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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ac1 #bjbc,mr4   
,hick5loop] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,budd7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an em]g+ pa?og5  
prep>$ness program )9 ! ,food & ,drug   
,adm9i/ration to improve regulatory     
ov]sight ( m$ical c\nt]measures = future
 p&emics4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,em]g+ ,pa?og5 ,prep>$ness 
,program ,au?orization ,act4  #b4 ,em]g+
 pa?og5s prep>$ness program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #efe ( ! ,f$]al ,food1   
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfj;bbb-#d7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7j7 ,em]g+ pa?og5s prep>$ness 
program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all
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developm5t1 review1 lic5sure1 approval1 
& cle>ance ( c\nt]measures1 & products t
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jurisdiction ( ! ,c5t] = ,biologics     

,evaluation & ,rese>*4  7#b7 ,activities
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p>agraph 7#a7 may include1 ei!r directly
 or by grant1 contract1 or coop]ative   
agreem5t1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,any activities
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7,b7       
,activities to advance sci5tific rese>* 
relat$ to ! developm5t ( tools1 /&>ds1 &
 approa*es to assess ! safety1 efficacy1
 quality1 & p]=mance ( c\nt]measures4   
7,c7 ,activities to ma9ta9 or enhance   
surveillance programs t monitor         
c\nt]measures4  7,d7 ,activities to help
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7,e7 ,prioritiz+ ! rese>* & developm5t (
 plat=m vacc9e te*nologies to support an
 em]g5cy use au?orization reque/ "u     
section #efd or an application "u       
#cea7;a7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice     
,act4  7,f7 ,su* o!r activities z !     
,secret>y det]m9es necess>y or          
appropriate4  7#c7 ,rule ( con/ruction  
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$  
to alt] ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to     
lic5se1 approve1 cle>1 or au?orize      

c\nt]measures1 includ+ biological       
products1 pursuant to section #cea ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act or section  
#eje or #efd ( ?is ,act1 includ+ /&>ds (
 evid5ce & applicable conditions =      
lic5sure1 approval1 cle>ance1 or        
au?orization4  4  7b7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,to c>ry out subsection  
7j7 ( section #efe ( ! ,f$]al ,food1    
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfj;bbb-#d71 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$       
#fj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   
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