Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for Zika response and preparedness.

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for Zika response and preparedness. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, namely: I Department of health and human services Health resources and services administration PRIMARY HEALTH CARE For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Primary Health Care Provided PHS Provided further HEALTH WORKFORCE For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Health Workforce Provided NHSC Provided further primary health services Provided further MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Maternal and Child Health Provided Provided further Centers for disease control and prevention CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further National institutes of health NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Provided Office of the secretary PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Social Services Block Grant Program Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Social Services Block Grant Provided further Social Services Block Grant Provided further General provisions—this title (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 501. For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and responding to Zika virus, other vector-borne diseases, and related health outcomes domestically and internationally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use funds provided in this title to acquire, lease, construct, alter, renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in consultation with the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of the United States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants, direct assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries. 502. Funds appropriated by this title may be used by the heads of the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, and the Agency for International Development to appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5 of the United States Code, candidates needed for positions to perform critical work relating to Zika response for which— (1) public notice has been given; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services has determined that such a public health threat exists. 503. Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts under the headings Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Health Resources and Services Administration National Institutes of Health Provided Provided further Provided further Public Law 113–235 504. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title, including estimated personnel and administrative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided II DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of foreign affairs DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Diplomatic and Consular Programs Provided Provided further EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service Provided REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Repatriation Loans Program Account Provided Provided further Provided further United states agency for international development FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT OPERATING EXPENSES For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Operating Expenses Provided Bilateral economic assistance FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Global Health Programs Provided Provided further Provided further International security assistance DEPARTMENT OF STATE NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs Provided Multilateral assistance FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for International Organizations and Programs Provided Provided further General provisions—this title (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 505. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings Global Health Programs Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs International Organizations and Programs Operating Expenses (b) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service Repatriation Loans Program Account (c) The transfer authorities provided by this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. (d) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such appropriations. (e) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 506. Funds appropriated by this title that are made available to respond to the Zika virus outbreak, other vector-borne diseases, or other infectious diseases shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation. SPEND PLAN REQUIREMENT 507. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of funds made available by this title to respond to the Zika virus outbreak, other vector-borne diseases, or other infectious diseases, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall submit spend plans to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated uses of funds on a country and project basis, including estimated personnel and administrative costs: Provided COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT 508. Of the funds appropriated by this title, up to $500,000 shall be made available to the Comptroller General of the United States, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported pursuant to this title with funds appropriated by this title: Provided RESCISSION 509. Of the unobligated balances available under the heading Operating Expenses Public Law 113–235 Provided III GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND PROVISIONS 510. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act for fiscal year 2016 are subject to the requirements for funds contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ( Public Law 114–113 PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTORS 511. Funds made available by this Act to support response efforts related to the Zika virus and related health outcomes, other vector-borne diseases, or other infectious diseases may be used to enter into contracts with individuals for the provision of personal services (as described in section 104 of part 37 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 37.104)), within the United States and abroad, subject to prior consultation with, and the notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided DESIGNATION REQUIREMENT 512. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. Effective Date 513. This Act shall become effective immediately upon enactment.

Summary: This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and State to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika virus. The bill specifies permissible uses for the funds and designates the funds as an emergency requirement. The emergency funding is exempt from discretionary spending limits and is only available if the President subsequently designates the funds as an emergency requirement. The bill provides appropriations to HHS for: the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund within the Office of the Secretary. For the State Department, the bill provides appropriations for: the Administration of Foreign Affairs, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bilateral Economic Assistance, International Security Assistance, and Multilateral Assistance. The bill sets forth congressional notification and reporting requirements that apply to the funds. It also provides funds to the Government Accountability Office for the oversight of activities funded by this bill. The bill also rescinds specified unobligated balances of funds that were previously provided to USAID to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus.