,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #h1 
#bjaf ,mrs4 ,boxer introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,establishing the ,centers for  
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
,emergency ,response ,fund for the      
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention to provide     
assistance for a public health          
emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and 
,prevention ,emergency ,response ,act of
 #bjaf4  #b4 ,centers for ,disease      
,control and ,prevention ,emergency     
,response ,fund  7a7 ,establishment     
,there is established in the ,treasury  
of the ,united ,states a fund to be     
known as the ,centers for ,disease      
,control and ,prevention ,emergency     
,response ,fund 7referred to in this    

,act as the ,fund74  7b7 ,obligations   
and expenditures  7#a7 ,requirements    
,subject to the requirements under      
subsection 7d7 and in accordance with   
paragraph 7#b71 the ,director of the    
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7referred to in this ,act as
 the ,director7 may obligate and expend 
amounts in the ,fund in the event the   
,director activates emergency operations
 in response to a public health         
emergency or potential public health    
emergency4  7#b7 ,purpose ,subject to   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director may       
obligate and expend amounts in the ,fund
 as necessary to detect1 prepare for1 or
 respond to public health threats       
domestically and abroad4  7c7           
,coordination ,in obligating and        
expending amounts in the ,fund1 the     
,director may coordinate with other     
,federal and ,state entities1 as        
appropriate1 including through the      
awarding or transfer of amounts in the  
,fund to such other entities4  7d7      

,congressional oversight  7#a7 ,notice  
,the ,director shall submit to the      
,president1 the ,committee on           
,appropriations of the ,senate1 and the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives1 and any     
other relevant committee1 notice of any 
plan to obligate or expend amounts in   
the ,fund4  7#b7 ,reporting ,not less   
than every #fj days1 the ,director shall
 provide regular briefings and submit a 
written report1 to the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,senate1 the     
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives1 and any     
other relevant committee1 detailing the 
use of any amounts obligated or expended
 from the ,fund during the applicable   
fiscal year4  7#c7 ,requirements for    
amounts greater than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj ,the
 ,director may obligate or expend       
amounts in the ,fund that are greater   
than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj in any fiscal year  
in accordance with a plan submitted     
under paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 not prior  

to #cj days after submitting notice of  
such plan2 and  7,b7 only if a joint    
resolution of disapproval of such plan  
is not enacted within #cj days of such  
submission4  #c4 ,appropriations of     
unobligated funds  7a7 ,in general      
,there is appropriated to the ,fund1 out
 of any monies in the ,treasury not     
otherwise appropriated1 to remain       
available until expended--  7#a7 for    
fiscal year #bjag1 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and  
7#b7 for fiscal year #bjah and each     
fiscal year thereafter1 an amount       
calculated under subsection 7b7 for such
 fiscal year4  7b7 ,calculation ,for    
purposes of subsection 7a77#b71 the     
amount calculated for a fiscal year     
under this subsection is the difference 
between #b1jjj1jjj1jjj and the amount   
available in the ,fund for such fiscal  
year4  #d4 ,emergency designations  7a7 
,in general ,the amounts appropriated   
under section #c7;a7 are designated as  
an emergency requirement pursuant to    
section #d7;g7 of the ,statutory        

,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7b7 ,designation  
in ,senate ,in the ,senate1 the amounts 
appropriated under section #c7;a7 are   
designated as an emergency requirement  
pursuant to section #djc7;a7 of ,s4     
,con4 ,res4 #ac 7#aaath ,congress71 the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year #bjaj4