HR1645-119

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: 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: To translate climate change science to inform State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, including health departments, as well as communities. To create decision support tools to build capacity to prepare for climate change. To serve as a credible leader in planning for the public health impacts of climate change. 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. 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. 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. 317W.Climate and Health program(a)In generalThe 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 CongressIn 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 generalThere 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)LimitationNone 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..