[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5092 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5092

 To conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation 
                   of a universal influenza vaccine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2018

 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation 
                   of a universal influenza vaccine.

    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 ``Flu Vaccine Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH FOR THE CREATION OF A UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA VACCINE.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the National Institute of Allergy 
and Infectious Diseases shall conduct or support comprehensive research 
for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023.
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