H.R. 3073

Referred to Committee

TICK Act

Introduced 6/3/2019•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

6/4/2019 • House

Summary

Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act or the TICK Act

This bill establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities.

HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne Diseases. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must form cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to address such diseases.

Introduced in House • 6/3/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Department of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and development