,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dihj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ae1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,kean7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a comprehensive   
national vector-borne disease prevention
 system4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,battling           
,infections ,transmitted by ,ticks and  
,exposure ,act or the ,,bite ,act4  #b4 
,comprehensive national vector-borne    
disease prevention system  7a7          
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services shall      
establish and maintain a comprehensive  
national vector-borne disease prevention
 system4  7b7 ,components ,the system   
described in subsection 7a7 shall have  
the following components3 7#a7 ,a       
professional vector identification      
service1 which shall--  7,a7 include    
relevant information on ticks1          

mosquitoes1 and fleas as vectors of     
disease2  7,b7 be accessible by         
civilians and the ,department of        
,defense2 and  7,c7 support data        
reporting that integrates human1 animal1
 and environmental data 7commonly known 
as the ,one ,health approach74  7#b7 ,an
 artificial intelligence-enhanced early 
warning system1 which shall--  7,a7     
predict disease activity with weather1  
habitat1 and wildlife data2 and  7,b7   
deliver real-time1 location-based risk  
alerts4  7#c7 ,insurance claims         
surveillance to detect outbreaks earlier
 than traditional methods1 which shall  
include surveillance of claims made with
 private or public health insurance4    
7#d7 ,syndromic surveillance1 which     
shall monitor emergency room visits     
7including at civilian hospitals and    
military medical treatment facilities7  
for vector-borne symptoms4  7#e7        
,comprehensive public education1 which  
shall-- 7,a7 deliver targeted prevention
 messaging2 and  7,b7 inform the public 

by working with schools1 workplaces1    
media1 and community organizations4     
7#f7 ,national strategic alignment1     
which shall--  7,a7 support a target of 
a #be percent reduction in ,lyme disease
 by #bjce2 and  7,b7 enhance military   
readiness through early detection and   
ecosystem health4