To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3820 To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be ap- pointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 5, 2023 Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the re- quirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CEN- 3 TERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN- 4 TION. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305(a) of the Public 6 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242c(a)) is amended by 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 Jun 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3820.IH H3820 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3820 IH striking ‘‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- 1 ate’’. 2 (b) CONFORMING CHANGES.—Section 2101 of divi- 3 sion FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 4 (Public Law 117–328) is amended— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘Part A’’; and 7 (2) by striking subsection (b). 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 Jun 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3820.IH H3820 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS