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  • S. 999 — To reform the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, limit the scope of public health authorities, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,230

    S. 999, titled the "Public Health Improvement Act," proposes reforms to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and limits the authorities of public health entities. It sets a 12-year term limit for the Directors of both the CDC and the National Institutes of...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 999 is a plan to change how big health organizations, like the CDC, work by giving them new rules, like how long their leaders can stay. It also says that when there's a big health problem, Congress has to agree to keep the emergency going after a certain time.