,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #c1 #bjbc,mr4  
,griffith introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,iii of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to specify the duration  
of contracts1 grants1 cooperative       
agreements1 or other transactions       
awarded or entered into with the        
,biomedical ,advanced ,research and     
,development ,authority1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving ,contract
 ,transparency at ,,barda ,act4  #b4    
,duration of agreements with ,,barda    
,section #cai,l7c77#e7 of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d-#g;e7c77#e77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7,i7        
,duration ,a contract1 grant1           
cooperative agreement1 or other         
transaction entered into under this     
section shall be for a period not to    

exceed five years1 except that1 in first
 awarding the grant or entering into the
 contract1 cooperative agreement1 or    
other transaction1 the ,secretary may   
provide for a longer duration1 not      
exceeding #aj years1 if the ,secretary  
determines that complexities or other   
difficulties in performance under the   
contract1 grant1 cooperative agreement1 
or other transaction justify such a     
period4 ,the contract1 grant1           
cooperative agreement1 or other         
transaction shall be renewable for      
additional periods1 none of which shall 
exceed five years4 ,the ,secretary shall
 notify the vendor within #ij days of a 
determination by the ,secretary to      
modify1 renew1 extend1 or terminate such
 contract1 grant1 cooperative agreement1
 or other transaction4  4