,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #iii ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself and ,mr4 ,lee7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to reform the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 limit the scope of public health authorities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,public ,health ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,terms of ,,cdc and ,,nih directors 7a7 ,term of ,,cdc director ,section #cje7;a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdb;c7a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,no individual may serve as ,director for a total period of more than #ab years44 7b7 ,term of ,,nih director ,section #djb7;a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhb7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,no individual may serve as ,director of ,,nih for a total period of more than #ab years44 #c4 ,limiting the ,,cdc strategic plan ,section #cje7;c77#b77;,a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdb;c7c77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking and noncommunicable diseases or conditions1 and addressing injuries1 and occupational and environmental hazards and inserting diseases2 7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking or conditions2 7#c7 in clause 7iii71 by adding and at the end2 7#d7 in clause 7iv71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#e7 by striking clause 7v74 #d4 ,advisory committee to the ,,cdc ,director ,section #cje;,a7c7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdb;c-#a7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking by the ,secretary under and inserting as described in2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,three members shall be appointed by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services-- 7i7 #a of whom shall be appointed to represent the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services2 and 7ii7 #a of whom shall be a public health official4 7,b7 ,two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,d7 ,two members shall be appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,e7 ,two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,f7 ,four members shall be appointed by the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states4 4 #e4 ,limiting the scope of regulations of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services to control communicable diseases ,section #cfa7;a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfd7;a77 is amended to read as follows3 7a7 ,to prevent the introduction1 transmission1 or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the ,states or possessions1 or from one ,state or possession into any other ,state or possession1 the ,secretary may make and enforce regulations for the inspection1 fumigation1 disinfection1 sanitation1 pest extermination1 or destruction of animals or articles found to be so infected or contaminated as to be sources of dangerous infection to human beings4 4 #f4 ,congressional approval for public health emergencies ,section #cai7;a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7a77 is amended by striking the third and fourth sentences and inserting the following3 ,determinations that terminate under the preceding sentence may be renewed by a majority vote in both chambers of ,congress1 and such a renewal period terminates upon the ,secretary declaring that the emergency no longer exists or the expiration of the #ij-;day period beginning on the date on which both chambers of ,congress have voted in favor of such renewal1 whichever occurs first4 ,not later than #dh hours after making a determination under this subsection of a public health emergency1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,congress written notification of the determination44 #g4 ,transfer of offices to ,,nih 7a7 ,in general ,effective on the date that is #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the authorities1 functions1 personnel1 and assets of the offices described in subsection 7b7 shall be transferred from the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention to the ,national ,institutes of ,health4 7b7 ,offices described ,the offices described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,national ,center on ,birth ,defects and ,developmental ,disabilities4 7#b7 ,the ,national ,center for ,chronic ,disease ,prevention and ,health ,promotion4 7#c7 ,the ,national ,center for ,environmental ,health4 7#d7 ,the ,agency for ,toxic ,substances and ,disease ,registry4 7#e7 ,the ,national ,center for ,health ,statistics4 7#f7 ,the ,national ,center for ,,hiv1 ,viral ,hepatitis1 ,,std1 and ,tuberculosis ,prevention4 7#g7 ,the ,national ,center for ,injury ,prevention and ,control4 7#h7 ,the ,national ,institute for ,occupational ,safety and ,health4 #h4 ,regulations ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall issue such new or revised regulations as are necessary to carry out this ,act 7including the amendments made by this ,act74 #i4 ,preemption ,the provisions of this ,act 7including the amendments made by this ,act7 shall supersede any provision of ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 territorial1 or local law1 declaration1 guidance1 or directive to the extent that such law1 declaration1 guidance1 or directive is inconsistent with this ,act 7including such amendments74