{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-391","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 391","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Global Health Security Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To authorize a comprehensive, strategic approach for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to strengthen global health security, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To authorize a comprehensive, strategic approach for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to strengthen global health security, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Global Health Security Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Global Health Security Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Global Health Security Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Global Health Security Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-01-21","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-06-28","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h188","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Global Health Security Act","result":"Passed","yea":307,"nay":112,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll188.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2021-07-12"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-06-28","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Global Health Security Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill directs the United States to implement a strategy to strengthen global health security, including by requiring the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda. The agenda is an initiative launched by nearly 30 nations to address global infectious disease threats."},{"k":"p","t":"The council's responsibilities include (1) providing policy recommendations on agenda-related goals, objectives, implementation, and other international efforts to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response; (2) helping federal agencies with implementation; and (3) reviewing the progress and challenges in achieving U.S. commitments, including assistance to help other countries meet agenda targets. The bill also directs the federal agencies involved with the agenda to prioritize its implementation and to take certain steps to achieve that goal."},{"k":"p","t":"The President shall coordinate a strategy for responding to global health security emergencies and submit a report on the implementation of this strategy."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the Department of State should seek to enter into negotiations with donors, relevant United Nations agencies, and other multilateral stakeholders to establish a Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness that (1) closes gaps in global health security and pandemic preparedness; and (2) builds capacity in eligible partner countries related to global health security, infectious disease control, and pandemic preparedness. The fund should provide grants, technical assistance, and innovative funding mechanisms to achieve its purposes."}],"words":232},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the President to set up an interagency council, a coordinator and a strategy for U.S. foreign assistance on global health security, and states that the Secretary of State should seek negotiations to establish a multilateral Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#HB9EC2DB0BB564C5DBB050E98C80737C0"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#HF2B431E0D8F746BCBD145E1D0275BA7A"},{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#H4A813D41E32043168557ED2874A52FC3"},{"label":"Sec. 8","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#H75F55FACDB73462B926BD13CA37B541A"}]},"core_areas":["Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council","United States Coordinator for Global Health Security","Strategy and annual reports on U.S. foreign assistance for global health security","Negotiations to establish a multilateral Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness","Rules for U.S. contributions to the Fund"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the President to establish a Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council that meets at least four times per year and includes representatives of listed federal agencies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#HB9EC2DB0BB564C5DBB050E98C80737C0"}},{"text":"Requires the President to appoint a United States Coordinator for Global Health Security, who coordinates the interagency process for responding to global health security emergencies and briefs the appropriate congressional committees at least twice each year.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#HF2B431E0D8F746BCBD145E1D0275BA7A"}},{"text":"Requires the President to coordinate a strategy for U.S. foreign assistance for global health security, submit it to the appropriate congressional committees within 180 days of enactment, and submit a report on its implementation each year.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#H4A813D41E32043168557ED2874A52FC3"}},{"text":"States that the Secretary of State should seek to enter into negotiations with donors, United Nations agencies and other multilateral stakeholders to establish a Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, governed by an Executive Board.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 8","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#H75F55FACDB73462B926BD13CA37B541A"}},{"text":"States that the Fund should provide grants, technical assistance, concessional lending, catalytic investment funds and other funding mechanisms to help eligible partner countries close gaps in global health security.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 9","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#H31A913F6609C4A2BBCC3358A088E4C6D"}},{"text":"Limits U.S. contributions to the Fund to no more than 33 percent of total contributions from all sources over the five years after enactment, and sets conditions under which the United States withholds part of its contribution.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 13","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh#HEF1D554EE853438AA7DF8D9B4C06872E"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-06-28","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/391/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-391.png","v":"02875ba0206d","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 391, 117th Congress: Global Health Security Act of 2021. House: 307 Yea, 112 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 28 Jun 2021."}}