,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjae,ms4 ,ayotte 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,booker1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,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 ,pre-event     
anthrax vaccination program for         
emergency response providers  7a7       
,anthrax preparedness  7#a7 ,in general 
,title ,v of the ,homeland ,security    
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #caa et     
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #ebf4       
,anthrax preparedness  7a7 ,pre-,event  
anthrax vaccination program for         

emergency response providers ,for the   
purpose of domestic preparedness for and
 collective response to terrorism1 the  
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 shall--  7#a7 establish a    
program to provide anthrax vaccines 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 that will be nearing the
 end of their labeled dates of use at   
the time such vaccines are to be        
administered to emergency response      
providers who are at high risk of       
exposure to anthrax and who voluntarily 
consent to such administration2  7#b7   
establish any necessary logistical and  
tracking systems to facilitate making   
the vaccines described in paragraph 7#a7
 so available2  7#c7 distribute         
disclosures regarding associated        
benefits and risks to end users2 and    
7#d7 conduct outreach to educate        
emergency response providers about the  

voluntary program4  7b7 ,threat         
assessment ,the ,secretary 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 contents 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 pre-event vaccination program   
authorized under section #ebf7;a7 of the

 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as  
added by subsection 7a71 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security1 in coordination 
with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services1 shall carry out a     
pilot program to provide anthrax        
vaccines to emergency response providers
 as so authorized4 ,the duration of the 
pilot program shall be #bd months from  
the date the initial vaccines are       
administered to participants4  7#b7     
,preliminary requirements ,prior to     
implementing the pilot program under    
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall--  7,a7       
establish a communication platform for  
the pilot program2  7,b7 establish      
education and training modules for the  
pilot program2  7,c7 conduct economic   
analysis of the pilot program2 and  7,d7
 create a logistical platform for the   
anthrax vaccine request process under   
the pilot program4  7#c7 ,location ,in  
carrying out the pilot program under    
this subsection1 the ,secretary of      

,homeland ,security shall select        
emergency response providers based in   
not less than #b ,states for            
participation in the pilot program4     
7#d7 ,distribution of information ,the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
provide to each emergency response      
provider who participates in the pilot  
program under this subsection           
disclosures and educational materials   
regarding the associated benefits and   
risks of any vaccine provided under the 
pilot program and of exposure to        
anthrax4  7#e7 ,report  7,a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #a year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 and annually 
thereafter until #a year after the      
completion of the pilot program1 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security and the ,committee on ,energy 
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report on the 

progress and results of the pilot       
program1 including--  7i7 the percentage
 of eligible emergency response         
providers1 as determined by each pilot  
location1 that volunteer to participate2
  7ii7 the degree to which participants 
obtain necessary vaccinations1 as       
appropriate2 and  7iii7 recommendations 
to improve initial and recurrent        
participation in the pilot program4     
7,b7 ,required plan ,the report required
 under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a
 plan under which the ,secretary plans  
to continue the program to provide      
vaccines to emergency response providers
 under section #ebf7;a7 of the ,homeland
 ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by   
subsection 7a74  7#f7 ,deadline for     
implementation ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall begin implementing the  
pilot program under this subsection4