‘‘(6) Collaboration with international organiza-
tions and foreign countries in carrying out such ac-
tivities.’’. 
Subtitle B—Interagency 
Collaboration 
SEC. 111. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ELIMINATION OF TU-
BERCULOSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 317E(f) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6(f)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4), and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Council shall provide advice 
and recommendations regarding the elimination of 
tuberculosis to the Secretary, the Assistant Sec-
retary for Health, and the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, the 
Council shall, with respect to eliminating such dis-
ease, provide to the Secretary and other appropriate 
Federal officials advice on— 
‘‘(A) coordinating the activities of the Pub-
lic Health Service and other Federal agencies 
that relate to the disease, including activities 
under subsection (b); and 
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‘‘(B) efficiently utilizing the Federal re-
sources involved. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out para-
graph (2), the Council shall make recommenda-
tions on the development, revision, and imple-
mentation of a national plan to eliminate tuber-
culosis in the United States. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Council shall consult 
with public and private entities, including— 
‘‘(i) individuals who are scientists, 
physicians, and other health professionals, 
who are not officers or employees of the 
Federal Government and who represent the 
disciplines relevant to tuberculosis elimi-
nation; 
‘‘(ii) members of public-private part-
nerships established to address the elimi-
nation of tuberculosis ; 
‘‘(iii) members of national and inter-
national nongovernmental organizations es-
tablished to address tuberculosis elimi-
nation; and 
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‘‘(iv) members from the general public 
who are knowledgeable with respect to tu-
berculosis elimination including individuals 
who have or have had tuberculosis. 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF PLAN.—In 
carrying out subparagraph (A), the Council 
shall— 
‘‘(i) consider the recommendations of 
the Institute of Medicine regarding the 
elimination of tuberculosis; 
‘‘(ii) consider recommendations for 
the involvement of the United States in 
continuing global and cross-border tuber-
culosis control activities in countries where 
a high incidence of tuberculosis directly af-
fects the United States such as Mexico; 
and 
‘‘(iii) review the extent to which 
progress has been made toward eliminating 
tuberculosis. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Council shall an-
nually submit to Congress and the Secretary a re-
port on the activities carried under this section, 
other than subsection (g). Each such report shall in-
clude the opinion of the Council on the extent to 
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which its recommendations regarding the elimination 
of tuberculosis have been implemented, including 
with respect to— 
‘‘(A) activities under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) the national plan referred to in para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(5) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be com-
posed of— 
‘‘(A) representatives from the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, the National 
Institutes of Health, the United States Agency 
for International Development, the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, the 
United States-Mexico Border Health Commis-
sion, and other Federal departments and agen-
cies that carry out significant activities related 
to tuberculosis; 
‘‘(B) State and local tuberculosis control 
and public health and officials; 
‘‘(C) individuals who are scientists, physi-
cians, laboritorians, and other health profes-
sionals who represent disciplines relevant to tu-
berculosis elimination; 
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‘‘(D) members of national and inter-
national nongovernmental organizations estab-
lished to address the elimination of tuberculosis; 
and 
‘‘(E) members from the general public who 
are knowledgeable with respect to the elimi-
nation of tuberculosis, including individuals who 
have or have had tuberculosis.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CURRENT 
MEMBERSHIP.—With respect to the advisory council 
under section 317E(f) of the Public Health Service Act, 
the amendments made by subsection (a) may not be con-
strued as terminating the membership on such council of 
any individual serving as such a member as of the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—New Tools for 
Tuberculosis Elimination 
SEC. 121. NEW TOOLS. 
