House committee approves Bioshield proposal
Emergency Management Alert, May 21, 2003
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 15 unanimously approved draft legislation authorizing $5.6 billion over the next decade for the research, development, and purchase of tests, treatments, and vaccines to fight potential bioterror agents, CongressDaily reports.
The proposal differs from President Bush's original plan in that the funds would be subject to appropriations rather than mandatory spending, a key to winning the support of Democrats on the committee. The legislation also gives the Health and Human Services secretary authority, in emergencies, to allow the use of drugs not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration. But it does not address liability concerns raised by drug companies.
The proposal must still be discussed by a few other House committees before coming up for a floor vote, possibly by early June, said Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-LA. The Senate version of the bill, approved in March, remains stalled by concerns over its mandatory funding mechanism.
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