To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear Fuel Security Program, expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, and submit a report on a civil nuclear credit program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide veterinary public health services to Native American communities, Alaska Native villages, and Indian reservations. It addresses the lack of veterinary care that has led to increased risks of zoonotic diseases (diseases transmitted between animals and humans), particularly rabies, in these communities.
Who Benefits and How
Alaska Native and American Indian communities benefit from new public health veterinary services including spay/neuter programs, vaccinations, and disease surveillance. The Indian Health Service gains new authority and potentially increased funding to address zoonotic disease threats. Veterinary public health officers in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service may see increased deployment opportunities to tribal areas.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Indian Health Service and Department of Health and Human Services face new coordination requirements with the CDC and USDA. The Secretary of Agriculture must conduct a feasibility study on oral rabies vaccines for Arctic wildlife within one year of enactment. Federal agencies face new reporting requirements to congressional committees.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes IHS to fund public health veterinary services including spay/neuter, vaccination, and disease surveillance in tribal areas
- Requires deployment of veterinary public health officers from the Public Health Service to IHS service areas
- Mandates a USDA study on oral rabies vaccine delivery to Arctic wildlife
- Adds the IHS Director to the One Health framework coordination under pandemic preparedness law
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes the Indian Health Service to provide public health veterinary services to Native communities to prevent and control zoonotic diseases like rabies
Key Policy Areas
Public Health, Native American Affairs, Agriculture, Wildlife Management
Primary Purpose
Authorizes the Indian Health Service to provide public health veterinary services to Native communities to prevent and control zoonotic diseases like rabies
Policy Domains
Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Alaska Native communities
- American Indian communities
- Indian Health Service
- Veterinary public health professionals
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Agriculture
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Warner, …
Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Risch) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Allied country uranium producers (Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan allies), Foreign uranium suppliers (non-allied countries), Russian uranium producers and enrichment companies
Positive-direction: Allied country uranium producers (Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan allies), U.S. uranium mining companies
Negative-direction: Foreign uranium suppliers (non-allied countries), Russian uranium producers and enrichment companies
Nuclear fuel processing companies, U.S. uranium enrichment and conversion facilities, U.S. uranium enrichment companies
Department of Energy, Federal budget/taxpayers, Secretary of Commerce
Existing nuclear power plant operators, U.S. nuclear power plant operators
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_service"
- → Indian Health Service
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Includes spaying and neutering services for domestic animals, diagnoses, surveillance, epidemiology, control, prevention, elimination, vaccination, and any other related service or activity that reduces the risk of zoonotic disease transmission or antimicrobial resistance in humans, food, or animals
A disease or infection that may be transmitted naturally from vertebrate animals to humans, or from humans to vertebrate animals
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