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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjai,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize      
activities to combat ! ,ebola outbreak 9
 ! ,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,ebola ,eradication
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! curr5t    
,ebola outbreak 9 ! ,democratic         
,republic ( ! ,congo1 :i* began 9 ,augu/
 #bjah 9 ea/]n ,congo1 is ! second l>ge/
 9 hi/ory & has result$ 9 ov] #a1fjj    
cases & #a1jjj dea?s4  7#b7 ,despite !  
use ( prev5tive tools & new !rapeutics1 
insecurity & community resi/ance to     
response ef=ts rema9 major ob/acles to  
end+ ! curr5t ,ebola outbreak 9 !       
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo1 & !   
outbreak cont9ues to spread4  7#c7      
,hospitals1 heal? cl9ics1 & ,ebola      
cl9ics h be5 repeat$ly attack$ by arm$  
actors4  7#d7 ,on ,febru>y #bh1 #bjai1  

,doctors ,)\t ,bord]s susp5d$ its "w 9  
,ebola epic5t]s aft] two treatm5t c5t]s 
7 attack$4  7#e7 ,on ,april #ai1 #bjai1 
,dr4 ,ri*>d ,val]y ,m\zoko ,kib\ng1 an  
epidemiologi/ f ,cam]oon deploy$ by !   
,_w ,heal? ,organization to ea/]n ,congo
 to help /op ! outbreak1 0 kill$ 9 an   
attack on ,butembo ,univ]sity ,hospital4
  7#f7 ,heal?c>e work]s respond+ to     
,ebola h express$ conc]ns ab\t _!       
ability to cont9ue work+ on ! response  
giv5 ! complex security situation4  7#g7
 ,if ! outbreak is n br\ght "u control1 
x risks spread+ across ! bord] to       
neighbor+ c\ntries & endang]+ millions (
 p4  7#h7 ,! ,adm9i/ration releas$ a    
,novemb] #bi1 #bjah1 ,presid5tial       
,memor&um implem5t+ aid re/rictions to  
mo/ c\ntries on ,ti] ,,iii ( ! #bjah    
,traffick+ ,9 ,p]sons 7,,tip7 report t  
fully re/rict$ non-humanit>ian1         
non-trade relat$ aid to ! ,democratic   
,republic ( ! ,congo4  7#i7 ,p>agraphs  
7#d7 & 7#e7 ( section #aaj7;d7 ( !      
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  

#bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;d77#d7 &    
7#e77 au?orize ! cont9uation ( assi/ance
 9 ,ti] ,,iii c\ntries if su* assi/ance 
is det]m9$ to be 9 ! national int]e/ ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#aj7 ,section         
#aaj7;d77#e77;,b7 ( ! ,traffick+        
,victims ,protection ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;d77#e77;,b77 /ates1 ,! 
,presid5t %all ex]cise ! waiv] au?ority 
"u p>agraph 7#d7 :5 necess>y to avoid   
significant adv]se effects on vuln]able 
populations1 includ+ wom5 & *ildr544    
7#aa7 ,! ,presid5t has n ex]cis$ ! waiv]
 au?ority provid$ = 9 section           
#aaj7;d77#e77;,b7 ( ! ,traffick+ 9      
,victims ,protection ,act ( #bjjj 9     
relation to heal?1 education1 or        
community outrea* activities ess5tial to
 ! success ( ! ,ebola response 9 !      
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo4  7#ab7
 ,x is 9 ! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to help control & end ! curr5t   
,ebola outbreak 9 ! ,democratic         
,republic ( ! ,congo be=e x spreads4    
#c4 ,au?orization to address ! ,ebola   

outbreak 9 ! ,democratic ,republic ( !  
,congo  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section   
#aaj ( ! ,traffick+ ,victims ,protection
 ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg71 &  
subject to ! availability (             
appropriations1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t %all imm$iately provide     
assi/ance1 includ+ t>get$ =eign         
assi/ance "u *apt]s #a & #aj ( "p ,i ( !
 ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq42 #bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bbic et seq47 = global heal? &         
activities necess>y to respond to !     
?reat pos$ by ,ebola1 & "u *apt] #d ( "p
 ,,ii ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et seq471 to !    
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo1 ,s\?  
,sudan1 & ,burundi to effectively combat
 ! ,ebola outbreak t began 9 ,augu/     
#bjah1 includ+ wat] & sanitation        
infra/ructure1 global heal? activities1 
public messag+ & o!r critical activities
 necess>y = end+ ! outbreak4 ,su*       
assi/ance %all be provid$ at levels     

comm5surate bo? to address ! ?reat pos$ 
by ! ,ebola outbreak & conduct          
activities necess>y = an effective      
response4 ,activities to exp& & improve 
access to communities heavily affect$ by
 ! ,ebola outbreak %\ld be prioritiz$ "u
 ?is section4  7b7 ,report to ,congress 
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report--  7#a7      
describ+ ! actions ! ,adm9i/rator has   
tak5 & plans to take "u section #c7;a7  
to end ! ,ebola outbreak 9 ea/]n        
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo2 &     
7#b7 propos+ any additional legal       
au?orities requir$ to improve ! response
 to ! ,ebola outbreak 9 ea/]n           
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo4       
,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,septemb] #bc1          
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