On the recordNovember 14, 2023
The dangers in the world are immense. China and North Korea both, obviously, are nuclear and nonconventional weapons threats. We are looking at a war in Israel right now with the possibility that Iran could make a dirty bomb. There are nuclear threats. We need countermeasures. We need to spend money on countermeasures. Just as we are spending $880 billion on what I call kinetic defense, we need to spend money on nonkinetic defense. One of the things we need to do is fund Project BioShield because that is where we develop these countermeasures. Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of this amendment. It would take $59 million that HHS would transfer out of a $1.8 billion fund that they have unspent and use that money for countermeasures. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Harris). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 39 Offered by Mr. Harris The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 39 printed in part B of House Report 118-272.
