Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Climate and Health Protection Act.
Section 2. Continued implementation of the Climate and Health program
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 247b–24) the following new section:
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to implement the Climate and Health program carried out by the National Center for Environmental Health (or any successor program) for the following purposes:
(1) To translate climate change science to inform State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, including health departments, as well as communities.
(2) To create decision support tools to build capacity to prepare for climate change.
(3) To serve as a credible leader in planning for the public health impacts of climate change.
(b) Written notification to Congress
In the case of the establishment of any successor program to the Climate and Health program referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to Congress a written notification of any transfer or reprogramming of funds to establish such a successor program.