118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2093Disease X Act of 2023

A bill to establish a program at BARDA for developing medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potential.

Health
Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Jun 21, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands the priorities of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to specifically include viral threats that have the potential to cause a pandemic. In particular, the bill expands the scope of innovation grants and contracts that may be awarded by BARDA to specifically include those that support research and development of certain manufacturing technology for medical countermeasures against viruses, including respiratory viruses, with pandemic potential. It also expands BARDA's authorized strategic initiatives to include advanced research, development, and procurement of countermeasures and products to address viruses with pandemic potential.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.