S.Amdt. 4087

SA 4087. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert
the following:

SEC. __. ONE HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''),
in consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the
Center for Veterinary Medicine, and the Office of the Chief
Scientist of the Food and Drug Administration, not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, shall
establish within the Food and Drug Administration a One
Health Center of Excellence for purposes of strengthening
inter- and intra-agency actions with respect to emerging
public health threats, as described in subsection (b).
(b) Activities.--The activities of the One Health Center of
Excellence shall include the following:
(1) Developing programs and enhancing strategies to
research, monitor, prevent, and respond to emerging public
health threats, such as zoonotic disease outbreaks, as well
as other biological, chemical, and radiological threats to
public health.
(2) Supporting recruitment and training for personnel
engaged in such research, monitoring, prevention, and
response efforts.
(3) Conducting, promoting, and supporting research
regarding public health threats.
(4) Improving public awareness and understanding of a One
Health approach.
(5) Facilitating collaborative relationships among--
(A) relevant Federal agencies, such as the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department
of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of
Homeland Security, the United States Agency for International
Development, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes
of Health, and the Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) Tribal Nations;
(C) State and local public health veterinarians and
wildlife officials; and
(D) other experts, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Public Process.--The Secretary shall provide a period
for public comment during the time that the One Health Center
of Excellence is being implemented.
(d) Annual Report.--Not later than January 1 of the year
that begins 1 year after the One Health Center of Excellence
is implemented, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration a
report on the activities of the One Health Center of
Excellence and recommendations for Congress regarding
additional legislation that may be needed to prevent and
respond to emerging public health threats.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
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