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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5620 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines 
and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make an-
thrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency 
response providers, 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 ‘‘First Responder An-
thrax Preparedness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR FIRST RE-
SPONDERS. 
(a) ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 
311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 526. Anthrax preparedness 
‘‘(a) VACCINATION PROGRAM
FOR FIRST EMER-
GENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.—For the purpose of do-
mestic preparedness for and collective response to ter-
rorism, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall make available surplus vaccines and antimicrobials 
and vaccines and antimicrobials with short shelf lives, 
from the strategic national stockpile under section 319F– 
2(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d– 
6b(a)) to emergency response providers for administration 
to such providers who voluntarily consent to such adminis-
tration, and shall— 
‘‘(1) establish any necessary logistical and 
tracking systems to facilitate making such vaccines 
and antimicrobials so available; and 
‘‘(2) distribute disclosures regarding associated 
risks to end users. 
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‘‘(b) THREAT ASSESSMENT.—The Under Secretary 
for Intelligence and Analysis shall— 
‘‘(1) support homeland security-focused risk 
analysis and risk assessments of the threats posed 
by anthrax from an act of terror; 
‘‘(2) leverage existing and emerging homeland 
security intelligence capabilities and structures to 
enhance prevention, protection, response, and recov-
ery efforts with respect to an anthrax terror attack; 
and 
‘‘(3) share information and provide tailored an-
alytical support on threats posed by anthrax to 
State, local, and tribal authorities, as well as other 
national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by in-
serting at the end of the items relating to title V the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 526. Anthrax preparedness.’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the vaccina-
tion program authorized in section 526(a) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall conduct an 18-month 
pilot 
program 
to 
administer 
vaccines 
and 
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