,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,king 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,wicker1 ,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,florida7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to support programs for        
mosquito-borne and other vector-borne   
disease surveillance and control4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strengthening ,mosquito ,abatement 
for ,safety and ,health #b4j or the     
,,smash #b4j ,act4  #b4 ,reauthorization
 of ,mosquito ,abatement for ,safety and
 ,health program ,section #cag,s of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ba7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subsection 7a77#c77;,a71 by striking 
subsection 7b77#c7 and inserting        
subsection 7b77#d72  7#b7 in subsection 
7b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs  
7#c7 through 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#d7    

through 7#g71 respectively2 and  7,b7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the     
following3  7#c7 ,considerations ,the   
,secretary may consider the use of      
innovative and novel technology for     
mosquito prevention and control in      
making grants under paragraph 7#a74  2  
7#c7 by amending subsection 7d7 to read 
as follows3  7d7 ,uses of funds  7#a7   
,technical assistance ,amounts          
appropriated under subsection 7f7 may be
 used by the ,secretary to provide      
training and technical assistance with  
respect to the planning1 development1   
and operation of assessments and plans  
under subsection 7a7 and control        
programs under subsection 7b74 ,the     
,secretary may provide such training and
 technical assistance directly or       
through awards of grants or contracts to
 public and private entities4  7#b7     
,education ,a recipient of an award     
under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 may use up  
to #e percent of the total amount       
provided for each fiscal year to provide

 continuing education and training for  
individuals carrying out activities     
pursuant to such award1 including       
training and support for any applicable 
public health entomologists4  2  7#d7 in
 subsection 7f77#a71 by striking        
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbc and inserting       
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbg through #bjca2  7#e7 by           
redesignating subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as
 subsections 7f7 and 7g71 respectively2 
and  7#f7 inserting after subsection    
7d71 the following3  7e7 ,coordination  
with strategic national stockpile ,the  
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention and the ,assistant      
,secretary for ,preparedness and        
,response1 may prepare the ,strategic   
,national ,stockpile 7as defined in     
section #cai;,f-#b7 for stockpiling an  
emergency supply of nonperishable       
vector-borne disease control products4  
,the ,secretary shall incorporate into  

the national strategy on vector-borne   
diseases 7as defined in section #cag,u7 
a strategy on how the department will   
prepare for emergency stockpiling for   
vector and vector-borne disease control 
products1 including how it will work    
with manufacturers to ensure timely     
purchase of control products4  4