur*as+ ( equipm5t1 co/s relat$ to con/ruction1 & o!r su* activities t contribute to ! c5t]'s ability to address ! issues describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 & to address & prep>e = future p&emics4 7g7 ,report+ process ,an entity t receives an aw>d "u ?is section %all "w ) an (fice )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 z designat$ by ! ,secret>y1 to submit progress reports & o!r su* reports det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,secret>y4 7h7 ,advisory committee report+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e ye> !reaft]1 ! ,advisory ,committee %all submit to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report :i* %all include a syn!siz$ analysis ( all c5t]s ( excell5ce grantee f9d+s1 be/ practices det]m9$ = ea* item "u p>agraph 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 7a71 policy recomm5dations1 & o!r reports det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,secret>y4 7i7 ,,faca ,! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all apply to ?is ,act4 7j7 ,di/ribution ,9 aw>d+ grants1 contracts1 & coop]ative agreem5ts "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t practicable1 ensure an equitable national geographic di/ribution ( su* grants1 contracts1 & coop]ative agreem5t includ+ areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :]e ! incid5ce ( ,,covid-#ai cases1 or cases ( a disease responsible = a subsequ5t p&emic1 is highe/4 7k7 ,academic m$ical c5t] def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m academic m$ical c5t] means an in/itution-- 7#a7 )-- 7,a7 integrat$ heal? c>e deliv]y2 7,b7 m$ical education & tra9+2 7,c7 basic1 cl9ical1 translational1 & implem5tation rese>* op]ations2 & 7#b7 t meets su* o!r crit]ia z ! ,secret>y may e/abli%4