,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbc,mr4   
,p5ce 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4     
,buc%on1 & ,ms4 ,s*ri]7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to require ! developm5t ( a
 diagno/ic te/+ prep>$ness plan to be   
us$ dur+ public heal? em]g5cies1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,diagno/ic te/+         
prep>$ness plan ,! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et     
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#cai;,f-#e ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d-#f;f7 ! foll[+3  #cai;,f-#f4     
,diagno/ic te/+ prep>$ness plan  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,prep>$ness &     
,response1 & 9 consultation ) ! heads ( 
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all develop n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is section & update n less ?an e #c   
ye>s !reaft] a plan = rapid developm5t1 

au?orization1 scal+1 procurem5t1 &      
di/ribution ( diagno/ics & cl9ical &    
diagno/ic laboratory te/+ capacity dur+ 
a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ "u section
 #cai4  7b7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( !   
plan "u subsection 7a7 %all be-- 7#a7 to
 facilitate ! developm5t ( diagno/ics = 
use ) respect to a novel *emical1       
biological1 radiological1 or nucle>     
?reat or an em]g+ infecti\s disease1    
includ+ any su* high-?r\ghput laboratory
 diagno/ic1 po9t-(-c>e diagno/ic1 or    
rapid at-home or po9t-(-use diagno/ic2 &
  7#b7 to describe ! processes = rapid  
developm5t1 au?orization1 scal+1        
procurem5t1 & di/ribution ( diagno/ics &
 cl9ical & diagno/ic laboratory te/+    
capacity4  7c7 ,public-,private         
coord9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =     
,prep>$ness & ,response1 %all include )9
 ! plan "u subsection 7a7 a plan =      
public-private coord9ation on national  
diagno/ic te/+ dur+ a public heal?      
em]g5cy4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! plan "u      

p>agraph 7#a7 %all be design$ to        
facilitate coord9ation & collaboration  
among-- 7,a7 gov]nm5t ag5cies2 &  7,b7  
critical private-sector diagno/ic te/+  
/akehold]s1 includ+ private-sector      
cl9ical & diagno/ic laboratories1       
diagno/ic manufactur]s1 heal? c>e       
product di/ributors1 & rese>*           
laboratories4  7d7 ,public availability 
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y = ,prep>$ness & ,response1    
%all make ! plan "u subsection 7a7      
publicly available4  7e7 ,reports to    
,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]       
comm5c+ implem5tation ( ! plan "u       
subsection 7a7 = a public heal? em]g5cy1
 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y = ,prep>$ness & ,response1    
%all submit to ! ,congress a report     
evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess ( activities    
implem5t$ "u ! plan4  4