,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #h1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,gosar introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to carry out a program for the 
development of rapid and cost-effective 
medical countermeasures to pandemics1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,pandemic  
,prevention ,platform  7a7 ,designation 
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
designate a lead within the ,department 
of ,defense to implement and advance a  
program for the development of rapid and
 cost-effective medical countermeasures 
to pandemics4  7b7 ,objectives ,the     
,secretary shall ensure that the program
 carries out the following within #fj   
days of identifying a virus or other    
pathogen that may cause a pandemic with 
the goal of reducing this time frame to 
#bh days3 7#a7 ,grow the virus or other 
pathogen4  7#b7 ,identify an antibody or

 biologic product that targets the virus
 or other pathogen for use in a medical 
countermeasure4  7#c7 ,evolve the       
antibody or biologic product for        
increased potency4  7#d7 ,clinical grade
 product manufacturing4  7#e7 ,deliver  
the product to patients to induce       
protection in fewer than three days     
following administration4  7#f7 ,any    
other objective the ,secretary of       
,defense deems necessary4  7c7          
,collaboration and information sharing  
,in carrying out this section1 the      
,secretary of ,defense-- 7#a7 may       
collaborate with such ,secretaries      
pursuant to the ,national ,biodefense   
,strategy under section #ajhf of the    
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajd72  7#b7 shall ensure that          
information from the program is shared  
with such ,secretaries pursuant to the  
,national ,biodefense ,strategy under   
section #ajhf of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   

#bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd72 and  7#c7    
through regular1 structured1 and close  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services and the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall
 ensure that the activities of the      
,department of ,defense in carrying out 
the program are coordinated with1       
complement1 and do not unnecessarily    
duplicate activities of other ,federal  
agencies pursuant to the ,national      
,biodefense ,strategy under section     
#ajhf of the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd74