Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats

This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy within 180 days of enactment to address public health risks from AI misuse. The strategy must include a framework for preparedness, identify HHS duties and capability gaps, and specifically target risks like AI-facilitated biological weapons development or engineered pathogens resistant to treatment. It mandates coordination with stakeholders developing medical countermeasures and updates existing emergency response protocols to explicitly cover AI-related threats. The strategy will guide public health systems in mitigating these emerging risks, directly affecting HHS operations and federal pandemic response planning.