[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2438 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2438

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2018

 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, 
  Mr. Nelson, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. King, and Ms. Smith) 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 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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