HR 5533 · 109th Congress · Health
Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006
Bill Progress
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Committee✓
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2006-11-13)
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Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make public a strategic plan to integrate biodefense and emerging infectious disease requirements with the advanced research and development, strategic initiatives for innovation, and the procurement of qualified countermeasures and qualified pandemic or epidemic products. Establishes the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Secretary to: (1) coordinate and oversee the acceleration of countermeasure and product advanced research and development; and (2) delegate to the Director of BARDA any necessary functions and authorities. Establishes the Biodefense Medical Countermeasure Development Fund. Requires the Secretary to establish the National Biodefense Science Board to provide expert advice and guidance to the Secretary on matters relating to current and future chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents. Prohibits payment on a security countermeasure procurement contract until the delivery of an acceptabl…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5533, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006
Sep 26, 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 20, 2006</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 5533, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006
Sep 26, 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 20, 2006
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (11)
6 Democrats5 Republicans