,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbc,mr4  
,cr5%aw introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide = !      
inclusion ( a biological attribution    
/rategy1 & an e>ly w>n+ /rategy &       
implem5tation plan1 9 ! ,national ,heal?
 ,security ,/rategy1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,biological attribution /rategy  7a7
 ,prep>$ness goal ,section #bhjb7;b7 ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#a7;b77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#aa7          
,biological attribution /rategy         
,develop+ a biological attribution      
/rategy to improve ,f$]al coord9ation ( 
duties & activities relat$ to biological
 attribution ( biological haz>ds &      
pa?og5s ( p&emic pot5tial1 :i* %all     
include develop+ a /rategy 9 accordance 
) subsection 7c74  4  7b7 ,details (    
/rategy ,section #bhjb ( ! ,public      

,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjj;hh-#a7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7c7 ,biological attribution    
/rategy  7#a7 ,cont5ts ,! biological    
attribution /rategy "u subsection       
7b77#aa7 %all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a
 description ( ! biological attribution 
duties ( ea* appropriate ,f$]al ag5cy1  
includ+-- 7i7 ! nature ( r\t9e          
bioattribution activities2  7ii7 ! level
 & type ( biological ev5ts t may trigg] 
an attribution det]m9ation by !         
appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies reg>d+ !     
s\rce1 cause1 or orig9 ( su* ev5ts2 &   
7iii7 ! ,f$]al ag5cy's r\t9e ex]cise ( !
 capabilities to p]=m bioattribution    
activities4  7,b7 ,! process by :i* a   
bioattribution det]m9ation is made by   
ea* su* ,f$]al ag5cy1 includ+ h[ su*    
process may address national security   
consid]ations4  7,c7 ,developm5t (      
assignm5ts1 mile/ones1 & timel9es       
necess>y to e/abli% ! /ronge/ possible  
national capacity = bioattribution4     
7,d7 ,a plan = ! id5tification1         

developm5t1 & implem5tation ( new       
te*nologies1 ?r\gh bo? int]nal &        
public-private initiatives1 ) an        
emphasis on diagno/ic1 sequ5c+1 & safe  
collection capabilities4  7#b7          
,coord9ation ,9 develop+ ! biological   
attribution /rategy "u subsection       
7b77#aa71 ! ,secret>y %all coord9ate ) !
 relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ !     
,adm9i/ration = ,/rategic ,prep>$ness & 
,response1 ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &         
,te*nology ,policy1 & ! ,(fice ( !      
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce4  4  
#b4 ,e>ly w>n+ /rategy & implem5tation  
plan  7a7 ,prep>$ness goal ,section     
#bhjb7;b7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#a7;b771 z  
am5d$ by section #a1 is fur!r am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ab7 ,e>ly    
w>n+ /rategy & implem5tation plan       
,develop+ & implem5t+ an e>ly w>n+      
/rategy & implem5tation plan =          
biological1 *emical1 & radiological     
?reats1 9 accordance ) subsection 7d74  
4  7b7 ,details ( /rategy & plan        

,section #bhjb ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#a71
 z am5d$ by section #a1 is fur!r am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,e>ly   
,w>n+ ,/rategy & ,implem5tation ,plan   
7#a7 ,objectives ,! objectives ( ! e>ly 
w>n+ /rategy & implem5tation plan "u    
subsection 7b77#ab7 %all include--  7,a7
 developm5t ( a robu/ e>ly w>n+ function
 = ! ,unit$ ,/ates :i* incorporates new 
te*nologies1 ) an emphasis on diagno/ic1
 sequ5c+1 & safe collection             
capabilities2  7,b7 id5tification ( new 
biological ?reats at ! e>lie/ "t to in=m
 response /rategies2  7,c7 und]/&+ ( !  
preval5ce ( curr5t & recurr+ ?reats2    
7,d7 ! ability to adapt te*nologies to  
em]g+ *emical & radiological ?reats1    
includ+ syn!tic drugs & f5tanyl2  7,e7  
ongo+ detection f broad s\rces includ+  
wa/ewat]1 airports1 & transportation    
hubs2 &  7,f7 ! ability to rapidly      
deploy te*nologies at scale dur+ a      
public heal? ev5t4  7#b7 ,coord9ation & 
elim9at+ duplication  7,a7 ,consultation

 ,9 develop+ ! e>ly w>n+ /rategy &      
implem5tation plan "u subsection        
7b77#ab71 ! ,secret>y %all consult )--  
7i7 ,/ate & local public heal? entities2
  7ii7 private sector & academic p>tn]s2
 &  7iii7 ,f$]al (ficials z appropriate1
 includ+-- 7,i7 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = 
,/rategic ,prep>$ness & ,response2 &    
7,,ii7 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease
 ,control & ,prev5tion4  7,b7 ,purposes 
,! purposes ( consultation "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all be to coord9ate activities1   
/reaml9e ,f$]al programs1 & elim9ate    
wa/e & duplication4  7,c7 ,meet+s ,!    
,secret>y1 on a p]iodic basis z         
applicable & appropriate1 %all meet ) ! 
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce to   
in=m ! developm5t & capabilities ( !    
e>ly w>n+ /rategy & implem5tation plan  
"u subsection 7b77#ab7 = =eign &        
cross-bord] ?reats4  4