II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3530 To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate an employee of the National Security Council to be responsible for pandemic prevention and response, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 18, 2020 Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate an employee of the National Security Council to be responsible for pandemic preven- tion and response, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL COORDINATOR 3 FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND RE- 4 SPONSE. 5 Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 6 U.S.C. 3021) is amended— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:00 Apr 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3530.IS S3530 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3530 IS (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub- 1 section (i); and 2 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol- 3 lowing new subsection (h): 4 ‘‘(h) COORDINATOR FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION 5 AND RESPONSE.— 6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall des- 7 ignate an employee of the National Security Council 8 to be the permanent coordinator for pandemic pre- 9 vention and response for the Federal Government 10 (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Coordinator’). 11 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The Coordinator shall direct 12 all efforts of the Federal Government relating to 13 United States policy regarding pandemic prevention 14 and response, including by carrying out the duties 15 under paragraph (3). 16 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall— 17 ‘‘(A) serve as the principal advisor to the 18 President regarding pandemic prevention and 19 response; 20 ‘‘(B) notwithstanding any other provision 21 of law, coordinate and direct all activities, poli- 22 cies, programs, and funding relating to pan- 23 demic prevention and response, for all Federal 24 agencies; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:00 Apr 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3530.IS S3530 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3530 IS ‘‘(C) direct, as appropriate, Federal Gov- 1 ernment resources to respond to needs for pan- 2 demic prevention and response; and 3 ‘‘(D) lead interagency coordination for 4 pandemic prevention and response, including 5 regular consultation with nongovernmental or- 6 ganizations and public health officials working 7 to prevent and respond to pandemics. 8 ‘‘(4) AUTHORITY TO REPRESENT THE UNITED 9 STATES.—The Coordinator may represent the 10 United States in bilateral and multilateral discus- 11 sions and agreements on matters relevant to pan- 12 demic prevention and response.’’. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:00 Apr 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3530.IS S3530 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS