,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dibi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,booker1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,kaine1
 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1   
,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,padilla1
 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4  
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
,a ,,bill  ,to require continued        
participation by the ,united ,states in 
the ,world ,health ,organization1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short titles  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,epidemic
 ,barrier and ,outbreak ,leadership ,act
 or the ,,ebola ,act4  #b4 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,infectious disease outbreaks and       
pandemics pose significant threats to   
the national security1 public health1   
and economic well-being of the ,united  
,states4  7#b7 ,the #bjbf ,ebola        
,disease outbreak in ,central and       

,eastern ,africa has rapidly spread     
across international borders and        
resulted in more than #a1jjj cases of   
the disease4  7#c7 ,according to the    
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention's model scenarios1 without a
 strong public health intervention1 the 
current outbreak could become larger    
than the outbreak in ,west ,africa from 
#bjad to #bjaf in which more than       
#aa1jjj people died4  7#d7 ,despite the 
need for continued reforms1 the ,world  
,health ,organization serves as the     
principal international body for disease
 surveillance1 outbreak response        
coordination1 and public health         
information sharing4  7#e7              
,participation in the ,world ,health    
,organization enhances the ability of   
the ,united ,states to monitor emerging 
infectious diseases1 coordinate with    
international partners1 and protect the 
health of the ,american people4  7#f7   
,on ,january #bj1 #bjbe1 ,president     
,trump initiated the withdrawal of the  

,united ,states from the ,world ,health 
,organization through ,executive ,order 
#adaee 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #hcfa71 which   
was completed on ,january #bb1 #bjbf4   
7#g7 ,in previous public health         
emergencies of international concern1   
the ,united ,states has consistently    
communicated with representatives of the
 ,world ,health ,organization1 other    
multilateral health agencies1 and the   
governments of other countries to ensure
 ,united ,states global health funding  
was targeted1 coordinated1 and          
efficient4  #c4 ,participation in the   
,world ,health ,organization ,the       
,president1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,state1 shall-- 7#a7 take 
all necessary steps for the ,united     
,states to rejoin the ,world ,health    
,organization not later than #cj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act2 and  7#b7 immediately collaborate 
with the ,world ,health ,organization to
 respond to the ,ebola ,disease outbreak
 in ,central and ,eastern ,africa4  #d4 

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this ,act1 including-- 7#a7 paying      
assessed contributions and any other    
financial obligations to restore ,united
 ,states membership in the ,world       
,health ,organization2 and  7#b7        
supporting the response effort of the   
,world ,health ,organization and other  
,united ,nations entities to the ,ebola 
,disease epidemic in ,central and       
,eastern ,africa1 including through     
voluntary contributions and programmatic
 support1 in order to prevent global    
transmission of the virus1 including    
transmission to the people and territory
 of the ,united ,states4