H.R. 1645

119 HR 1645 IH: Climate and Health Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1645  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 27, 2025   Ms. Underwood  (for herself,  Ms. McClellan ,  Mr. Grijalva ,  Ms. Velázquez ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Ms. Stansbury ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Ms. Adams ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Ms. Brown ,  Ms. Morrison , and  Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Climate and Health Protection Act  .
2.
Continued implementation of the Climate and Health program
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317V ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–24 ) the following new section:
317W.
Climate and Health program
(a)
In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to implement the Climate and Health program carried out by the National Center for Environmental Health (or any successor program) for the following purposes:
(1)
To translate climate change science to inform State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, including health departments, as well as communities.
(2)
To create decision support tools to build capacity to prepare for climate change.
(3)
To serve as a credible leader in planning for the public health impacts of climate change.
(b)
Written notification to Congress
In the case of the establishment of any successor program to the Climate and Health program referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to Congress a written notification of any transfer or reprogramming of funds to establish such a successor program.
(c)
Authorization of appropriations
(1)
In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program continued under subsection (a) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(2)
Limitation
None of the funds made available under paragraph (1) may be transferred or reprogrammed by the Secretary to carry out another program administered by the Secretary.
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