,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjai,mr4
 ,delgado 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new 
,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1 & ,mr4 ,zeld97   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = ! issuance ( a   
,lyme ,disease ,rese>* ,semipo/al ,/amp4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/amp ,out ,lyme ,disease ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+ to !      
,tick-,borne ,disease ,work+ ,gr\p1 an  
e/imat$ #bia1dcj to #dcg1aej new cases (
 ,lyme disease 7 report$ 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 #bjaf4  7#b7 ,! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7  
reports t ,lyme disease is difficult to 
diagnose due to its div]se manife/ations

 & a lack ( reliable te/+ options4  7#c7
 ,! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?       
7,,nih7 discov]$ t :ile ,lyme disease   
symptoms c be manag$ ) prop] c>e1 !     
disease curr5tly has no cure4  7#d7 ,!  
,tick-,borne ,disease ,work+ ,gr\p      
reports t #aj to #bj p]c5t ( ,lyme      
disease pati5ts w suff] f p]si/5t       
symptoms :i* c be *ronic & disabl+4     
7#e7 ,accord+ to ! ,johns ,hopk9s       
,bloomb]g ,s*ool ( ,public ,heal?1 ,lyme
 disease co/s ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal?c>e  
sy/em up to #a1cjj1jjj1jjj doll>s p]    
ye>4  7b7 ,purpose ,to af=d a conv5i5t  
way = memb]s ( ! public to contribute to
 fund+ = ,lyme disease & relat$         
tick-borne illness rese>* )9 ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,all]gy & ,infecti\s       
,diseases1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice %all issue a semipo/al /amp     
7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,lyme
 ,disease ,rese>* ,semipo/al ,/amp7 9   
accordance ) ?is section4  #c4 ,lyme    
disease rese>* semipo/al /amp  7a7 ,t]ms
 & conditions ,! issuance & sale ( !    

,lyme ,disease ,rese>* ,semipo/al ,/amp 
%all be gov]n$ by ! provisions ( section
 #daf ( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
& regulations issu$ "u su* section4  7b7
 ,disposition ( proce$s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,all am\nts becom+ available f ! sale ( 
! ,lyme ,disease ,rese>* ,semipo/al     
,/amp 7z det]m9$ "u section #daf7;d7 (  
su* title #ci7 %all be transf]r$ to !   
,national ,in/itute ( ,all]gy &         
,infecti\s ,diseases1 = ! purpose       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ?r\gh paym5ts
 :i* %all be made at lea/ twice a ye>4  
7#b7 ,proce$s n to be (fset ,9          
accordance ) section #daf7;d77#d7 ( su* 
title #ci1 am\nts becom+ available f !  
sale ( ! ,lyme ,disease ,rese>*         
,semipo/al ,/amp 7z s det]m9$7 %all n be
 tak5 into acc\nt 9 any decision relat+ 
to ! level ( appropriations or o!r      
,f$]al fund+ to be furni%$ 9 any ye> to 
! ,national ,in/itute ( ,all]gy &       
,infecti\s ,diseases4  7c7 ,duration ,! 
,lyme ,disease ,rese>* ,semipo/al ,/amp 
%all be made available to ! public = a  

p]iod ( at lea/ #f ye>s1 beg9n+ no lat] 
?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  7d7 ,def9ition ,= purposes (
 ?is ,act1 ! t]m semipo/al /amp ref]s to
 a /amp describ$ 9 section #daf7;a77#a7 
( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4