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HR 5482 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Chemical and biological weapons Emergency planning and evacuation First responders and emergency personnel Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Manufacturing Medical research Military civil functions Military readiness

Military Biodefense Readiness and Protection Act of 2018

Introduced: April 12, 2018 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Apr 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs components of the Department of Defense to develop a plan for countering emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats to ensure joint force health protection and the ability of the Armed Forces to conduct operations in an area subject to an emerging infectious disease threat.

What's happening now April 13, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5482: Military Biodefense Readiness and Protection Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5482/
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"H.R. 5482: Military Biodefense Readiness and Protection Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5482/.
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H.R. 5482, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5482/.
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