‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after making
a reservation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report that contains—
‘‘(1) a description of the funds so reserved; and
‘‘(2) a description of the activities to be carried
out by the Secretary using such funds.
‘‘Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Grant
Programs
‘‘SEC. 2831. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN HOSPITAL EMER-
GENCY, TRAUMA, AND ICU CAPACITY.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall
award competitive grants to eligible entities to address
core bioterrorism response capacity needs using capacities
developed in consultation with public and private entities,
with a particular focus on building emergency surge ca-
pacity, biocontainment, and decontamination capabilities.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive
a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall—
‘‘(1) be a public or private hospital, or a State
or political subdivision of a State acting on behalf of
a public hospital; and
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an
application, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant
under subsection (a), may use amounts received under the
grant to—
‘‘(1) train hospital personnel in responding to
bioterrorism threats;
‘‘(2) develop, enhance, coordinate, or improve
institutional, local, regional, or Statewide emergency
surge capacity, biocontainment, or decontamination
capabilities; or
‘‘(3) develop a plan for responding to bioter-
rorism threats.
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.—In allocating amounts under this
section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that
are hospitals located within 1 mile of a metropolitan area
with a population of at least 100,000.
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this title, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives a report that describes the activities carried out
under this section.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$154,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006.’’.
SEC. 4. REVITALIZING FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL AND CHEM-
ICAL COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that significant new
Federal personnel and infrastructure investments are
needed to effectively counter biological and chemical ter-
rorism in the next century, including threats to agriculture
and the domestic food supply, increase preparedness, and
strengthen Federal response efforts.
(b) IMPROVING VACCINE, ANTIBIOTIC, AND THERA-
PEUTIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—For the pur-
poses of improving Federal vaccine, antibiotic, and thera-
peutic research and development, upgrading bioterrorism
capacities at the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, enabling the Federal Government to provide training
and assistance to local communities to improve prepared-
ness, strengthening the National Pharmaceutical Stock-
pile, and other critical capacity building and preparedness
efforts, 
there 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$844,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
(c) PROTECTING THE FOOD SUPPLY.—For the pur-
poses of protecting agricultural production and safe-
guarding the food supply of the United States, increasing
federal diagnostic and testing resources available to the
States, and expanding Federal efforts to interdict dan-
gerous or noxious substances which may be hazardous to
public health, there is authorized to be appropriated—
(1) 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Agriculture
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003
through 2006; and
(2) to the Attorney General for use by the
United States Customs Service $100,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
(d) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—
For the purposes of promoting and expanding research on
biological and chemical terrorism—
(1) there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Energy, $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 2003 through 2006;
(2) there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Attorney General, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2003 through 2006;
(3) there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Agriculture, $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 2003 through 2006; and
(4) there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2003 through 2006.
SEC. 5. STRENGTHENING RURAL COMMUNITY PREPARED-
NESS FOR A BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL AT-
TACK.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that rural commu-
nities may lack the coordination, training, or resources
necessary to fully and effectively prepare for, and respond
to, a biological or chemical terrorist attack.
(b) STRENGTHENING
RURAL
COMMUNITY
PRE-
PAREDNESS FOR A BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL ATTACK.—
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall review
existing Federal counterterrorism efforts in light of spe-
cific characteristics which may render a rural community
uniquely vulnerable to a biological or chemical terrorist at-
tack, including distance, lack of emergency transport, hos-
pital or laboratory capacity, lack of integration into State
or Federal public health networks, workforce deficits, or
other relevant conditions, and carry out activities where
necessary to strengthen rural community preparedness.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall prepare and submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report containing the re-
sults of the review conducted under subsection (b). If the
Secretary determines that additional legislative authority
is necessary to effectively strengthen rural community pre-
paredness, the report shall contain the recommendation of
the Secretary to that effect.
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