,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ab            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #aj71         
#bjbb,mr4 ,burr 7= himself & ,mr4       
,hick5loop]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% or cont9ue a multidiscipl9>y    
rese>* program to advance ! discov]y &  
precl9ical developm5t ( m$ical products 
= priority virus families & o!r viral   
pa?og5s ) a significant pot5tial to     
cause a p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,rese>* c5t]s = pa?og5s ( p&emic conc]n 
,subp>t #f ( "p ,c ( title ,,iv ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #ddg;,c 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;f-#d7 ! foll[+3  #ddg;,d4
 ,rese>* c5t]s = pa?og5s ( p&emic conc]n
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !         
,in/itute1 9 collaboration1 z           
appropriate1 ) ! directors ( applicable 
in/itutes1 c5t]s1 & divisions ( !       

,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 & !      
,director ( ! ,biom$ical ,advanc$       
,rese>* & ,developm5t ,au?ority1 %all   
e/abli% or cont9ue a multidiscipl9>y    
rese>* program to advance ! discov]y &  
precl9ical developm5t ( m$ical products 
= priority virus families & o!r viral   
pa?og5s ) a significant pot5tial to     
cause a p&emic1 ?r\gh support = rese>*  
c5t]s4  7b7 ,uses ( funds ,! ,director (
 ! ,in/itute %all aw>d fund+ ?r\gh      
grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative        
agreem5ts to public or private entities1
 or consortia ( su* entities1 to provide
 support = rese>* c5t]s describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 = ! purpose (-- 7#a7     
conduct+ basic rese>* ?r\gh precl9ical  
developm5t ( new m$ical products or     
te*nologies1 includ+ plat=m te*nologies1
 to address pa?og5s ( p&emic conc]n2    
7#b7 id5tify+ pot5tial t>gets =         
!rapeutic c&idates1 includ+ antivirals1 
to treat su* pa?og5s2  7#c7 id5tify+    
exi/+ m$ical products ) ! pot5tial to   
address su* pa?og5s1 includ+ c&idates t 

c\ld be us$ 9 outpati5t sett+s2 &  7#d7 
c>ry+ out or support+ o!r rese>* relat$ 
to m$ical products to address su*       
pa?og5s1 z det]m9$ appropriate by !     
,director4  7c7 ,coord9ation ,!         
,director ( ! ,in/itute %all1 z         
appropriate1 provide = ! coord9ation (  
activities among ! c5t]s describ$ 9     
subsection 7a71 includ+ ?r\gh-- 7#a7    
facilitat+ ! ex*ange ( in=mation &      
regul> communication among ! c5t]s1 z   
appropriate2 &  7#b7 requir+ ! p]iodic  
prep>ation & submission to ! ,director (
 reports on ! activities ( ea* c5t]4    
7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ fund+ ?r\gh      
grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative        
agreem5ts "u subsection 7a71 ! ,director
 ( ! ,in/itute %all1 z appropriate1 give
 priority to applicants ) exi/+         
frameworks & p>tn]%ips1 z applicable1 to
 support ! advancem5t ( su* rese>*4  7e7
 ,collaboration ,! ,director ( !        
,in/itute %all-- 7#a7 collaborate ) !   
heads ( o!r appropriate ,f$]al          
dep>tm5ts1 ag5cies1 & (fices ) respect  

to ! id5tification ( additional priority
 virus families & o!r viral pa?og5s ) a 
significant pot5tial to cause a p&emic2 
&  7#b7 collaborate ) ! ,director ( !   
,biom$ical ,advanc$ ,rese>* &           
,developm5t ,au?ority ) respect to !    
rese>* conduct$ by c5t]s describ$ 9     
subsection 7a71 includ+1 z appropriate1 
provid+ any updates on ! rese>*         
advancem5ts made by su* c5t]s1 id5tify+ 
any advanc$ rese>* & developm5t ne$s =  
su* c\nt]measures1 consi/5t ) section   
#cai,l7a77#f71 & tak+ into consid]ation 
exi/+ manufactur+ capacity & future     
capacity ne$s = su* m$ical products or  
te*nologies1 includ+ plat=m te*nologies1
 support$ by ! c5t]s describ$ 9         
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,supplem5t1 n      
supplant ,any support receiv$ by a c5t] 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 "u ?is section
 %all be us$ to supplem5t1 & n supplant1
 o!r public or private support =        
activities au?oriz$ to be support$4  4  
#b4 ,improv+ m$ical c\nt]measure rese>* 
coord9ation ,section #djb7;b7 9 !       

,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhb7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
p>agraph 7#bd71 by /rik+ & at ! end2    
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#be71 by /rik+ ! p]iod 
& ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#be7 ! foll[+3  7#bf7    
%all consult ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =  
,prep>$ness & ,response1 ! ,director ( !
 ,biom$ical ,advanc$ ,rese>* &          
,developm5t ,au?ority1 ! ,director ( !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 & ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies &       
(fices1 z appropriate1 reg>d+ rese>*    
ne$s to advance m$ical c\nt]measures to 
diagnose1 mitigate1 prev5t1 or treat h>m
 f any biological ag5t or tox91 includ+ 
em]g+ infecti\s diseases1 *emical1      
radiological1 or nucle> ag5t t may cause
 a public heal? em]g5cy or o!r rese>*   
ne$s relat$ to em]g+ public heal?       
?reats4  4