,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #feii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,lucas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,posey1  
,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,ohio1    
,mr4 ,rooney ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,murphy 
( ,nor? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 = 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 = coord9ation (    
rese>* & developm5t = p&emic disease    
pr$iction1 =eca/+1 & comput+1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,covid ,rese>* ,act (     
#bjbj or ! ,comput+ ,opportunities to   
,vanqui% ,infecti\s ,diseases ,rese>*   
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,def9itions  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,dep>tm5t 
,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means ! ,dep>tm5t (    

,en]gy4  7#b7 ,national laboratory ,!   
t]m ,national ,laboratory has ! mean+   
giv5 t t]m 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy      
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#aehja74  7#c7 ,national academies ,!   
t]m ,national ,academies means !        
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! 
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,en]gy4  7#e7 ,qualify+ entity ,! t]m   
,qualify+ entity means-- 7,a7 an        
in/itution ( high] education2  7,b7 an  
appropriate ,/ate or ,f$]al entity1     
includ+ a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &        
developm5t c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7,c7 a  
nonpr(it rese>* in/itution2  7,d7 a     
multi-in/itutional collaboration2 or    
7,e7 any o!r relevant entity ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es appropriate4  #c4 ,em]g+      
infecti\s disease pr$iction & =eca/+    
sci5ce & te*nology int]ag5cy work+ gr\p 
7a7 ,int]ag5cy committee ,! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,national ,sci5ce &       
,te*nology ,c\ncil1 %all e/abli% or     

designate an int]ag5cy work+ gr\p to    
coord9ate ,f$]al programs & activities =
 em]g+ infecti\s disease data           
acquisition1 analysis1 situational      
aw>5ess1 pr$iction & =eca/+1 & o!r      
relat$ activities4  7b7 ,co-,*airs ,!   
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all be co-*air$ by
 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &     
,te*nology ,policy &1 on an annual      
rotat+ basis1 a repres5tative f !       
p>ticipants ( ! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p1 z 
select$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy4  7c7      
,ag5cy p>ticipation ,! ,committee %all  
include repres5tatives f-- 7#a7 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2   
7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security2   
7#c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2  7#d7 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2  7#e7 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,en]gy2  7#f7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !        
,int]ior2  7#g7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  
7#h7 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation2    
7#i7 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &     
,prev5tion2  7#aj7 ! ,national          
,in/itutes ( ,heal?2  7#aa7 ! ,dep>tm5t 

( ,/ate2  7#ab7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs2  7#ac7 ! ,environm5tal        
,protection ,ag5cy2  7#ad7 ! ,f$]al     
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy2  7#ae7 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t2  7#af7 ! ,smi?sonian       
,in/itution2 &  7#ag7 any o!r ,f$]al    
ag5cy z consid]$ appropriate by !       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy4  7d7                
,responsibilities ,! ,int]ag5cy work+   
gr\p %all-- 7#a7 provide = int]ag5cy    
coord9ation ( ,f$]al rese>*1            
te*nological developm5t1 & op]ational   
practice 9 ! pr$iction ( infecti\s      
disease outbreaks 9 humans1 animals1 or 
plants to m9imize _! adv]se heal?1      
economic1 & security impact2  7#b7      
id5tify *all5ges 9 outbreak pr$iction & 
model+ & develop a national /rategic    
plan = ,f$]al actions to advance !      
developm5t & effective application (    
outbreak pr$iction capabilities2  7#c7  
hold work%ops & sem9>s to engage        
rese>*]s & /akehold]s f univ]sities1    

indu/ry1 public heal? organizations1 &  
non-pr(it organization2 &  7#d7 engage )
 int]national p>tn]s & /rategic allies  
to %>e be/ practices & coord9ate        
pr$iction & model+ ( infecti\s disease4 
7e7 ,coord9ation ) national academies   
/&+ committee on em]g+ infecti\s disease
 & #ba/ c5tury heal? ?reats ,! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology      
,policy %all coord9ate ) ! ,national    
,academies to ensure t at lea/ "o memb] 
( ! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p is also a memb]
 ( ! committee "u section #d4  7f7      
,bi5nial report+ ,"o ye>s aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & at lea/ e #b ye>s
 !reaft]1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy %all       
provide a summ>y report to ,congress on 
! activities ( ! work+ gr\p4  #d4       
,national ,academies ,/&+ ,committee on 
,em]g+ ,infecti\s ,disease & #ba/       
,c5tury ,heal? ,?reats  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 &
 o!r ag5cies z det]m9$ by ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1

