To provide for the establishment of a reserve fund concerning pandemic influenza preparedness planning.

SA 3114. Mr. BURR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. RESERVE FUND FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS
PLANNING.

If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an
amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference report is
submitted thereon, that--
(1) rebuilds the vaccine industry in the United States
which has shrunk from over 25 to less than 5 companies;
(2) improves the United States capacity to produce life-
saving pandemic influenza vaccines and antivirals;
(3) ensures adequate funding for advanced development and
acquisition of needed medical countermeasures for biodefense
and pandemic influenza protection;
(4) enhances the Strategic National Stockpile of pandemic
influenza vaccines, antivirals, and other medical products;
(5) strengthens the Federal, State, and local public health
infrastructure to effectively respond to a pandemic influenza
outbreak;
(6) increases the domestic and international surveillance
and outbreak containment capabilities; and
(7) improves public awareness and education of pandemic
influenza preparedness planning;

assuming that the Committee is within its allocation as
provided under section 302 (a)

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of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate adjustments
in allocations and aggregates to the extent that such
legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal years
2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
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