Commission to Universally Reduce and Eradicate Disease Act of 2001

H.R. 2593, the Commission to Universally Reduce and Eradicate Disease Act of 2001, proposed the creation of a national commission dedicated to developing a strategy for the global elimination of diseases. The bill aimed to coordinate efforts between the federal government, academic institutions, and private healthcare organizations to improve the development of vaccines and the international sharing of medical research. For the public, this legislation sought to increase the availability of health research and vaccine information by authorizing the National Institutes of Health to publish these findings openly on the internet. Ultimately, the bill was intended to leverage American scientific resources to better control infectious diseases both domestically and abroad.