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      "title": "Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (P.L. 107-188): Provisions and Changes to Preexisting Law",
      "summary": "Last fall's anthrax attacks, though small in scale compared to the scenarios envisioned by\nbioterrorism experts, strained the public health system and raised concern that the nation is\ninsufficiently prepared to respond to bioterrorist attacks. Improving public health preparedness and\nresponse capacity offers protection not only from bioterrorist attacks, but also from naturally\noccurring public health emergencies.\n  On June 12, 2002, the President signed into law the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism\nPreparedness and Response Act of 2002 ( P.L. 107-188 ,  H.R. 3448 ), which is intended\nto bolster the nation's ability to respond effectively to bioterrorist threats and other public health\nemergencies. The act builds on the programs and authorities established in Title III of the Public\nHealth Service (PHS) Act by the Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act of 2000 ( P.L. 106-505 ,\nTitle I).\n   P.L. 107-188  is a 5-year authorization bill, which calls for a total of $2.4 billion in funding in\nFY2002, $2.0 billion in FY2003, and such sums as may be necessary for the remaining years. The\nact authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to upgrade and renovate facilities\nat the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), purchase smallpox vaccine, expand the\nnational stockpile of drugs, vaccines, and other emergency medical supplies, and provide grants to\nstate and local governments and hospitals to improve preparedness and planning. The Secretaries\nof HHS and Agriculture are required to register and regulate facilities that handle potentially\ndangerous biological agents.\n  The anti-bioterrorism legislation also includes provisions to protect the nation's food and drug\nsupply and enhance agricultural security, including new regulatory powers for the Food and Drug\nAdministration (FDA) to block the importation of unsafe foods. To protect the drinking water\nsupply, the act requires community water systems to conduct vulnerability assessments and develop\nemergency response plans.  P.L. 107-188  also reauthorizes the Prescription Drug Use Fee Act\nthrough FY2007.\n  The following analysts may be contacted for additional information:\n \n   \n  \n   \n   \n Stephen Redhead (7-2261)\n & Pamela Smith (7-7048) \n HHS/CDC programs and policies  \n   \n Donna Vogt (7-7285) \n Food safety (FDA)  \n   \n Jean Rawson (7-7283) \n Agriculture safety and security (USDA)      \n Mary Tiemann (7-5937) \n Drinking water safety and security (EPA)",
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      "title": "Bioterrorism: Legislation to Improve Public Health Preparedness and Response Capacity",
      "summary": "While lawmakers work towards final passage of new authorizing legislation, Congress has appropriated $3 billion to the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) for FY2002 to increase bio-terrorism preparedness at the federal, state, and local levels. HHS anti bio-terrorism funding was included in theFY2002Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (P.L. 107-116, H.R. 3061) and in the $20 billion emergency spending package (P.L. 107- 117, H.R. 3338). HHS is dispersing the funds according to existing authorities and the broad spending parameters set out in the appropriations bills.",
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      "id": "RL31263 2002-03-08",
      "date": "2002-03-08",
      "retrieved": "2005-09-27T13:24:28",
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