APHL safeguards public health through advocacy for public health laboratories and federal partners, and provides expert testimony, guidance and comments on federal legislation and regulations.
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APHL defines and articulates policies to strengthen the public health laboratory system. We provide a collective voice for our members, advocate on their behalf with policy makers and provide guidance on how laboratories should interpret and implement regulatory changes.
We advocate on behalf of our members and the broader public health laboratory system in response to federal actions, policies, proposed regulatory changes, funding mechanisms and more.
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APHL position statements articulate the informed opinion of our members on issues affecting public health laboratory practice and policy.
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The President’s Discretionary Budget Request outlines how the President would like Congress to fund the federal agencies for the upcoming fiscal year.
View the President's Discretionary Budget RequestCongressional budget justifications are the reports federal agencies share with Congress justifying how they will spend the funding requested in the President’s Budget, describing the activities and rationale behind the proposal.
Congressional research service reports are produced by the Library of Congress and provide non-partisan information to the US Congress that supports their legislative duties. The following reports describe the various parts of the federal budget process.
