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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5499 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5499
To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to reauthorize the Tick-Borne
Disease Working Group, to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 24, 2026
Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to reauthorize the Tick-Borne
Disease Working Group, to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Tick-borne disease
Opposition and Prevention Through Investment in Collaboration,
Knowledge, and Surveillance Act'' or the ``STOP TICKS Act''.
SEC. 2. TICK-BORNE DISEASE WORKING GROUP.
Section 2062(c) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 284s(c))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``date of enactment of this Act'' each
place it appears and inserting ``date of enactment of the STOP
TICKS Act'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``all efforts within the
Department of Health and Human Services'' and inserting ``all
efforts across the Federal Government''; and
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``Seven'' and inserting ``Thirteen'';
and
(ii) by striking clause (v) and inserting
the following:
``(v) The Agricultural Research Service.
``(vi) The Forest Service.
``(vii) The National Park Service.
``(viii) The National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
``(ix) The Environmental Protection Agency.
``(x) The United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.
``(xi) The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
``(xii) The Bureau of Land Management.
``(xiii) The Defense Health Agency.''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ``Seven'' and inserting
``Ten''.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL STRATEGY AND REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN VECTOR-
BORNE DISEASES.
Section 317U(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-
23(f)) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``$12,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2026 through 2030''.
SEC. 4. ENHANCED SUPPORT TO ASSIST HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN ADDRESSING
VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES.
Section 2822(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-
32(c)) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``$21,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2026 through 2030''.
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