Section 317E of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–6) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing subsection: 
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‘‘(g) NEW TOOLS
FOR ELIMINATION
OF TUBER-
CULOSIS.— 
‘‘(1) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON DRUGS, 
DIAGNOSTICS, AND VACCINES .—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall expand, intensify, and 
coordinate research and development and related ac-
tivities of such Centers to develop new tools for the 
elimination 
of 
tuberculosis, 
including 
drugs, 
diagnostics, and vaccines. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL TUBERCULOSIS TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(A) DUTIES.—The Federal Tuberculosis 
Task Force (established in December 2001 as 
part of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention) (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘Task Force’) shall provide to the Secretary 
and other appropriate Federal officials advice 
on the implementation of paragraph (1), include 
advice regarding the efficient utilization of the 
Federal resources involved. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL
PLAN
FOR
NEW
TOOLS 
DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Task Force shall make recommenda-
tions on the development of a national plan for 
the development of new tools for the elimination 
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of tuberculosis, including drugs, diagnostics, 
and vaccines. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
national plan under paragraph (1), the Task 
Force shall consult with— 
‘‘(i) scientists, physicians, and other 
health professionals and who represent the 
specialties and disciplines relevant to the 
research under consideration; 
‘‘(ii) members from public-private 
partnerships or foundations (or both) en-
gaged in research relevant to research 
under consideration; 
‘‘(iii) members of national and inter-
national nongovernmental organizations es-
tablished to address tuberculosis elimi-
nation; 
‘‘(iv) members from the general public 
who are knowledgeable with respect to tu-
berculosis, including individuals who have 
or have had tuberculosis; and 
‘‘(v) scientists, physicians, and other 
health professionals who reside in a foreign 
country with a substantial incidence or 
prevalence of tuberculosis, and who rep-
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resent the specialties and disciplines rel-
evant to the research under consideration. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary 
shall carry out paragraph (1) directly and through 
awards of grants, cooperative agreements, and con-
tracts to public and private entities, including— 
‘‘(A) public-private partnerships; 
‘‘(B) academic institutions, including insti-
tutions of higher education; 
‘‘(C) research institutions; and 
‘‘(D) the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium 
and the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies 
Consortium.’’. 
Subtitle D—Authorizations of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 131. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 317E of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended by section 121(1) of this Act, is amended by 
amending subsection (h) to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of 
carrying out this section, other than subsection 
(g), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$528,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such 
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sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY
IN
EXPENDITURE
OF 
FUNDS.—In expending amounts appropriated 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
give priority to making grants under subsection 
(a) to States, which Core grants to States and 
local tuberculosis programs shall be distributed 
on the basis of a formula developed by the Sec-
retary that takes into account the level of tu-
berculosis morbidity in each State, and other 
relevant factors in each State regarding the dis-
ease. The preceding sentence does not require 
the Secretary to modify the formula that was 
used by the Secretary for such grants for fiscal 
year 2006. 
‘‘(2) NEW TOOLS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of 
carrying out subsection (g), there are author-
ized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2007, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The authorization of 
appropriations established in subparagraph (A) 
for a fiscal year is effective only if the amount 
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appropriated under paragraph (1) for such year 
equals or exceeds the amount appropriated to 
carry out this section for fiscal year 2006.’’. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL INSTITUTES 
OF HEALTH 
SEC. 201. ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND 
BLOOD INSTITUTE. 
Subpart 2 of part C of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285b et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 424B the following section: 
‘‘SEC. 424C. TUBERCULOSIS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Institute 
shall expand, intensify, and coordinate research and devel-
opment and related activities of the Institute with respect 
to tuberculosis, including activities toward the goal of 
eliminating such disease. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—Activities under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) enhancing basic and clinical research on 
tuberculosis; and 
‘‘(2) expanding research on the relationship be-
tween such disease and the human immunodeficiency 
virus. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH EDUCATION.— 
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‘‘(1) TUBERCULOSIS ACADEMIC AWARDS.—The 
Director of the Institute may provide awards to fac-
ulty of schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine 
to assist such faculty in developing high quality cur-
ricula in such schools designed to significantly in-
crease the opportunities for interested individuals, 
including students of the school and practicing phy-
sicians and nurses, to learn the principles and prac-
tices of preventing, managing, and controlling tuber-
culosis. 
‘‘(2) TUBERCULOSIS/PULMONARY
INFECTION 
AWARDS.—The Director of the Institute may provide 
awards to support the career development of clini-
cally trained professionals who are committed to re-
search regarding pulmonary infections and tuber-
culosis by providing for supervised study and re-
search. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
TUBERCULOSIS
ACADEMIC 
AWARDS.—For the purpose of carrying out 
paragraph (1), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011. 
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