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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to au?orize ,unit$ ,/ates      
p>ticipation 9 ! ,coalition = ,epidemic 
,prep>$ness ,innovations1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,am]ica ,f         
,epidemics ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,due to increas+   
population & population d5sity1 human   
mobility1 & ecological *ange1 em]g+     
infecti\s diseases pose a real & gr[+   
?reat to global heal? security4  7#b7   
,:ile vacc9es c be ! mo/ effective tools
 to protect aga9/ infecti\s disease1 !  
abs5ce ( vacc9es = a new or em]g+       
infecti\s disease ) epidemic pot5tial is
 a major heal? security ?reat globally1 
pos+ cata/rophic pot5tial human &       
economic co/s4  7#c7 ,! ,,covid-#ai     
p&emic has infect$ m ?an #aai1ifj1gjj   

individuals & has kill$ at lea/         
#b1fef1hbb p worldwide1 & x is likely t 
unreport$ cases & dea?s are significant4
  7#d7 ,ev5 regional outbreaks c h      
enorm\s human co/s & sub/antially       
disrupt ! global economy & cripple      
regional economies4 ,! #bjad ,ebola     
outbreak 9 ,we/ ,africa kill$ m ?an     
#aa1jjj & co/ #b1hjj1jjj1jjj 9 losses 9 
! affect$ c\ntries alone4  7#e7 ,:ile ! 
ne$ = vacc9es to address em]g+ epidemic 
?reats is acute1 m>kets to drive !      
necess>y developm5t ( vacc9es to address
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v (t5 critically abs5t4 ,also abs5t are 
me*anisms to ensure access to ^? vacc9es
 by ^? :o ne$ !m :5 !y ne$ !m4  7#f7 ,to
 address ?is global vuln]ability & !    
deficit ( political commitm5t1          
in/itutional capacity1 & fund+1 9 #bjag1
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,innovations 7,,cepi74 ,,cepi's mission 
is to /imulate1 f9ance1 & coord9ate     
developm5t ( vacc9es = high-priority1   

epidemic-pot5tial ?reats 9 cases :]e    
traditional m>kets d n exi/ or _c create
 suffici5t dem&4  7#g7 ,?r\gh fund+ (   
p>tn]%ips1 ,,cepi seeks to br+ priority 
vacc9es c&idates ?r\gh ! end ( phase    
,,ii cl9ical trials1 z well z support   
vacc9e plat=ms t c be rapidly deploy$   
aga9/ em]g+ pa?og5s4  7#h7 ,,cepi       
support$ ! manufactur+ ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates-develop$ ,mod]na ,,covid-#ai     
vacc9e dur+ its ,phase #a cl9ical trial1
 & ,,cepi has initiat$ at lea/ #ab      
p>tn]%ips to develop vacc9es aga9/      
,,covid-#ai4  7#i7 ,,cepi is co-lead+   
,,covax1 ! vacc9es pill> ( !            
,,act-,accel]ator1 :i* is a global      
collaboration to quickly produce &      
equitably di/ribute safe & effective    
vacc9es & !rapeutics = ,,covid-#ai4     
7#aj7 ,support = & p>ticipation 9 ,,cepi
 is an important "p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
own heal? security & biodef5se & is 9 ! 
national int]e/1 complem5t+ ! "w ( _m   
,f$]al ag5cies & provid+ significant    
value ?r\gh global p>tn]%ip & burd5-%>+4

  #c4 ,au?orization = ,unit$ ,/ates     
p>ticipation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,unit$    
,/ates is h]eby au?oriz$ to p>ticipate 9
 ! ,coalition = ,epidemic ,prep>$ness   
,innovations 7,coalition74  7b7         
,designation ,! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to
 designate an employee ( ! relevant     
,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy provid+ !      
majority ( ,unit$ ,/ates contributions  
to ! ,coalition1 :o %\ld demon/rate k & 
exp]i5ce 9 ! fields ( developm5t &      
public heal?1 epidemiology1 or m$ic9e1  
to s]ve--  7#a7 on ! ,inve/ors ,c\ncil (
 ! ,coalition2 &  7#b7 if nom9at$ by !  
,presid5t1 on ! ,bo>d ( ,directors ( !  
,coalition1 z a repres5tative ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7c7 ,reports to ,congress ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all   
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report t includes ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates plann$           
contributions to ! ,coalition & !       
me*anisms = ,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipation 9
 su* ,coalition4  7#b7 ,! mann] & ext5t 

to :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all p>ticipate 9
 ! gov]nance ( ! ,coalition4  7#c7 ,h[  
p>ticipation 9 ! ,coalition supports    
relevant ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t        
/rategies & programs 9 heal? security & 
biodef5se1 includ+--  7,a7 ! ,global    
,heal? ,security ,/rategy requir$ by    
section #gjeh7;c77#c7 ( division ,k ( ! 
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah
 7,public ,law #aae-ada72  7,b7 !       
applicable revision ( ! ,national       
,biodef5se ,/rategy requir$ by section  
#ajhf ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd72 &  7,c7 any o!r    
relevant decision-mak+ process = policy1
 plann+1 & sp5d+ 9 global heal?         
security1 biodef5se1 or vacc9e & m$ical 
c\nt]measures rese>* & developm5t4  7d7 
,unit$ ,/ates contributions ,am\nts     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u *apt]s #a 
& #aj ( "p ,i & *apt] #d ( "p ,,ii ( !  
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 are au?oriz$ to
 be made available = ,unit$ ,/ates      

contributions to ! ,coalition4  7e7     
,appropriate congressional committees ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate         
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4