,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ac            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #aj71         
#bjbb,mr4 ,braun 7= himself & ,mr4      
,ka9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to improve rese>* &         
developm5t ( m$ical c\nt]measures =     
novel pa?og5s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,access to
 ,critical ,c\nt]measures by ,ensur+    
,specim5 ,samples to ,diagno/ics ,act or
 ! ,promot+ ,,access to ,diagno/ics     
,act4  #b4 ,access+ specim5 samples &   
diagno/ic te/s  7a7 ,improv+ rese>* &   
developm5t ( m$ical c\nt]measures =     
novel pa?og5s  7#a7 ,sample access ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z 
! ,secret>y7 %all make publicly         
available policies & proc$ures relat$ to
 public & private entities access+      

specim5s (1 or specim5s conta9+1 pa?og5s
 or suitable surrogates =1 or           
alt]natives to1 su* pa?og5s z !         
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate to       
support public heal? prep>$ness &       
response activities or biom$ical rese>* 
= purposes ( ! developm5t & validation1 
z applicable1 ( m$ical products to      
address em]g+ infecti\s diseases & = use
 to o!rwise respond to em]g+ infecti\s  
diseases4 ,su* policies & proc$ures %all
 take into acc\nt1 z appropriate1 any   
applicable exi/+ ,f$]al res\rces4  7#b7 
,guidance ,! ,secret>y %all issue       
guidance reg>d+ ! proc$ures = c>ry+ out 
p>agraph 7#a71 includ+-- 7,a7 ! me?od = 
reque/+ su* samples2  7,b7 consid]ations
 = sample availability & use ( suitable 
surrogates or alt]natives to su*        
pa?og5s1 z appropriate1 includ+         
applicable safegu>d & security measures2
 &  7,c7 in=mation requir$ to be provid$
 9 ord] to receive su* samples or       
suitable surrogates or alt]natives4  7b7
 ,e>li] developm5t ( diagno/ic te/s     

,title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#cai;,a 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#a7 !     
foll[+3  #cai;,b4 ,e>li] developm5t (   
diagno/ic te/s ,! ,secret>y may contract
 ) public & private entities1 z         
appropriate1 to increase capacity 9 !   
rapid developm5t1 validation1           
manufacture1 & dissem9ation ( diagno/ic 
te/s1 z appropriate1 to ,/ate1 local1 & 
,tribal heal? dep>tm5ts & o!r           
appropriate entities = imm$iate public  
heal? response activities to address    
em]g+ infecti\s diseases t h significant
 pot5tial to cause a public heal?       
em]g5cy4  4