 %all ent] into an agreem5t ) !         
,national ,academies to create a ,/&+   
,committee on ,em]g+ ,infecti\s ,disease
 & #ba/ ,c5tury ,heal? ,?reats 7h]e9aft]
 9 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,/&+       
,committee74  7b7 ,p>ticipants ,! ,/&+  
,committee %all include memb]s )        
exp]tise 9 em]g+ infecti\s diseases1    
public heal?1 public heal? prep>$ness & 
response1 biological sci5ces1 cl9ical   
c>e & crisis /&>ds ( c>e1 risk          
communication1 & regulatory issues4  7c7
 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ! ,/&+ ,committee
 is to facilitate ! ex*ange ( ideas     
among ,f$]al ag5cies1 ! private sector1 
& ! academic community1 z well z o!r    
relevant /akehold]s1 includ+-- 7#a7     
respond+ on %ort notice to reque/s f !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to assess & consid] !  
sci5ce & policy implications ( an em]g+ 
infecti\s disease or significant public 
heal? ?reat2  7#b7 provid+ a v5ue to    
enable sci5ce & policy discussions      
relevant to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t on em]g+ 
issues1 rese>*1 & activities ?r\gh      

9-dep? k ( ! sponsor's programs1 goals1 
& objectives2  7#c7 id5tify+            
opportunities to integrate sci5ce into  
national prep>$ness & response decision 
mak+2  7#d7 explor+ lessons le>n$ & be/ 
practices f previ\s prep>$ness &        
response ef=ts1 & id5tify opportunities 
to dissem9ate t in=mation to a v>iety ( 
/akehold]s2  7#e7 s]v+ z a =um =        
national policy discussions by exp]ts & 
o!r lead]s 9 ! field2  7#f7 id5tify+ &  
discuss+ /rategies = address+           
mis9=mation2 &  7#g7 respond+ to ! ne$s 
( ! ,work+ ,gr\p e/abli%$ "u section #c 
= cont9u+ dialog relat$ to /rategic     
plann+ & program developm5t to address  
em]g+ infecti\s diseases1 biosecurity1 &
 public heal? & m$ical prep>$ness4  7d7 
,report & brief+ ,! agreem5t "u         
subsection 7a7 %all specify t-- 7#a7 !  
/&+ committee %all p]iodically organize 
work%ops & issue publicly available     
reports on ! topics describ$ 9          
subsection 7c7 & ! activities ( ! ,/&+  
,committee2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an "o ye>   

aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,academies %all provide a brief+ to     
relevant ,committees ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ,s5ate on ! progress &
 activities ( ! ,/&+ ,committee4  #e4   
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy em]g+ infecti\s      
disease rese>* program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director (
 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation & !     
,director ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &   
,space ,adm9i/ration1 %all c>ry out a   
rese>* program to lev]age ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t's innovative analytical tools 
& advanc$ computational & network+      
capabilities 9 ord] to prev5t1 prep>e =1
 & respond to em]g+ infecti\s diseases1 
includ+ ,,covid-#ai4 ,! ,secret>y %all  
c>ry out ?is program ?r\gh a            
competitive1 m]it-review$ process1 &    
consid] applications f ,national        
,laboratories1 in/itutions ( high]      
education1 multi-in/itutional           
collaborations1 indu/ry p>tn]s & o!r    
appropriate entities4  7b7 ,program     
compon5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! program        

e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 ,secret>y   
%all coord9ate ) relevant ,f$]al ag5cies
 to det]m9e a compreh5sive set (        
te*nical mile/ones = ^! rese>*          
activities & prioritize ! foll[+        
objectives-- 7#a7 support+ fundam5tal   
rese>* & developm5t 9 advanc$ analytics 
& high-p]=mance comput+ te*nologies ne$$
 to *>act]ize1 model1 simulate1 & pr$ict
 complex ph5om5a relat$ to em]g+        
infecti\s diseases1 includ+ ,,covid-#ai 
mitigation *all5ges1 includ+ a focus on 
bio9=matics1 epidemiology1 & molecul>   
model+2  7#b7 us+ exp]tise f ! private  
sector & in/itutions ( high] education1 
& ! ,national ,laboratories to develop  
computational s(tw>e & capabilities t   
prospective us]s may accel]ate em]g+    
infecti\s diseases rese>* & developm5t2 
7#c7 increas+ ! utility ( ! rese>*      
infra/ructure ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+    
sci5tific comput+ us] facilities & light
 s\rce us] facilities1 by coord9at+ ) ! 
,advanc$ ,sci5tific ,comput+ ,rese>* &  
,basic ,en]gy ,sci5ces programs )9 !    

