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Updating the statutory time windows preserves preparedness program access for state and local health authorities (benefiting public health readiness) but may extend federal spending obligations that affect taxpayers during 2027–2031.
State and local health agencies (and the hospitals and health systems they work with) retain eligibility for or can trigger preparedness programs tied to the 2027–2031 period because statutory time windows are updated, preserving access to federal and programmatic preparedness resources.
Taxpayers and federal budgets may face continued or renewed spending obligations during 2027–2031 if the extended windows authorize additional funding or ongoing program costs.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Replaces two multi-year date ranges in 42 U.S.C. 247b–14 with the single updated range 2027–2031, shifting the statutory time windows referenced in that provision.
Introduced March 5, 2026 by Richard Joseph Durbin · Last progress March 5, 2026
Updates two multi-year date ranges in a public health statute so that the statutory time windows referenced in that provision now run from 2027 through 2031. The change replaces earlier date ranges (2010–2014 and 2001–2005) with the single updated range, affecting how the existing statutory references and any tied program authorities apply over time. This is a technical amendment that does not create new programs or specify new funding; it alters the calendar years referenced in an existing provision of the Public Health Service Act.