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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1300 
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 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, 
and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following 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 consideration 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 carry out a pilot pro-
gram to administer vaccines and antimicrobials to 
emergency response providers as so authorized. The 
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duration of the pilot program shall be at least 18 
months. 
(2) PRELIMINARY
REQUIREMENTS.—By not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and prior to implementing the pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) establish a communication platform for 
the pilot program; 
(B) establish education and training mod-
ules for the pilot program; 
(C) conduct economic analysis of the pilot 
program; and 
(D) create a logistical platform for the an-
thrax vaccine request process under the pilot 
program. 
(3) LOCATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall se-
lect emergency response providers based in at least 
two States for participation in the pilot program. 
(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall provide to each emergency response 
provider who participates in the pilot program under 
this subsection disclosures and educational materials 
regarding the associated risks of any vaccine or anti-
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microbial administered under the pilot program and 
of exposure to anthrax. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until the completion of the pilot program, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
progress and results of the pilot program. The re-
port shall include a plan under which the Secretary 
plans 
to 
continue 
to 
make 
vaccines 
and 
antimicrobials available to emergency response pro-
viders under section 526(a) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a). 
(6) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary shall begin implementing the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection by not later than the 
date that is one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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