IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 909 
Encouraging the United States financial services industry to develop, test, 
and implement systemic plans to address the challenges and risks posed 
by pandemic or bioterrorism events to the national and international 
economies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2006 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. KELLY, and Mr. SCOTT of Georgia) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Encouraging the United States financial services industry 
to develop, test, and implement systemic plans to address 
the challenges and risks posed by pandemic or bioter-
rorism events to the national and international econo-
mies, and for other purposes. 
Whereas the ongoing and uninterrupted operation of the na-
tional and international financial system is essential to 
the national economic security and economy of the 
United States; 
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Whereas difficult challenges to the ongoing and uninterrupted 
operation of the national and international financial sys-
tem may be posed by pandemic or bioterrorism events; 
Whereas such difficult challenges may include widespread ab-
senteeism among workers and the loss of critical infra-
structure support services; 
Whereas such difficult challenges may also include diminution 
of the liquidity, financial integrity, financial results, and 
stability of financial services providers, participants, and 
markets resulting in disruption of capital flows, global 
asset reallocations, and asset and equity price declines; 
Whereas any disruption of the operation of the national and 
international financial system might deprive businesses, 
consumers, and investors of access to cash, credit, finan-
cial assets and related information necessary to the effec-
tive functioning of the national and international econo-
mies; 
Whereas important and commendable progress by national 
and international financial system participants has been 
made in providing for the resiliency of the national and 
international financial system; 
Whereas continued progress in such preparation is needed in 
order to meet the significant and unprecedented chal-
lenges posed by pandemic or bioterrorism events; 
Whereas that continued progress should include contingency 
and other plans to support the rapid recovery of busi-
nesses, consumers and investors who may suffer adverse 
economic consequences from pandemic or bioterrorism 
events; and 
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•HRES 909 IH 
Whereas time is of the essence in developing those plans in 
order to protect the economy and national economic secu-
rity of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) all participants in the United States finan-
cial services industry are encouraged to develop, test, 
and implement systemic plans to address the chal-
lenges and risks posed by pandemic or bioterrorism 
events to the national and international economies; 
(2) such plans should encompass, as applica-
ble— 
(A) financial institutions; 
(B) financial systems and markets; and 
(C) businesses, consumers, and investor 
levels; and 
(3) all citizens of the United States are encour-
aged to— 
(A) become informed about the financial 
and other risks of pandemic and bioterrorism 
events; 
(B) consider how those risks may affect 
them as individuals, families, business people, 
and consumers; and 
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(C) prepare appropriate plans and re-
sponses for potential pandemic and bioterrorism 
events. 
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