To make available emergency funds for pandemic flu preparedness.

SA 1886. Mr HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Biden, Mr. Stevens, and Mrs. Murray) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2863, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page , at the appropriate place at the end of Title 9, insert the following:

TITLE .

SECTION 101.

(a) From the money in the Treasury not otherwise obligated or appropriated, there are appropriated to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $3,913,000,000 for activities relating to the avian flu epidemic during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, which shall be available until expended.

(b) Of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)--

(1) $3,080,000,000 shall be for the stockpiling of antivirals and necessary medical supplies;

(2) $33,000,000 shall be for global surveillance relating to avian flu;

(3) $125,000,000 shall be to increase the national investment in domestic vaccine infrastructure including development and research;

(4) $600,000,000 shall be for additional grants to state and local public health agencies for emergency preparedness, to increase funding for emergency preparedness centers, and to expand hospital surge capacity; and

(5) $75,000,000 shall be for risk communication and outreach to providers, businesses, and to the American public.

(c) The amount appropriated under subsection (a)--

(1) is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H.R. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress); and

(2) shall remain available until expended.

(d) This title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.