(1) To enhance the capability of the inter-
national community, through international health or-
ganizations and individual countries, to detect, iden-
tify, and contain infectious disease outbreaks, wheth-
er the cause of those outbreaks is intentional human 
action or natural in origin. 
(2) To enhance the training of public health 
professionals and epidemiologists from eligible devel-
oping countries in advanced Internet-based disease 
and syndrome surveillance systems, in addition to 
traditional epidemiology methods, so that such pro-
fessionals and epidemiologists may better detect, di-
agnose, and contain infectious disease outbreaks, es-
pecially such outbreaks caused by the pathogens that 
may be likely to be used in a biological weapons at-
tack. 
(3) To provide assistance to eligible developing 
countries to purchase appropriate communications 
equipment and information technology to detect, 
analyze, and report biological threats, including— 
(A) relevant computer equipment, Internet 
connectivity mechanisms, and telephone-based 
applications to effectively gather, analyze, and 
transmit public health information for infec-
tious disease surveillance and diagnosis; and 
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(B) appropriate computer equipment and 
Internet connectivity mechanisms— 
(i) to facilitate the exchange of Geo-
graphic Information Systems-based disease 
and syndrome surveillance information; 
and 
(ii) to effectively gather, analyze, and 
transmit public health information for in-
fectious disease surveillance and diagnosis. 
(4) To make available greater numbers of pub-
lic health professionals who are employed by the 
Government of the United States to international re-
gional and international health organizations, inter-
national regional and international health networks, 
and United States diplomatic missions, as appro-
priate. 
(5) To expand the training and outreach activi-
ties of United States laboratories located in foreign 
countries, including the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention or Department of Defense labora-
tories, to enhance the public health capabilities of 
developing countries. 
(6) To provide appropriate technical assistance 
to existing international regional and international 
health networks and, as appropriate, seed money for 
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new international regional and international net-
works. 
SEC. 323. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
DEVELOPING
COUNTRY.—The 
term ‘‘eligible developing country’’ means any devel-
oping country that— 
(A) has agreed to the objective of fully 
complying with requirements of the World 
Health Organization on reporting public health 
information on outbreaks of infectious diseases; 
(B) has not been determined by the Sec-
retary of State, for purposes of section 40 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), 
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or section 6(j) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect 
pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), to 
have repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism, unless the Secretary of 
State exercises a waiver certifying that it is in 
the national interest of the United States to 
provide assistance under the provisions of this 
subtitle; and 
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