Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act extends two Public Health Service Act authorization periods from fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to fiscal years 2026 through 2030. For the section 317U tick-borne disease program, it replaces a required reference to the former Tick-Borne Disease Working Group and other individuals with the more flexible phrase 'appropriate individuals.' It also changes the program's administrative language from acting 'in coordination with' an official to acting 'through' that official. A related authorization in section 2822(c), concerning public-health preparedness, is extended through 2030 as well. The bill preserves program authority but does not itself specify annual appropriation amounts.
Who Benefits and How
Patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses benefit from continued federal surveillance, prevention, research, and coordination authority. State and local health departments, clinicians, and researchers may continue participating in federally supported disease detection and response work. Preparedness programs gain five additional authorized fiscal years.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HHS and CDC program staff must administer the authorities through 2030 and adapt consultation and chain-of-command practices to the revised language. Federal taxpayers may fund continued activities through later appropriations. Congressional health committees retain oversight of program performance over the extended period.
Key Provisions
- Extends the section 317U tick-borne disease authorization through fiscal year 2030.
- Modifies consultation language to refer broadly to appropriate individuals.
- Requires the Secretary to act through the specified public-health official.
- Extends the related section 2822(c) preparedness authorization through fiscal year 2030.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes federal tick-borne disease and related public-health preparedness authorities for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and updates program administration.
Key Policy Areas
Public Health, Infectious Disease, Health Preparedness
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes federal tick-borne disease and related public-health preparedness authorities for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and updates program administration.
Policy Domains
Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Identified Gains
- Patients with tick-borne diseases
- State health departments
- Tick-borne disease researchers
- Public-health preparedness programs
Identified Costs
- HHS public-health officials
- CDC program staff
- Federal taxpayers
- Congressional health committees
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateHeld at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR …
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by …
Reported by Mr. Cassidy, with an amendment
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator …
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be …
Ms. Collins (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. King, Mrs. Gillibrand, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
CDC program staff, Federal legislative records staff, HHS public-health officials
Positive-direction: State health departments
Negative-direction: CDC program staff, HHS public-health officials
Patients with tick-borne diseases, Taxpayers
Positive-direction: Patients with tick-borne diseases
Negative-direction: Taxpayers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "partners"
- → State health departments and appropriate individuals
- "administrator"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "program_staff"
- → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "affected_public"
- → Patients with tick-borne diseases
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