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The '''Antibiotic Resistance Action Plan''' is a public health action plan developed by an Interagency Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance that was created in 1999 to combat antimicrobial resistance. The task force is co-chaired by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [[Food and Drug Administration]], [[National Institutes of Health]], [[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]], Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]], [[Department of Defense]], [[Department of Veterans Affairs]], [[Environmental Protection Agency]], and [[Health Resources and Services Administration]].