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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
6/9/2016 • Senate
Summary
Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act or the SMASH Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants for mosquito control programs. The grant program is expanded so that grants may be used to address emerging, infectious mosquito-borne diseases and to improve existing control programs. The CDC must give preference to applicants that have: (1) a public health emergency due to a mosquito-borne disease, or (2) a control program that is consistent with existing state preparedness plans. The requirement for matching funds may be waived if the area covered by a grant applicant has an extreme need due to the size or density of the human population, the size or density of the mosquito population, or the severity of the mosquito-borne disease.Introduced in Senate • 6/9/2016
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Policy Area: Health
Congressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInsectsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPest management
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Originated in the Senate
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June 9, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Introduced in Senate6/9/2016