,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbj,ms4 
,jackson ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 to      
develop a plan to improve surveillance )
 respect to diseases t are viral p&emic 
?reats1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,improv$ 
surveillance ) respect to diseases t are
 viral p&emic ?reats  7a7 ,plan ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 
%all develop a plan to improve          
surveillance ) respect to diseases t are
 viral p&emic ?reats1 s z to ensure--   
7#a7 rapid detection ( ! spread ( su*   
diseases2  7#b7 effective %>+ (         
surveillance in=mation1 subject to      

privacy protections = individually      
id5tifiable in=mation "u applicable law2
 &  7#c7 rapid & coord9at$ response to  
su* diseases by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 
t]ritorial1 & local public heal?        
ag5cies4  7b7 ,pilot program  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation )     
developm5t ( ! plan "u subsection 7a71  
%all c>ry out a competitive pilot       
program 9 :i* ! ,secret>y aw>ds grant to
 entities = projects-- 7,a7 to assesses 
! /ate ( e>ly detection ( diseases t are
 viral p&emic ?reats to det]m9e ! /r5g?s
 & weaknesses ( ! curr5t me?ods1        
policies1 & proc$ures = su* e>ly        
detection2 &  7,b7 to optimize su* e>ly 
detection ?r\gh developm5t &            
implem5tation ( innovative approa*es to 
! developm5t ( rapid or in/ant te/s1    
me?ods1 policies1 & proc$ures ov] !     
#d-mon? p]iod foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,ann\ncem5t ,!         
,secret>y %all ann\nce t-- 7,a7         
applications = grants "u ?is subsection 
w be accept$ = #fj days foll[+ !        

ann\ncem5t2 &  7,b7 ! grant recipi5ts w 
be select$ )9 #fj days ( ! end ( !      
acceptance p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a74  7#c7 ,duration ( projects ,!     
duration ( a project fund$ "u ?is       
section %all n exce$ #f mon?s unless !  
grant recipi5t receives writt5 approval 
f ! ,secret>y = ! project to exce$ #f   
mon?s4  7#d7 ,collaboration ,grant      
recipi5ts "u ?is section may n          
collaborate on projects fund$ "u ?is    
section unless1 be=e approv+ !          
collaboration1 ! ,secret>y-- 7,a7       
det]m9es t su* collaboration w fur!r !  
objectives describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  
7,b7 gives notice to ! congressional    
committees ( jurisdiction t su*         
collaboration w occur4  7#e7 ,report+ by
 grantees ,n lat] ?an #c mon?s aft]     
complet+ a project fund$ "u ?is section1
 a grant recipi5t %all submit a report  
to ! ,secret>y on ! results ( ! project4
  7#f7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an 
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a report1 

includ+ a classifi$ annex1 to !         
,congress on ! results ( ! pilot program
 "u ?is subsection4  7c7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is        
section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ #cj1jjj1jjj4