[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4446

To authorize the use of Ebola funds for Zika response and preparedness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2016

  Mr. Stewart (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
Affairs and Armed Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the use of Ebola funds for Zika response and preparedness.

    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 ``Zika Response and Safety Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO USE EBOLA FUNDS TO FIGHT ZIKA.

    (a) Authorization.--In addition to the purposes otherwise provided 
for Ebola funds made available in prior appropriation Acts, such funds 
may also be used for Zika virus response and preparedness.
    (b) Ebola Funds Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``Ebola funds'' means amounts made available to any Department or 
agency for Ebola response and preparedness.
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