[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5031 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5031

   To enhance Federal response and preparedness with respect to Zika 
                                 virus.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2016

    Mr. Curbelo of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
 the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs, 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 enhance Federal response and preparedness with respect to Zika 
                                 virus.

    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 Eradication and Good Government 
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS WITH RESPECT 
              TO ZIKA VIRUS.

    (a) Authorization.--In addition to the purposes otherwise provided 
for Ebola funds made available in the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235), such funds 
may also be used for Zika virus response and preparedness. Until such 
funds have been fully obligated, no additional funds are authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available 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.

SEC. 3. SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR 
              INSECT-BOURNE INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESPONSE AND 
              PREPAREDNESS.

    The President shall require all Federal officials and employees 
responsible for insect-bourne infectious disease response and 
preparedness, including efforts to eradicate such disease, to cooperate 
by sharing best practices.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON FEDERAL RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS WITH RESPECT TO 
              ZIKA VIRUS.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, not 
less than every 30 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, and not 
less than every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit a 
report to the Congress on the programs and activities of the Federal 
Government for Zika virus response and preparedness, including with 
respect to--
            (1) the effectiveness of such programs and activities; and
            (2) the extent to which funds have been obligated and 
        expended pursuant to section 2.
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