S. 2640 · 117th Congress
Disease X Act
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This bill establishes a program to develop vaccines, diagnostics, and other medical countermeasures for unknown viral threats.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 5, 2021
Disease X Act
This bill establishes a program to develop vaccines, diagnostics, and other medical countermeasures for unknown viral threats.
Specifically, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority must carry out the program in consultation with the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise, which coordinates efforts related to medical countermeasures within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and in cooperation with interagency partners. Additionally, the program must prioritize equity and accessibility in the development of the medical countermeasures.
The bill also allows HHS to support domestic research, development, and manufacturing of medical countermeasures under the program through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Disease X Act
Latest action (Aug 5, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 5, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.