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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mrs4  
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 ,holl51 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1  
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,coons1 
,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4       
,baldw91 & ,mr4 ,m]kley7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require cont9u$            
p>ticipation by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! ,_w 
,heal? ,organization1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort titles ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,epidemic ,b>ri] & ,outbreak         
,lead]%ip ,act or ! ,,ebola ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,infecti\s disease outbreaks & p&emics  
pose significant ?reats to ! national   
security1 public heal?1 & economic      
well-be+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,!    
#bjbf ,ebola ,disease outbreak 9 ,c5tral
 & ,ea/]n ,africa has rapidly spread    
across int]national bord]s & result$ 9 m
 ?an #a1jjj cases ( ! disease4  7#c7    

,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion's model sc5>ios1 )\t a    
/rong public heal? int]v5tion1 ! curr5t 
outbreak c\ld become l>g] ?an ! outbreak
 9 ,we/ ,africa f #bjad to #bjaf 9 :i* m
 ?an #aa1jjj p di$4  7#d7 ,despite ! ne$
 = cont9u$ re=ms1 ! ,_w ,heal?          
,organization s]ves z ! pr9cipal        
int]national body = disease             
surveillance1 outbreak response         
coord9ation1 & public heal? in=mation   
%>+4  7#e7 ,p>ticipation 9 ! ,_w ,heal? 
,organization enhances ! ability ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates to monitor em]g+ infecti\s
 diseases1 coord9ate ) int]national     
p>tn]s1 & protect ! heal? ( ! ,am]ican  
p4  7#f7 ,on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe1        
,presid5t ,trump initiat$ ! )drawal ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,_w ,heal?            
,organization ?r\gh ,executive ,ord]    
#adaee 7#ij ,f$4 ,reg4 #hcfa71 :i* 0    
complet$ on ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbf4  7#g7 ,9
 previ\s public heal? em]g5cies (       
int]national conc]n1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has
 consi/5tly communicat$ ) repres5tatives

 ( ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 o!r      
multilat]al heal? ag5cies1 & ! gov]nm5ts
 ( o!r c\ntries to ensure ,unit$ ,/ates 
global heal? fund+ 0 t>get$1 coord9at$1 
& effici5t4  #c4 ,p>ticipation 9 ! ,_w  
,heal? ,organization ,! ,presid5t1 9    
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1      
%all-- 7#a7 take all necess>y /eps = !  
,unit$ ,/ates to rejo9 ! ,_w ,heal?     
,organization n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7  
imm$iately collaborate ) ! ,_w ,heal?   
,organization to respond to ! ,ebola    
,disease outbreak 9 ,c5tral & ,ea/]n    
,africa4  #d4 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is ,act1 includ+-- 7#a7    
pay+ assess$ contributions & any o!r    
f9ancial obligations to re/ore ,unit$   
,/ates memb]%ip 9 ! ,_w ,heal?          
,organization2 &  7#b7 support+ !       
response ef=t ( ! ,_w ,heal?            
,organization & o!r ,unit$ ,nations     
entities to ! ,ebola ,disease epidemic 9

 ,c5tral & ,ea/]n ,africa1 includ+ ?r\gh
 volunt>y contributions & programmatic  
support1 9 ord] to prev5t global        
transmission ( ! virus1 includ+         
transmission to ! p & t]ritory ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4