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This bill, titled the "Protecting American Families and Servicemembers from Anthrax Act," requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive 10-year strategy within 180 days to ensure the sustained stockpiling of anthrax countermeasures. These countermeasures, which include drugs, devices, biological products, antitoxins, and prophylactics approved by the FDA, will be maintained in the Strategic National Stockpile and at military installations to protect civilians, servicemembers, and their dependents. The bill mandates an initial classified report to congressional committees detailing the threat of weaponized anthrax from foreign countries and terrorist organizations, existing government programs addressing anthrax preparedness, and initiatives to ensure anthrax treatment availability for military families. The strategy must also focus on innovative cooperation with anthrax countermeasure manufacturers and address potential multi-drug resistant strains. Furthermore, the covered Secretaries are required to submit annual updates to this report, which will help Congress maintain oversight of the nation's anthrax defense preparedness.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2707/all-info