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[H.R. 1300 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 168
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1300

                      [Report No. 114-222, Part I]

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines 
 and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2015

Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rooney of Florida, 
and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                             July 22, 2015

Additional sponsors: Mr. Byrne, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
 Crenshaw, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Carter of Texas, 
Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
 Westmoreland, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms. McSally, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
 Smith of Texas, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Holding, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Long, Mr. 
 Issa, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Ryan of 
    Ohio, Mr. Walker, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
MacArthur, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Keating, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
   McCaul, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
  Goodlatte, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. 
    Benishek, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Delaney, and Mr. Brady of 
                              Pennsylvania

                             July 22, 2015

   Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]


                             July 22, 2015

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                                4, 2015]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines 
 and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers, and for 
                            other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``First Responder Anthrax Preparedness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
              PROVIDERS.

    (a) Anthrax Preparedness.--
            (1) In general.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 526. ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS.

    ``(a) Pre-event Anthrax Vaccination Program for Emergency Response 
Providers.--For the purpose of domestic preparedness for and collective 
response to terrorism, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall establish a program to 
provide surplus anthrax vaccines from the strategic national stockpile 
under section 319F-2(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d-6b(a)) to emergency response providers for administration to such 
providers who voluntarily consent to such administration, and shall--
            ``(1) establish any necessary logistical and tracking 
        systems to facilitate making such vaccines so available;
            ``(2) distribute disclosures regarding associated benefits 
        and risks to end users; and
            ``(3) conduct outreach to educate emergency response 
        providers about the voluntary program.
    ``(b) Threat Assessment.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) support homeland security-focused risk analysis and 
        risk assessments of the threats posed by anthrax from an act of 
        terror;
            ``(2) leverage existing and emerging homeland security 
        intelligence capabilities and structures to enhance prevention, 
        protection, response, and recovery efforts with respect to an 
        anthrax terror attack; and
            ``(3) share information and provide tailored analytical 
        support on threats posed by anthrax to State, local, and tribal 
        authorities, as well as other national biosecurity and 
        biodefense stakeholders.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting at the end of the 
        items relating to title V the following new item:

``Sec. 526. Anthrax preparedness.''.
    (b) Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the pre-event vaccination 
        program authorized in section 526(a) of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services, shall carry out a pilot program to provide 
        anthrax vaccines to emergency response providers as so 
        authorized. The duration of the pilot program shall be at least 
        18 months.
            (2) Preliminary requirements.--By not later than one year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and prior to 
        implementing the pilot program under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
                    (A) establish a communication platform for the 
                pilot program;
                    (B) establish education and training modules for 
                the pilot program;
                    (C) conduct economic analysis of the pilot program; 
                and
                    (D) create a logistical platform for the anthrax 
                vaccine request process under the pilot program.
            (3) Location.--In carrying out the pilot program under this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall select 
        emergency response providers based in at least two States for 
        participation in the pilot program.
            (4) Distribution of information.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall provide to each emergency response provider who 
        participates in the pilot program under this subsection 
        disclosures and educational materials regarding the associated 
        benefits and risks of any vaccine provided under the pilot 
        program and of exposure to anthrax.
            (5) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 
        completion of the pilot program, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
        progress and results of the pilot program, including the 
        percentage of eligible emergency response providers, as 
        determined by each pilot location, that volunteer to 
        participate, the degree to which participants obtain necessary 
        vaccinations, as appropriate, and recommendations to improve 
        initial and recurrent participation in the pilot program. The 
        report shall include a plan under which the Secretary plans to 
        continue the program to provide vaccines to emergency response 
        providers under section 526(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002, as added by subsection (a).
            (6) Deadline for implementation.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall begin implementing the pilot program under this 
        subsection by not later than the date that is one year after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 168

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1300

                      [Report No. 114-222, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines 
 and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 22, 2015

   Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment

                             July 22, 2015

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed