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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5468 

To require that bioterrorism-related grants provided by the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services to States and political subdivisions of States 

be distributed on the basis of a risk-based formula. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2006 

Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SWEENEY, Mrs. 

BONO, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 

addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 

A BILL 

To require that bioterrorism-related grants provided by the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services to States and 

political subdivisions of States be distributed on the basis 

of a risk-based formula. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible Bioter5 rorism Funding Act of 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; 

2 USE OF RISK-BASED FORMULA FOR DIS3 TRIBUTION OF GRANTS FOR BIOTERRORISM 

4 PREPAREDNESS. 

5 (a) USE OF FORMULA.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each pro7 gram of grants that is administered by the Secretary 

8 of Health and Human Services and whose purpose 

9 (or one of whose principal purposes) is providing 

10 funds to States or political subdivisions of States to 

11 prepare for or respond to bioterrorism, all grants 

12 made under the program for fiscal year 2007 or any 

13 subsequent fiscal year shall, notwithstanding the 

14 provisions of the program, be distributed in accord15 ance with the formula under subsection (b), as in ef16 fect for the fiscal year involved. 

17 (2) CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—The programs to 

18 which the requirement of paragraph (1) applies in19 clude the programs under sections 319C–1 and 

20 319C–2 of the Public Health Service Act. 

21 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF FORMULA BY SECRETARY OF

22 HOMELAND SECURITY.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

24 (a), the Secretary of Homeland Secretary, in con25 sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 

26 Services, shall develop a formula for the distribution 


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1 of grants based on a quantitative assessment of risk 

2 based on the following three categories: 

3 (A) Threat. 

4 (B) Vulnerability. 

5 (C) Consequences 

6 (2) REVISIONS.—The initial formula under 

7 paragraph (1) shall be established and provided to 

8 the Secretary of Health and Human Services not 

9 later than March 31, 2006. The Secretary of Home10 land Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 

11 Health and Human Services, shall periodically re12 view the formula and make such revisions as the 

13 Secretary determines to be appropriate to accurately 

14 distribute funds based on risk. A revision is not ef15 fective for a fiscal year unless it is approved by both 

16 the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Sec17 retary of Health and Human Services on or before 

18 July 1 of the preceding year. 

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