,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbc,mr4 
,crenshaw introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide for the inclusion of a       
biological attribution strategy1 and an 
early warning strategy and              
implementation plan1 in the ,national   
,health ,security ,strategy1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,biological        
attribution strategy  7a7 ,preparedness 
goal ,section #bhjb7;b7 of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;hh-#a7;b77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7#aa7           
,biological attribution strategy        
,developing a biological attribution    
strategy to improve ,federal            
coordination of duties and activities   
related to biological attribution of    
biological hazards and pathogens of     
pandemic potential1 which shall include 

developing a strategy in accordance with
 subsection 7c74  4  7b7 ,details of    
strategy ,section #bhjb of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;hh-#a7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7c7 ,biological     
attribution strategy  7#a7 ,contents    
,the biological attribution strategy    
under subsection 7b77#aa7 shall include 
the following3  7,a7 ,a description of  
the biological attribution duties of    
each appropriate ,federal agency1       
including-- 7i7 the nature of routine   
bioattribution activities2  7ii7 the    
level and type of biological events that
 may trigger an attribution             
determination by the appropriate        
,federal agencies regarding the source1 
cause1 or origin of such events2 and    
7iii7 the ,federal agency's routine     
exercise of the capabilities to perform 
bioattribution activities4  7,b7 ,the   
process by which a bioattribution       
determination is made by each such      
,federal agency1 including how such     

process may address national security   
considerations4  7,c7 ,development of   
assignments1 milestones1 and timelines  
necessary to establish the strongest    
possible national capacity for          
bioattribution4  7,d7 ,a plan for the   
identification1 development1 and        
implementation of new technologies1     
through both internal and public-private
 initiatives1 with an emphasis on       
diagnostic1 sequencing1 and safe        
collection capabilities4  7#b7          
,coordination ,in developing the        
biological attribution strategy under   
subsection 7b77#aa71 the ,secretary     
shall coordinate with the relevant      
,federal agencies1 including the        
,administration for ,strategic          
,preparedness and ,response1 the ,office
 of ,science and ,technology ,policy1   
and the ,office of the ,director of     
,national ,intelligence4  4  #b4 ,early 
warning strategy and implementation plan
  7a7 ,preparedness goal ,section       
#bhjb7;b7 of the ,public ,health        

,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;hh-#a7;b771 as amended by section  
#a1 is further amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#ab7 ,early warning
 strategy and implementation plan       
,developing and implementing an early   
warning strategy and implementation plan
 for biological1 chemical1 and          
radiological threats1 in accordance with
 subsection 7d74  4  7b7 ,details of    
strategy and plan ,section #bhjb of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#a71 as amended by    
section #a1 is further amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7d7 ,early  
,warning ,strategy and ,implementation  
,plan  7#a7 ,objectives ,the objectives 
of the early warning strategy and       
implementation plan under subsection    
7b77#ab7 shall include--  7,a7          
development of a robust early warning   
function for the ,united ,states which  
incorporates new technologies1 with an  
emphasis on diagnostic1 sequencing1 and 
safe collection capabilities2  7,b7     

identification of new biological threats
 at the earliest time to inform response
 strategies2  7,c7 understanding of the 
prevalence of current and recurring     
threats2  7,d7 the ability to adapt     
technologies to emerging chemical and   
radiological threats1 including         
synthetic drugs and fentanyl2  7,e7     
ongoing detection from broad sources    
including wastewater1 airports1 and     
transportation hubs2 and  7,f7 the      
ability to rapidly deploy technologies  
at scale during a public health event4  
7#b7 ,coordination and eliminating      
duplication  7,a7 ,consultation ,in     
developing the early warning strategy   
and implementation plan under subsection
 7b77#ab71 the ,secretary shall consult 
with--  7i7 ,state and local public     
health entities2  7ii7 private sector   
and academic partners2 and  7iii7       
,federal officials as appropriate1      
including-- 7,i7 the ,assistant         
,secretary for ,strategic ,preparedness 
and ,response2 and  7,,ii7 the ,director

 of the ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention4  7,b7 ,purposes ,the   
purposes of consultation under paragraph
 7#a7 shall be to coordinate activities1
 streamline ,federal programs1 and      
eliminate waste and duplication4  7,c7  
,meetings ,the ,secretary1 on a periodic
 basis as applicable and appropriate1   
shall meet with the ,director of        
,national ,intelligence to inform the   
development and capabilities of the     
early warning strategy and              
implementation plan under subsection    
7b77#ab7 for foreign and cross-border   
threats4  4