123STA T .7 7 9PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 09 Forexp e ns es ne c ess a r yt os u pport a dv anced researc h and deve l op m ent pursuant to sect i on 319L o f the PHSA ct ,$275 , 0 00,000, to b e derived by transfer from funds appropriated under the headin g‘ ‘ B iodefense C ountermeasures ’ ’ inthe D epartment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 200 4 , to remain available through September 30, 2010 . For expenses necessary to prepare for and respond to an influen z a pandemic, $44 8 ,091,000, together w ith $137,000,000 to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Biodefense Countermeasures’’ in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004, of which $507,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools
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d, T hat products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic N ational Stoc k pile under section 319F – 2 of the PHS Act: Provided fu r th er, That notwithstanding section 49 6( b ) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics: Provided further, That funds appropriated herein may be trans - ferred to other appropriation accounts of the Department of Health and Human Services, as determined by the Secretary to be appro- priate, to be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph. GE NE R AL PR OVI SIONS S EC . 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. SEC. 202. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the U nited Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the W orld Health Organization. SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Q uality, and the Substance Abuse and M ental Health Services Administration shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level I. SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in the Department of Health and Human Services, prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. SEC. 205. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the Public Health Service Act, such portion as the Secretary of Health and Human Reports.G o v er nm ent emp l o y ees. Chi l d ren a nd yo u th. AIDS .
