,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fiff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,crow 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 and 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services1 in        
cooperation with the ,biodefense        
,steering ,committee1 to clarify the    
national biodefense strategy and        
associated implementation plan1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,responsibility
 and ,accountability in ,strategic      
,pandemic_/,biodefense ,planning ,act of
 #bjbj or the ,,raspp ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,clarification of ,national         
,biodefense ,strategy  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services1 in cooperation with the      
,biodefense ,steering ,committee1 shall 
clarify the national biodefense strategy
 and associated implementation plan     

developed under section #ajhf of the    
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajd7 to clearly document agreed-upon   
processes1 roles1 and responsibilities  
for making and enforcing enterprise-wide
 decisions4  7b7 ,specific              
clarifications ,in carrying out         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services shall work 
with the head of each agency            
participating in the ,biodefense        
,steering ,committee1 including the     
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 to--    
7#a7 enter into a memorandum of         
understanding1 or take such other action
 as is necessary1 to describe the roles 
and responsibilities of the ,federal    
departments and agencies1 including     
internal and external coordination      
procedures1 in identifying and sharing  
information1 as described in section    
#ajhf7;b77#d7 of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   

#bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd7;b77#d772  7#b7
 clarify roles1 responsibilities1 and   
processes for decision making that      
involves shifting resources across      
agency boundaries to more effectively or
 efficiently address enterprise-wide    
risk2  7#c7 prepare an inventory and    
assessment of all existing strategies1  
plans1 policies1 laws1 and interagency  
agreements with respect to biodefense2  
7#d7 establish a resource plan to staff1
 support1 and sustain the efforts of the
 ,biodefense ,coordination ,team2  7#e7 
clearly document guidance and methods   
for analyzing the data collected from   
agencies to include non-,federal        
resources and capabilities2 and  7#f7   
not later than #ij days after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 report to the
 appropriate congressional committees on
 possible implementation strategies1    
that will effectively and efficiently   
enhance information-sharing activities  
on biosurveillance data integration as  
identified in the national biodefense   

strategy and associated implementation  
plan described in subsection 7a74  7c7  
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means the following3 7#a7 ,the          
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate4  7#b7 ,the ,committees on      
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,senate4  7#c7 
,the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate4   
7#d7 ,the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate4  7#e7 ,the     
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate4