On the recordDecember 6, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2405) to reauthorize certain provisions of the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to public health preparedness and countermeasure development, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2405 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Reauthorization of certain provisions relating to public health preparedness. Sec. 3. Temporary redeployment of personnel during a public health emergency. Sec. 4. Coordination by Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Sec. 5. Eliminating duplicative Project Bioshield reports. Sec. 6. Authorization for medical products for use in emergencies. Sec. 7. Additional provisions related to medical products for emergency use. Sec. 8. Products held for emergency use. Sec. 9. Accelerate countermeasure development by strengthening FDA's role in reviewing products for national security priorities. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS.…





