,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #geca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4   
,higg9s ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
to increase ,f$]al ef=ts to prep>e = &  
respond to public heal? em]g5cies )     
respect to ! spread ( infecti\s         
diseases1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,infecti\s ,disease ,epidemic & ,p&emic 
,prep>$ness ,act4  #b4 ,increas$        
prep>ation & response = infecti\s       
diseases  7a7 ,national ,m$ical ,comm&  
,title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bda et seq47 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cai,m !   
foll[+3  #cai,n4 ,national ,m$ical      
,comm&  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 9 
consultation ) ! appropriate ,f$]al     
ag5cies & dep>tm5ts1 %all e/abli% an    
int]ag5cy task =ce to be kn[n z !       
,national ,m$ical ,comm& to prep>e = &  

respond to a public heal? em]g5cy = :i* 
a decl>ation is 9 effect "u section #cai
 ) respect to an infecti\s disease4  7b7
 ,duties ,! ,national ,m$ical ,comm&    
%all-- 7#a7 coord9ate measures betwe5   
,f$]al ag5cies to prev5t & respond to a 
public heal? em]g5cy describ$ 9         
subsection 7a72  7#b7 tak+ into         
consid]ation ! coord9at$ /rategy requir$
 "u section #bhjb7;a71 develop a        
/rategic plan to respond to a p&emic1   
includ+ id5tify+ /rategies t may n be   
id5tifi$ 9 su* coord9at$ /rategy2 &     
7#c7 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director ( !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 develop a public heal? surveillance    
sy/em ) respect to any infecti\s        
diseases t has a high mortality rate4   
7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,repres5t$ (fices1  
ag5cies1 & dep>tm5ts ,! ,national       
,m$ical ,comm& %all be compos$ (        
repres5tatives ( ,f$]al ag5cies1 (fices1
 & dep>tm5ts1 :i* %all include ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion4  7,b7 ,! ,national ,in/itute

 ( ,all]gy & ,infecti\s ,diseases4  7,c7
 ,! ,(fice ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =    
,prep>$ness & ,response ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7,d7 ,!      
,(fice ( ,global ,affairs ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7,e7 ,!    
,occupational ,safety & ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration4  7,f7 ,! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy 
,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7,g7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se4  7,h7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (           
,transportation4  7,i7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (   
,/ate4  7,j7 ,! ,environm5tal           
,protection ,ag5cy4  7,k7 ,! ,national  
,security ,c\ncil4  7,l7 ,! ,ag5cy =    
,int]national ,developm5t4  7,m7 ,!     
intellig5ce community4  7#b7            
,requirem5ts ,ea* repres5tative "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 h appropriate 
te*nical exp]tise ) respect to ! duties 
( ! ,national ,m$ical ,comm&2 &  7,b7 be
 select$ by ! head ( ! ag5cy1 dep>tm5t1 
or (fice describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7d7  
,national ,m$ical ,comm&] ,! ,secret>y  
%all appo9t a *air ( ! ,national ,m$ical
 ,comm& f among ! memb]s ( ! ,national  

,m$ical ,comm& to be kn[n z ! ,m$ical   
,comm&] = ,p&emic ,prep>$ness &         
,response 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !  
,m$ical ,comm&]74  7e7 ,duration        
,not)/&+ section #ad7;a7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,advisory ,committee ,act1 ! ,national  
,m$ical ,comm& %all cont9ue 9 exi/5ce   
until o!rwise provid$ by law4  4  7b7   
,e>ly detection & e>ly w>n+ sy/ems      
managem5t ,section #cai;,d ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#bdg;d-#d7 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by ins]t+
 1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,national ,m$ical  
,comm& aft] ! fir/ in/ance ( ,secret>y2 
&  7#b7 9 subsection 7c71 9 p>agraph    
7#a71 by /rik+ ,secret>y1 & ins]t+      
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,national  
,m$ical ,comm& &4  7c7 ,adm9i/ration ov]
 ,national ,/rategic ,/ockpile ,section 
#cai;,f-#b7;a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bdg;d-#f;b7a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,response &     
ins]t+ ,response1 ! ,m$ical ,comm&] =   
,p&emic ,prep>$ness & ,response12 &     

7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 9           
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by /rik+         
,secret>y & ins]t+ ,secret>y1 9         
collaboration ) ! ,m$ical ,comm&] =     
,p&emic ,prep>$ness & ,response12  7ii7 
by /rik+ an annual & ins]t+ a biannual2 
&  7iii7 by ins]t+ & ,septemb] #ae aft] 
,m>* #ae2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by
 /rik+ annual & ins]t+ biannual4  7d7   
,/rategic plan ,to address infecti\s    
diseases  7#a7 ,/rategic plan  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !   
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,director71 9     
consultation ) ! ,director ( !          
,biom$ical ,advanc$ ,rese>* &           
,developm5t ,au?ority & ! ,commission] (
 ,food & ,drugs1 %all prep>e & submit to
 ,congress a /rategic plan = fiscal ye>s
 #bjba ?r\gh #bjcj to id5tify1 treat1 & 
develop vacc9es = infecti\s diseases4   
,su* plan %all take into consid]ation1 !
 coord9at$ /rategy develop$ pursuant to 
section #bhjb7;a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    

,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjj;hh-#a7;a774  7,b7 ,cont5t ,! plan  
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all address !      
foll[+3 7i7 ,rese>* ( pa?og5s1 includ+  
rese>* on ! orig9s ( zoonotic pa?og5s4  
7ii7 ,! developm5t ( coop]ative         
p>tn]%ips to det]m9e treatm5ts & vacc9es
 = ,,covid-#ai1 & o!r simil> infecti\s  
diseases4  7iii7 ,a /rategy to fund     
cl9ical trials to det]m9e :i* pa?og5s   
demon/rate a high mortality rate & high 
rate ( infection4  7iv7 ,! developm5t ( 
p>tn]%ips ) private entities to all[ su*
 entities to elim9ate indu/ry risk4     
7#b7 ,exp$it$ approval ,! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 may      
designate a treatm5t or vacc9e id5tifi$ 
9 ! plan "u ?is subsection z a          
break?r\gh !rapy1 a fa/ track product1  
or eligible = accel]at$ approval z      
appropriate "u section #ejf ( ! ,f$]al  
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cef74  7#c7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  

appropriat$ to ! ,director to c>ry out  
?is subsection #a1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea*     
fiscal ye> f #bjba ?r\gh #bjcj4  7e7    
,community-,bas$ prev5tion /rategies    
grant program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all aw>d grants to community-bas$      
organizations = ! purpose ( prev5t+1    
id5tify+1 track+1 & respond+ to         
infecti\s diseases1 includ+ r$uc+ or    
elim9at+ heal? disp>ities ) respect to  
race1 g5d]1 & socioeconomic /atus4  7#b7
 ,priority ,! ,secret>y may give        
priority to organizations t prioritize  
vuln]able populations & ! treatm5t (    
individuals :o are at a high] risk (    
mortality z a result ( an infecti\s     
disease1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! eld]ly2  7,b7 
*ildr52  7,c7 ! immunocompromis$2  7,d7 
! homeless2 &  7,e7 individuals :o h a  
l[ income4