The bill reauthorizes programs related to vector-borne diseases, extending funding and support from 2021 through 2025 to 2026 through 2030. It amends the Public Health Service Act to increase capacity for identifying, reporting, preventing, and responding to such diseases. The changes also adjust the involvement of appropriate individuals in the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. This impacts the national strategy for combating vector-borne diseases and enhances support for health departments in addressing these issues.
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address vector-borne diseases (e.g., diseases spread by bites from ticks or mosquitoes). These activities include (1) a national strategy, (2) grants for regional centers of excellence, and (3) cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to increase capacity for preventing and responding to vector-borne diseases.