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S.Res. 208

ResolutionFederalSenateIntroduced
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of improving American defenses against the spread of infectious diseases.
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Introduced
Latest Action · September 9, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9027)
Congress
108th (2003–2005)
Introduced
July 31, 2003
Cosponsors (0)
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) field epidemiology training programs and related epidemic services and global surveillance programs should receive full support; (2) the President should require an annual national intelligence estimate on the global infectious disease threat and its implications for the United States; (3) the President should propose that the G-8 develop a foreign epidemiological specialists training program in the developing world; and (4) the international community should increase funding for the World Health Organization's (WHO) global disease surveillance capability.

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