I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5707 
To direct the President to take action to protect against the transmission 
of Ebola virus from individuals traveling to the United States from 
abroad, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2014 
Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. STOCKMAN, and Mr. POSEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the President to take action to protect against 
the transmission of Ebola virus from individuals traveling 
to the United States from abroad, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Ebola Response Act 
of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTING AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION OF 
EBOLA 
FROM 
INDIVIDUALS 
TRAVELING 
FROM ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
President, acting through the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall— 
(1) prohibit any individual from entering the 
United States for a period of 30 days following the 
individual’s presence in a country experiencing an 
Ebola outbreak; 
(2) before allowing any individual who is a na-
tional of a country experiencing an Ebola outbreak, 
or has recently been present in such a country, to 
enter the United States, ensure that— 
(A) the individual tests negative for the 
Ebola virus by means of a serum neutralization, 
a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), an enzyme- 
linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), or an-
other diagnostic test approved by the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention; 
(B) the individual’s body temperature is 
measured as being normal; and 
(C) one or more qualified health care pro-
fessionals provides written certification of the 
negative test results under subparagraph (A) 
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and the normal body temperature measurement 
under subparagraph (B); and 
(3) as a condition on allowing an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (2) to enter the United States, 
require such individual to submit to a 21-day period 
of monitoring for symptoms of Ebola virus disease. 
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—The President may exempt offi-
cials, employees, and contractors of the Departments of 
State and Defense from the requirements of subsection (a) 
if the President determines that such Departments have 
sufficient measures in place to protect against the trans-
mission of Ebola virus by such individuals. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘country experiencing an Ebola 
outbreak’’ means a country whose population is ex-
periencing Ebola virus disease in epidemic propor-
tions, as determined by the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(2) The term ‘‘qualified’’ means recognized by 
the American Medical Association or the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention as capable of pro-
viding the written certification under subsection 
(a)(2)(C). 
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(3) The term ‘‘normal’’ means, with respect to 
human body temperature, within 1 degree Fahr-
enheit of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 
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