Reform CDC Authority and Structure
Department of Health and Human Services / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Split CDC into two separate entities - one for data collection/publishing and another for public health policy. Limit CDC's ability to make binding health recommendations that become de facto mandates.
"The CDC should be split into two separate entities housing its two distinct functions. On the one hand, the CDC is now responsible for collecting, synthesizing, and publishing epidemiological data from the individual states—a scientific data-gathering function... On the other hand, the CDC is also responsible for making public health recommendations and policies—an inescapably political function." – Project 2025History
Mon Jan 20 2025
Initial analysis
Disruptive Potential
HIGH
Would significantly alter how public health guidance is issued and enforced, impacting pandemic responses and other health emergencies
Status
Planned
Related Initiatives
1 initiatives
Department of Health and Human Services / Office of the Secretary
Restrict Authority to Declare Public Health Emergencies
HIGH