S.Amdt. 3069

SA 3069. Ms. HARRIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. TRACKING CASES OF COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS.

(a) Registry.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
establish a registry for reports of cases of
coccidioidomycosis.
(2) Grant program.--The Secretary shall award grants to
States and State and local departments of health for the
purpose of supporting the surveillance of cases of
coccidioidomycosis within the applicable State, and the
reporting of any such cases to the registry established under
paragraph (1).
(3) Year of diagnosis.--In listing cases of
coccidioidomycosis in the registry established under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall attribute each case to the
year in which it was diagnosed.
(b) Protocols and Guidelines.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall make
publicly available any protocols and guidelines developed by
the Department of Agriculture, the National Institutes of
Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or
appropriate professional health care organizations, for
purposes of educating health care providers, farmers, and
other agricultural workers regarding the most recent
scientific and medical information on the etiology,
transmission, diagnosis, surveillance, and treatment of
coccidioidomycosis.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
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