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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§300hh–37 One Health Framework

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XXVI — NATIONAL ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Part C — Strengthening Public Health Surveillance Systems › § 300hh–37

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the CDC director, must create or update a One Health framework to deal with diseases that pass between animals and people and to improve public health preparedness. The Secretary must also work with the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries to set up a federal One Health coordination mechanism to strengthen prevention, detection, control, and response across agencies. Not later than 1 year after December 29, 2022, the Secretary must send a report to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce with an update on these efforts.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300hh–37

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)One Health framework
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop, or update as appropriate, in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, a One Health framework to address zoonotic diseases and advance public health preparedness.
(b)One Health coordination
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a One Health coordination mechanism at the Federal level to strengthen One Health collaboration related to prevention, detection, control, and response for zoonotic diseases and related One Health work across the Federal Government.
(c)Reporting
Not later than 1 year after December 29, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report providing an update on the activities under subsections (a) and (b).

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act, also known as the PREVENT Pandemics Act, and also as part of the Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300hh–37

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110