S. 4365 · 118th Congress
Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
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- Senate Introduced May 16, 2024
- Senate Passed Dec 12, 2024
Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Dec 12, 2024
Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
This bill expands support for public health veterinary services (e.g., disease surveillance or vaccination) in tribal communities to address zoonotic infectious diseases (i.e., diseases that spread between humans and animals).
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Indian Health Service (IHS), to expend funds for public health veterinary services to prevent and control zoonotic disease infection and transmission in IHS areas where the risk for disease occurrence in humans and wildlife is endemic.
HHS may assign or deploy veterinary public health officers from the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps to IHS areas.
Additionally, HHS must submit a biennial report to Congress on the use of funds, the assignment and deployment of veterinary public health officers from the USPHS Commissioned Corps, data related to the monitoring and disease surveillance of zoonotic diseases, and related services.
The bill also includes the IHS as a coordinating agency in the National One Health Framework. (This framework addresses zoonotic diseases and advances public health preparedness in the United States.)
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study on the delivery of oral rabies vaccines to wildlife reservoir species that are connected to the transmission of rabies to tribal members living in Arctic regions of the United States. The study must (1) evaluate the efficacy of the oral rabies vaccines, and (2) make recommendations to improve the delivery of these vaccines.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
Latest action (Dec 16, 2024): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 16, 2024
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced May 16, 2024
- Senate Passed Dec 12, 2024
No recorded floor vote found.