To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the inclusion of a biological attribution strategy, and an early warning strategy and implementation plan, in the National Health Security Strategy, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Crenshaw
Introduced
Summary
Would create federal biological attribution and early warning strategies to identify the source of biological outbreaks and to detect biological, chemical, and radiological threats earlier. The strategies would set agency roles, outline how attribution decisions are made, and create an implementation plan that coordinates federal, state, local, and private partners.
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- Federal agencies would get defined attribution duties, a required process for how attribution determinations are made, and timelines for building capacity. The strategy must coordinate with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
- State and local public health entities would be consulted on the early warning plan to align detection activities and to streamline programs and reduce duplication. This aims to better connect local monitoring with national response plans.
- Private sector and academic partners would help identify, develop, and implement new technologies for diagnostics, sequencing, and safe sample collection. Public-private efforts are explicit priorities for expanding capability.
- The early warning plan would emphasize broad detection sources such as wastewater, airports, and transportation hubs, include adapting tools for chemical and radiological threats like synthetic drugs and fentanyl, and require the ability to rapidly deploy technologies at scale during a public health event.
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Nationwide early warning for health threats
If enacted, the government would create a national early warning plan for biological, chemical, and radiological threats. It would focus on new tools like diagnostics, genetic sequencing, and safe sample collection. The plan would watch wastewater, airports, and other travel hubs to spot threats early. It would adapt to new hazards, including synthetic drugs and fentanyl, and allow rapid, large scale deployment during public health events. The Secretary would consult state and local health departments, private and academic partners, and federal leaders (including CDC and the federal preparedness office), and would meet with the Director of National Intelligence about foreign and cross-border risks. It would take effect upon enactment.
Plan to trace sources of outbreaks
If enacted, the government would set a federal plan to trace the source of biological events. It would spell out which agencies do what, when an attribution decision is triggered, and how decisions are made, including national security steps. It would set assignments, milestones, and timelines to build strong national attribution capacity. It would also plan for new technology through public-private work, with emphasis on diagnostics, genetic sequencing, and safe sample collection. The Secretary would coordinate with preparedness, science, and intelligence offices, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crenshaw
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
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