I ask unanimous consent that the Blunt amendment No. 3900 be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: (Purpose: Zika response and preparedness) At the appropriate place in division B, insert the following: TITLE __ ZIKA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS CHAPTER 1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration primary health care For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 for ``Primary Health Care'', $40,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Zika virus, other vector-borne diseases, and related health outcomes, domestically and internationally: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to expand the delivery of primary health services authorized by section 330 of the Public Health Service (``PHS'') Act in Puerto Rico and other territories: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.…
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