,(fice ( ,sci5ce2  7#d7 lev]ag+ exp]i5ce
 f exi/+ model+ & simulation rese>* & "w
 sponsor$ by ! ,dep>tm5t & promot+      
collaboration & data %>+ betwe5         
,national ,laboratories1 rese>*         
entities1 & us] facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 by provid+ ! necess>y access & secure  
data transf] capabilities2 &  7#e7      
ensur+ t new exp]im5tal & computational 
tools are accessible to relevant rese>* 
communities1 includ+ private sector     
entities engag$ 9 te*nology developm5t  
to address em]g+ infecti\s diseases1    
includ+ ,,covid-#ai *all5ges4  7c7      
,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ^! programs1 !
 ,secret>y %all ensure coord9ation &    
consultation ) memb] ( ! work+ gr\p     
e/abli%$ 9 section #c4 ,! ,secret>y %all
 ensure1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1
 coord9ation ( ^! activities ) !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,national            
,laboratories1 in/itutes ( high]        
education1 & ! private sector4  7d7     
,em]g+ infecti\s diseases high p]=mance 
comput+ rese>* consortium  7#a7 ,9 g5]al

 ,! ,secret>y 9 coord9ation ) !         
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation & ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (   
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy %all       
e/abli% & op]ate an ,em]g+ ,infecti\s   
,diseases ,high ,p]=mance ,comput+      
,rese>* ,consortium 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
section z ! ,consortium71 9 ord] to     
support ! program "u subsection 7a7 by  
provid+1 to ! ext5t practicable1 a      
c5traliz$ location = multidiscipl9>y1   
collaborative1 em]g+ infecti\s disease  
rese>* & developm5t ?r\gh high p]=mance 
comput+ & advanc$ data analytics        
te*nologies & processes4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip
 ,! memb]s ( su* consortium %all be     
repres5tatives f relevant ,f$]al        
ag5cies1 ! private sector1 in/itutes (  
high] education1 :i* c ea* contribute   
relevant compute "t1 capabilities1 or   
o!r res\rces4  7#c7 ,activities ,!      
,consortium %all-- 7,a7 mat* applicants 
) available ,f$]al & private sector     
comput+ res\rces2  7,b7 consid]         
supplem5tal aw>ds = comput+ p>tn]%ips ) 

,consortium memb]s to qualify+ entities 
on a competitive m]it-review basis2     
7,c7 enc\rage collaboration &           
communication among memb] repres5tatives
 ( ! consortium & aw>dees2  7,d7 make   
available ! high-p]=mance comput+       
capabilities1 exp]tise1 & us] facilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t & ! ,national            
,laboratories2 &  7,e7 submit an annual 
report to ! ,secret>y summ>iz+ !        
activities ( ! ,consortium1 includ+--   
7i7 describ+ ea* project und]tak5 by !  
,consortium2  7ii7 detail+              
organizational exp5ditures2 &  7iii7    
evaluat+ contribution to ! a*ievem5t (  
te*nical mile/ones z det]m9$ 9          
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,coord9ation ,!   
,secret>y %all ensure ! coord9ation (1 &
 avoid unnecess>y duplication (1 !      
activities ( ! ,consortium ) !          
activities ( o!r rese>* entities ( !    
,dep>tm5t1 in/itutions ( high] education
 & ! private sector4  7e7 ,report ,n    
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !

 ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &       
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se1 & ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate1 
& ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &  
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate a report     
detail+ ! effectiv5ess (-- 7#a7 !       
int]ag5cy coord9ation betwe5 ea* ,f$]al 
ag5cy involv$ 9 ! rese>* program c>ri$  
out "u ?is section2  7#b7 !             
collaborative rese>* a*ievem5ts ( !     
program1 includ+ ! a*ievem5t ( !        
te*nical mile/ones det]m9$ "u subsection
 7a72 &  7#c7 pot5tial opportunities to 
exp& ! te*nical capabilities ( !        
,dep>tm5t4  7f7 ,prohibition ,no funds  
allocat$ to ! program describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 may be obligat$ or exp5d$
 = comm]cial application ( te*nology4   
7g7 ,fund+ ,f )9 funds au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ = ! ,dep>tm5t's ,(fice (    
,sci5ce1 !re %all be made available to !
 ,secret>y to c>ry out ! activities "u  
?is section1 #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s  
#bjba & #bjbb4