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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5707 

To direct the President to take action to protect against the transmission 

of Ebola virus from individuals traveling to the United States from 

abroad, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2014 

Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. STOCKMAN, and Mr. POSEY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the President to take action to protect against 

the transmission of Ebola virus from individuals traveling 

to the United States from abroad, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Ebola Response Act 

5 of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROTECTING AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION OF 

2 EBOLA FROM INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING 

3 FROM ABROAD. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 

5 President, acting through the Secretary of Homeland Se6 curity and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

7 shall— 

8 (1) prohibit any individual from entering the 

9 United States for a period of 30 days following the 

10 individual’s presence in a country experiencing an 

11 Ebola outbreak; 

12 (2) before allowing any individual who is a na13 tional of a country experiencing an Ebola outbreak, 

14 or has recently been present in such a country, to 

15 enter the United States, ensure that— 

16 (A) the individual tests negative for the 

17 Ebola virus by means of a serum neutralization, 

18 a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), an enzyme19 linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), or an20 other diagnostic test approved by the Centers 

21 for Disease Control and Prevention; 

22 (B) the individual’s body temperature is 

23 measured as being normal; and 

24 (C) one or more qualified health care pro25 fessionals provides written certification of the 

26 negative test results under subparagraph (A) 


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1 and the normal body temperature measurement 

2 under subparagraph (B); and 

3 (3) as a condition on allowing an individual de4 scribed in paragraph (2) to enter the United States, 

5 require such individual to submit to a 21-day period 

6 of monitoring for symptoms of Ebola virus disease. 

7 (b) EXEMPTIONS.—The President may exempt offi8 cials, employees, and contractors of the Departments of 

9 State and Defense from the requirements of subsection (a) 

10 if the President determines that such Departments have 

11 sufficient measures in place to protect against the trans12 mission of Ebola virus by such individuals. 

13 (c) DEFINITION.—In this Act: 

14 (1) The term ‘‘country experiencing an Ebola 

15 outbreak’’ means a country whose population is ex16 periencing Ebola virus disease in epidemic propor17 tions, as determined by the Director of the Centers 

18 for Disease Control and Prevention. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘qualified’’ means recognized by 

20 the American Medical Association or the Centers for 

21 Disease Control and Prevention as capable of pro22 viding the written certification under subsection 

23 (a)(2)(C). 


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1 (3) The term ‘‘normal’’ means, with respect to 

2 human body temperature, within 1 degree Fahr3 enheit of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 

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