,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bech  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,casey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tub]ville7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
to regional bioconta9m5t laboratories = 
ma9ta9+ surge capacity = purposes (     
respond+ to outbreaks ( infecti\s       
diseases or acts ( biot]rorism4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,regional ,bioconta9m5t ,laboratory     
,au?orization ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4        
,support+ rese>* & laboratory surge     
capacity  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all make    
aw>ds to e/abli% or ma9ta91 z           
applicable1 n few] ?an #ab regional     
bioconta9m5t laboratories1 = purposes   
(--  7#a7 conduct+ biom$ical rese>* to  
support public heal? & m$ical prep>$ness

 =1 & rapid response to1 biological     
ag5ts1 includ+ em]g+ infecti\s diseases2
  7#b7 ensur+ ! availability ( surge    
capacity = purposes ( respond+ to su*   
biological ag5ts2  7#c7 support+        
in=mation-%>+ betwe51 & ! dissem9ation (
 f9d+s to1 rese>*]s & o!r relevant      
individuals to facilitate collaboration 
betwe5 indu/ry & academia2 &  7#d7      
provid+1 z appropriate & applicable1    
te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ to rese>*]s &
 o!r relevant individuals to support !  
biom$ical rese>* work=ce 9 improv+ !    
managem5t & mitigation ( safety &       
security risks 9 ! conduct ( rese>*     
involv+ su* biological ag5ts4  7b7      
,requirem5ts ,z a condition ( receiv+ a 
grant "u ?is section1 a regional        
bioconta9m5t laboratory %all agree--    
7#a7 to su* ov]sight activities z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate1 includ+ 
p]iodic meet+s ) relevant (ficials ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
facility inspections1 & o!r activities z
 necess>y & appropriate to ensure       

compliance ) ! t]ms & conditions ( su*  
aw>d2 &  7#b7 to report accid5ts1       
ne>-accid5ts1 or o!r safety incid5ts    
involv+ biological ag5ts & tox9s to !   
,secret>y4  7c7 ,bo>d ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% a ,bo>d consi/+ ( a             
repres5tative f ea* entity 9 receipt (  
an aw>d "u subsection 7a71 :i* %all be  
head$ by an executive committee ( #c    
memb]s elect$ ^u an affirmative vote f a
 majority ( su* repres5tatives4 ,! ,bo>d
 %all make recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y
 9 adm9i/]+ aw>ds "u ?is section1 =     
purposes (--  7#a7 improv+ ! quality &  
consi/5cy ( applicable proc$ures &      
practices )9 laboratories fund$ pursuant
 to subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 ensur+      
coord9ation1 z appropriate1 ( f$]ally   
fund$ activities c>ri$ out at su*       
laboratories4  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m regional bioconta9m5t    
laboratory means a ,biosafety or ,animal
 ,biosafety ,level-#c & ,level-#b       
facility locat$ at an in/itution 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates t is designat$ by !       

,secret>y to c>ry out ! activities      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7e7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ #eb1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7f7            
,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,( ! am\nt        
available to c>ry out ?is section = a   
fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y may use n m ?an 
#e p]c5t = ! adm9i/rative exp5ses (     
c>ry+ out ?is section1 includ+ exp5ses  
relat$ to c>ry+ out subsection 7c74  7g7
 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & 
biannually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y1 9      
consultation ) ! heads ( applicable     
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies %all report  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on--  7#a7 !    
activities & accompli%m5ts ( ! regional 
bioconta9m5t laboratories2  7#b7 any    
publi%$ or dissem9at$ rese>* f9d+s bas$ 
on rese>* conduct$ 9 su* laboratories 9 

! applicable ye>2  7#c7 ov]sight        
activities c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y     
pursuant to subsection 7b72  7#d7       
activities und]tak5 by ! ,secret>y to   
take into consid]ation ! capacity &     
capabilities ( ! network ( regional     
bioconta9m5t laboratories 9 activities  
to prep>e = & respond to biological     
ag5ts1 :i* may include lev]ag+ su*      
capacity & capabilities to support !    
,laboratory ,response ,network1 z       
applicable & appropriate2  7#e7 plans = 
! ma9t5ance & su/a9m5t ( f$]ally fund$  
activities conduct$ at ! regional       
bioconta9m5t laboratories1 consi/5t ) ! 
/rategy requir$ "u section #bcab ( !    
,,prev5t ,p&emics ,act 7,public ,law    
#aag-cbh72 &  7#f7 activities und]tak5  
by ! ,secret>y to coord9ate ) applicable
 ag5cies to ensure "w c>ri$ out by su*  
facilities is prioritiz$ & complem5t>y  
to "o ano!r1 & avoid+ unnecess>y        
duplication4