[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2518 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2518

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2016

  Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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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