H.R. 7041 would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants on a competitive basis to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editLaboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act - Directs the wiki andSecretary of Homeland Security to award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases. Authorizes the firstSecretary to provideaward such a detailed summarygrant only if the laboratory agrees to allow the Secretary and other relevant federal agencies to inspect laboratory facilities.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) activities undertaken to integrate the network of regional biocontainment laboratories with the laboratory response network of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and (2) the extent to which additional Biosafety Level 3 laboratories are needed to fulfill the bill!)national's laboratory surge capacity needs.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 9/29/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiSubcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and be the first to update the status of the bill!)Response.
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