of early use of influenza diagnostics, therapeutics, 
and preexposure prophylaxis products. 
(k) GAO REVIEW
ON TRANSFERRING COVID–19 
TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct a 
review of the technology and systems utilized by the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Ad-
ministration for Strategic Preparedness and Re-
sponse, Operation Warp Speed, the Countermeasure 
Acceleration Group, H–CORE, and other current 
and historical departments and agencies involved in 
the COVID–19 response for surveillance and track-
ing of COVID–19 cases, treatments, and vaccines, 
with particular focus on— 
(A) disease surveillance; 
(B) vaccine surveillance; and 
(C) vaccine effectiveness. 
(2) SCOPE.—The review under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) assessment of which technology and 
systems can be applied to, or can be altered to 
apply to, influenza and other infectious dis-
eases; and 
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(B) formulation of recommendations for 
applying and altering technologies and systems 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
(3) REPORT BY HHS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after completion of the review required 
by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit a report to the Con-
gress on the timeline and actions necessary to imple-
ment the recommendations formulated under para-
graph (2)(B). 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR THE IN-
FLUENZA ECOSYSTEM. 
(a) INFLUENZA PLANNING
AND RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM.—There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$231,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent 
fiscal year for programs and activities of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention relating to influenza plan-
ning and response. 
(b) STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated $965,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024 and each subsequent fiscal year for the Strategic 
National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b). 
(c) HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $305,000,000 for fiscal year 
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2024 and each subsequent fiscal year for Hospital Pre-
paredness Program of the Assistant Secretary for Pre-
paredness and Response. 
(d) UNIVERSAL FLU VACCINE RESEARCH.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $270,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024 and each subsequent fiscal year for research of the 
National Institutes of Health to develop a universal flu 
vaccine. 
(e) IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $682,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and 
each subsequent fiscal year for the immunization program 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under 
section 317 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247b). 
(f) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 
PROGRAM.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$735,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent 
fiscal year for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness 
Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion. 
(g) INFECTIOUS DISEASE RAPID RESPONSE RE-
SERVE FUND.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fis-
cal year for the Infectious Disease Rapid Response Re-
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serve Fund of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion. 
(h) DATA MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $175,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024 and each subsequent fiscal year for the Public 
Health Data Modernization Initiative of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention. 
(i) HEALTH DEFENSE OPERATIONS BUDGET MAT-
TERS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Section 251(b)(2) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) HEALTH DEFENSE OPERATIONS.—(i) 
If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for discre-
tionary accounts are enacted that the Congress 
designates in statute on an account-by-account 
basis as being for health defense operations, 
then the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be 
the total of such appropriations for that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(ii) Any report or explanatory statement 
accompanying an appropriations Act that con-
tains an account with amounts that are des-
ignated as being for health defense operations 
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pursuant to clause (i) shall specify each pro-
gram, project, or activity that will be funded by 
such amounts, and a specific dollar amount pro-
vided for each such program, project, or activ-
ity.’’. 
(2) PROFESSIONAL BYPASS BUDGET.—Title IV 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 402B the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 
402C. 
HEALTH 
DEFENSE 
OPERATIONS 
PROFES-
SIONAL BYPASS BUDGET. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health, and the Assistant Secretary for Pre-
paredness and Response shall prepare and submit directly 
to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, 
after reasonable opportunity for comment, but without 
change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the 
number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) 
for amounts to be designated as being for health defense 
operations pursuant to subparagraph (H) of section 
251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
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