Flu Protection Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-3758
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2004-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Child health
Commerce
Communication in medicine
Drug industry
Drugs
Education
Electronic government information
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Families
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Health education
Health planning
Higher education
Income tax
Influenza
Internet
Investment tax credit
Medical education
Medical personnel
Medical research
Medical statistics
Medicare
Nurses
Pharmaceutical research
Pharmacists
Physicians
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Taxation
Vaccination
Vaccines
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: 
Flu Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Act to require: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct annual public influenza awareness campaign and education and outreach (including Medicare outreach) efforts preceding the flu season; (2) the Director to contract with influenza vaccine manufacturers to ensure the availability of additional doses of flu vaccine; (3) the Director to encourage States to develop a contingency immunization plan for high-risk populations in the event of a vaccine delay or shortage; and (4) the Secretary, through the Director, to establish a protocol to attempt to prevent, prepare for, and respond to an influenza epidemic or pandemic.
 
Requires a manufacturer of a vaccine that receives Federal authority to distribute such vaccine to provide the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with advance notice of such manufacturer's intent to stop marketplace distribution of the vaccine.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a vaccine manufacturing facilities investment tax credit (20 percent of qualifying property per year) for property placed in service by December 31, 2008; and (2) define &quot;vaccine manufacturing facilities property.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E105)
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Introduced in House