I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6040 
To provide supplemental appropriations to respond to the Zika virus, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 
Mr. ROKITA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide supplemental appropriations to respond to the 
Zika virus, 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 ‘‘Zero Impacted Kids 
in America (ZIKA) Act’’. 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Zika virus, other 
vector-borne diseases, or other infectious diseases and re-
lated health outcomes, domestically and internationally, 
and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and 
vaccines, including the review, regulation, and post market 
surveillance of vaccines and therapies, and administrative 
activities: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
further, That such amount shall be available only if the 
President designates such amount as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A). 
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 
and Program Support’’, $743,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to Zika virus, other vector-borne diseases, or other infec-
tious diseases and related health outcomes, domestically 
and internationally; and to carry out titles II, III, and 
XVII of the Public Health Service (‘‘PHS’’) Act with re-
spect to domestic preparedness and global health: Pro-
vided, That products purchased with these funds may, at 
the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile 
under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further, 
That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of 
official motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided fur-
ther, That the provisions in section 317S of the PHS Act 
shall apply to the use of funds appropriated in this para-
graph as determined by the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (‘‘CDC’’) to be appro-
priate: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph may be used for grants for the construction, 
alteration, or renovation of nonfederally owned facilities 
to improve preparedness and response capability at the 
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State and local level: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated in this paragraph may be used for acquisition of 
real property (including long-term ground leases) and 
equipment, and construction, demolition, or renovation of 
facilities, including construction on leased land: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may 
be transferred by the Director of CDC to other accounts 
of the CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided by law: Pro-
vided further, That, upon a determination that all or part 
of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 
may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the amount appropriated in this paragraph 
is designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended: Provided further, That such amount shall be 
available only if the President designates such amount as 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A). 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’, $277,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to Zika virus, other vector-borne diseases, or 
other infectious diseases and related health outcomes, do-
mestically and internationally, including expenses related 
to carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act: 
Provided, That such funds may be transferred by the Di-
rector of the National Institutes of Health (‘‘NIH’’) to 
other accounts of the NIH for the purposes provided in 
this paragraph: Provided further, That such transfer au-
thority is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided by law: Provided further, That, upon a determination 
that all or part of the funds transferred from this appro-
priation are not necessary for the purposes provided here-
in, such amounts may be transferred back to this appro-
priation: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 
in this paragraph is designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That such 
amount shall be available only if the President designates 
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such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A). 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY 
FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $233,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to Zika virus, other vector-borne diseases, or other 
infectious diseases and related health outcomes, domesti-
cally and internationally; to develop necessary counter-
measures and vaccines, including the development and 
purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary 
medical supplies, and administrative activities; for car-
rying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with 
respect to domestic preparedness and global health; and 
for carrying out title III of the PHS Act and title V of 
the Social Security Act to provide health care and related 
services in areas affected by Zika virus: Provided, That 
funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to pro-
cure security countermeasures (as defined in section 
319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act, as amended by this 
Act): Provided further, That paragraphs (1) and (7)(C) 
of subsection (c) of section 319F–2 of the PHS Act, but 
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