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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6483. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1210. PROTECTING GLOBAL HEALTH.
(a) Short Titles.—This section may be cited as the
“Epidemic Barrier and Outbreak Leadership Act” or the
“EBOLA Act”.
(b) Findings.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics pose
significant threats to the national security, public health,
and economic well-being of the United States.
(2) The 2026 Ebola Disease outbreak in Central and Eastern
Africa has rapidly spread across international borders and
resulted in more than 1,000 cases of the disease.
(3) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's model scenarios, without a strong public health
intervention, the current outbreak could become larger than
the outbreak in West Africa from 2014 to 2016 in which more
than 11,000 people died.
(4) Despite the need for continued reforms, the World
Health Organization serves as the principal international
body for disease surveillance, outbreak response
coordination, and public health information sharing.
(5) Participation in the World Health Organization enhances
the ability of the United States to monitor emerging
infectious diseases, coordinate with international partners,
and protect the health of the American people.
(6) On January 20, 2025, President Trump initiated the
withdrawal of the United
States from the World Health Organization through Executive
Order 14155 (90 Fed. Reg. 8361), which was completed on
January 22, 2026.
(7) In previous public health emergencies of international
concern, the United States has consistently communicated with
representatives of the World Health Organization, other
multilateral health agencies, and the governments of other
countries to ensure United States global health funding was
targeted, coordinated, and efficient.
(c) Participation in the World Health Organization.—The
President, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
shall—
(1) take all necessary steps for the United States to
rejoin the World Health Organization not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) immediately collaborate with the World Health
Organization to respond to the Ebola Disease outbreak in
Central and Eastern Africa.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section, including—
(1) paying assessed contributions and any other financial
obligations to restore United States membership in the World
Health Organization; and
(2) supporting the response effort of the World Health
Organization and other United Nations entities to the Ebola
Disease epidemic in Central and Eastern Africa, including
through voluntary contributions and programmatic support, in
order to prevent global transmission of the virus, including
transmission to the people and territory of the United
States.