,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,cr[ 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 & ,ms4  
,jackson ,lee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 
coop]ation ) ! ,biodef5se ,/e]+         
,committee1 to cl>ify ! national        
biodef5se /rategy & associat$           
implem5tation plan1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,responsibility & ,acc\ntability 9    
,/rategic ,p&emic_/,biodef5se ,plann+   
,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,raspp ,act ( #bjbj4 
#b4 ,cl>ification ( ,national ,biodef5se
 ,/rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 coop]ation )
 ! ,biodef5se ,/e]+ ,committee1 %all    
cl>ify ! national biodef5se /rategy &   
associat$ implem5tation plan develop$ "u
 section #ajhf ( ! ,national ,def5se    
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd7 to cle>ly docum5t   

agre$-^u processes1 roles1 &            
responsibilities = mak+ & en=c+         
ent]prise-wide decisions4  7b7 ,specific
 cl>ifications ,9 c>ry+ out subsection  
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices %all "w ) ! head ( ea* ag5cy   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,biodef5se ,/e]+         
,committee1 includ+ ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 to-- 
7#a7 ent] into a memor&um ( und]/&+1 or 
take su* o!r action z is necess>y1 to   
describe ! roles & responsibilities ( ! 
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 includ+     
int]nal & ext]nal coord9ation proc$ures1
 9 id5tify+ & %>+ in=mation1 z describ$ 
9 section #ajhf7;b77#d7 ( ! ,national   
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd7;b77#d772 
7#b7 cl>ify roles1 responsibilities1 &  
processes = decision mak+ t involves    
%ift+ res\rces across ag5cy b\nd>ies to 
m effectively or effici5tly address     
ent]prise-wide risk2  7#c7 prep>e an    
inv5tory & assessm5t ( all exi/+        
/rategies1 plans1 policies1 laws1 &     

int]ag5cy agreem5ts ) respect to        
biodef5se2  7#d7 e/abli% a res\rce plan 
to /aff1 support1 & su/a9 ! ef=ts ( !   
,biodef5se ,coord9ation ,team2  7#e7    
cle>ly docum5t guidance & me?ods =      
analyz+ ! data collect$ f ag5cies to    
include non-,f$]al res\rces &           
capabilities2 &  7#f7 n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
report to ! appropriate congressional   
committees on possible implem5tation    
/rategies1 t w effectively & effici5tly 
enhance in=mation-%>+ activities on     
biosurveillance data integration z      
id5tifi$ 9 ! national biodef5se /rategy 
& associat$ implem5tation plan describ$ 
9 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,appropriate     
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!     
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,!  
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4  7#d7 ,! ,committee
 on ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate4  7#e7 ,! ,committee on     
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate4