[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 97 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 97

     Expressing the sense of the Congress that safe and effective 
radioprotectant drugs should be procured and stockpiled by the Federal 
                    Government as soon as possible.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2005

  Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Sessions) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the sense of the Congress that safe and effective 
radioprotectant drugs should be procured and stockpiled by the Federal 
                    Government as soon as possible.

Whereas the threat of a radiological or nuclear attack on the United States is 
        one of the greatest threats now faced by the United States;
Whereas there is mounting evidence that al Qaeda and other international 
        terrorist groups have pursued and continue to pursue the means to 
        develop and deploy a radiological or nuclear weapon against the American 
        people;
Whereas there are currently in development drug compounds that hold the 
        potential to prevent or mitigate both the short-term and long-term 
        effects of acute radiation exposure, thereby potentially saving 
        thousands of American lives in the event of a radiological or nuclear 
        attack;
Whereas the Federal Government has the authority and resources to procure one or 
        more safe and effective whole-body radioprotectants under the Project 
        BioShield Act of 2004; and
Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a request for 
        information about potential drugs to treat acute radiation syndrome 
        (``ARS''): Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That--
            (1) the Congress recognizes the great potential of 
        radioprotectant drugs to protect the American people from the 
        growing threat of radiological or nuclear terrorism or other 
        attack; and
            (2) it is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security and in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Defense, should move forward as rapidly as possible to finalize 
        the procurement and stockpiling of safe and effective 
        radioprotectant drugs to counteract both the short-term and 
        long-term health effects of acute radiation exposure.
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