H.R. 4396 · 109th Congress
National Vaccine Authority Act
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National Vaccine Authority Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Vaccine Authority, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Vaccines.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 18, 2005
National Vaccine Authority Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Vaccine Authority, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Vaccines.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to: (1) ensure that the Authority serves as the central clearinghouse for HHS with respect to federal and private contracts for the purchase or distribution of vaccines; (2) monitor the supply and distribution of vaccines under such contracts; (3) enter into contracts to increase production of vaccines when necessary; (4) oversee the identification of vaccine strains; (5) establish, periodically review, and revise timetables by which the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is required to identify the strains necessary to produce vaccines; (6) identify any delays in the production of vaccines; (7) ensure that such delays are accounted for as they occur; (8) oversee and monitor the distribution of vaccines; (9) develop, periodically review, and revise a vaccine emergency response and contingency plan; and (10) establish a commission to determine the current state of juvenile vaccines.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: National Vaccine Authority Act
Latest action (Dec 2, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 18, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.