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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2707 
To develop a modernized strategy for ensuring the defense of the United 
States from the anthrax threat, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2025 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself and Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To develop a modernized strategy for ensuring the defense 
of the United States from the anthrax threat, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting American 
Families and Servicemembers from Anthrax Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEVELOPING A MODERNIZED STRATEGY FOR EN-
SURING 
THE 
DEFENSE 
OF 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES FROM THE ANTHRAX THREAT. 
(a) MODERNIZED STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the covered 
Secretaries shall develop a modernized 10-year strat-
egy for ensuring sustained stockpiling of anthrax 
countermeasures, including the replenishment, con-
sistent with requirement levels, of such anthrax 
countermeasures stockpiled— 
(A) in the Strategic National Stockpile 
under section 319F–2(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)); or 
(B) by the Secretary of Defense, including 
such anthrax countermeasures stockpiled in 
protection 
and 
treatment 
of 
civilians, 
servicemembers, and dependents on military in-
stallations. 
(2) COOPERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY.—The 
strategy described in paragraph (1) shall ensure in-
novative cooperation with, and sustainability of, 
manufacturers of anthrax countermeasures. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the covered 
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Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on— 
(A) the threat, to the people and military 
installations 
of 
the 
United 
States, 
of 
weaponized anthrax from foreign countries, for-
eign terrorist organizations (as designated by 
the Secretary of State in accordance with sec-
tion 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a))), and other threat 
streams; 
(B) programs and activities of the Federal 
Government (other than programs and activities 
under the Public Health Emergency Medical 
Countermeasure Enterprise, such as multi-year 
budgets, research and development investments, 
and countermeasure procurements) that ad-
dress the modernized strategy under subsection 
(a)(1), including such programs and activities 
that address multidrug-resistant strains; and 
(C) initiatives of the Federal Government 
to ensure adequate availability of anthrax coun-
termeasures for treatment of military depend-
ents on United States military installations in 
foreign countries. 
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(2) INCLUSION OF MODERNIZED STRATEGY.— 
The report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
modernized strategy under subsection (a)(1). 
(3) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Following the submis-
sion of the report under paragraph (1), the covered 
Secretaries shall, on an annual basis, submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an update to 
such report. 
(4) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
and the updates under paragraph (3) shall be sub-
mitted in classified form but may include an unclas-
sified annex. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ANTHRAX
COUNTERMEASURE.—The term 
‘‘anthrax countermeasure’’— 
(A) means a drug, device, or biological 
product intended to counter the effects of an-
thrax that is approved, cleared, classified, li-
censed, or otherwise authorized by the Food 
and Drug Administration; and 
(B) includes an antitoxin and a prophy-
lactic. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(F) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
(3) COVERED SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered Secretaries’’ means the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary for Preparedness and Response, and the Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Bio-
logical Defense Programs, acting jointly, in consulta-
tion with the members of the Public Health Emer-
gency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise estab-
lished under section 2811–1 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10a). 
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