,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,pascrell7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security to make anthrax     
vaccines and antimicrobials available to
 emergency response providers1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,first         
,responder ,anthrax ,preparedness ,act4 
#b4 ,anthrax vaccination program for    
first responders  7a7 ,anthrax          
preparedness  7#a7 ,in general ,title ,v
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #f        

,u4,s4,c4 #caa et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #ebf4 ,anthrax preparedness   
7a7 ,vaccination program for first      
emergency response providers ,for the   
purpose of domestic preparedness for and
 collective response to terrorism1 the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 shall make
 available surplus vaccines and         
antimicrobials and vaccines and         
antimicrobials with short shelf lives1  
from the strategic national stockpile   
under section #cai;,f-#b7;a7 of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;b7a77 to emergency  
response providers for administration to
 such providers who voluntarily consent 
to such administration1 and shall--     
7#a7 establish any necessary logistical 
and tracking systems to facilitate      
making such vaccines and antimicrobials 
so available2 and  7#b7 distribute      
disclosures regarding associated risks  

to end users4  7b7 ,threat assessment   
,the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence
 and ,analysis shall--  7#a7 support    
homeland security-focused risk analysis 
and risk assessments of the threats     
posed by anthrax from an act of terror2 
7#b7 leverage existing and emerging     
homeland security intelligence          
capabilities and structures to enhance  
prevention1 protection1 response1 and   
recovery efforts with respect to an     
anthrax terror attack2 and  7#c7 share  
information and provide tailored        
analytical support on threats posed by  
anthrax to ,state1 local1 and tribal    
authorities1 as well as other national  
biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders4
  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table
 of sections in section #a7;b7 of such  
,act is amended by inserting at the end 
of the items relating to title ,v the   
following new item3  ,sec4 #ebf4        
,anthrax preparedness4  4  7b7 ,pilot   
program  7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying  
out the vaccination program authorized  

in section #ebf7;a7 of the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
conduct an #ah-month pilot program to   
administer vaccines and antimicrobials  
to emergency response providers as so   
authorized4  7#b7 ,location ,in carrying
 out the pilot program under this       
subsection1 the ,secretary shall select 
emergency response providers based in at
 least two ,states for participation in 
the pilot program4  7#c7 ,distribution  
of information ,the ,secretary shall    
provide to each emergency response      
provider who participates in the pilot  
program under this subsection           
disclosures and educational materials   
regarding the associated risks of any   
vaccine or antimicrobial administered   
under the pilot program and of exposure 
to anthrax4  7#d7 ,report ,not later    
than #ij days after the completion of   
the pilot program under this subsection1
 the ,secretary shall submit to the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the

 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on the results of the pilot      
program4 ,the report shall include a    
plan under which the ,secretary plans to
 continue to make vaccines and          
antimicrobials available to emergency   
response providers under section        
#ebf7;a7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb4  7#e7 ,deadline for          
implementation ,the ,secretary shall    
begin implementing the pilot program    
under this subsection by not later than 
the date that is #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4