Climate and Health Protection Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 780 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued imple- mentation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Ms. UNDERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Climate and Health 4 Protection Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:29 Feb 24, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H780.IH H780 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 780 IH SEC. 2. CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE 1 AND HEALTH PROGRAM. 2 Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 3 is amended by inserting after section 317U (42 U.S.C. 4 247b–23) the following new section: 5 ‘‘SEC. 317V. CLIMATE AND HEALTH PROGRAM. 6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 7 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- 8 vention, shall continue to implement the Climate and 9 Health program carried out by the National Center for 10 Environmental Health (or successor program) for the fol- 11 lowing purposes: 12 ‘‘(1) To translate climate change science to in- 13 form States, local health departments, and commu- 14 nities. 15 ‘‘(2) To create decision support tools to build 16 capacity to prepare for climate change. 17 ‘‘(3) To serve as a credible leader in planning 18 for the public health impacts of climate change. 19 ‘‘(b) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—In 20 the case of the establishment of any successor program 21 to the Climate and Health program referred to in sub- 22 section (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of 23 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall sub- 24 mit to Congress a written notification of any transfer or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:29 Feb 24, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H780.IH H780 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 780 IH reprogramming of funds to establish such a successor pro- 1 gram. 2 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 4 appropriated to carry out the program referred to in 5 subsection (a) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and 6 each fiscal year thereafter. 7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 8 available under paragraph (1) may be transferred or 9 reprogrammed by the Secretary to carry out another 10 program administered by the Secretary.’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:29 Feb 24, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H780.IH H780 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS