Coalition for epidemic preparedness innovations (CEPI)

(a) In general The Assistant Secretary for Global Health is authorized to participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (referred to this section as CEPI), as determined by the Assistant Secretary to be in the best interest of the United States and as considered beneficial to promoting such interests pertaining to biodefense, global health security, and force-protection requirements. (b) Investors council and board of directors The Assistant Secretary shall designate an employee of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy of the Department to function as the representative of the United States on the Investors Council and on the Board of Directors of CEPI, upon which designation the disbursement of all such funding provided from the United States shall be contingent. (c) Coordination In carrying out the responsibilities provided under subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall consult with applicable Federal departments and agencies and with the applicable bureaus at the Department, as determined by the Assistant Secretary to be beneficial to promoting United States interests. (d) Consultation Within 60 days of designation by the Assistant Secretary and upon request by any of the committees listed in subsection (e), the employee designated pursuant to subsection (b) shall consult with such committees regarding— (1) the manner and extent to which the United States plans to participate in and assist in governing CEPI; (2) any planned financial contributions or undisbursed amounts at the time of consultation from the United States to CEPI; (3) how participation in CEPI is in the best interest of the United States; (4) how participation in CEPI is expected to support the applicable revision of the National Biodefense Strategy required under section 1086 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104); and (5) areas of overlap between the work being conducted by CEPI and the global health interests under the Assistant Secretary’s purview, with special interest given to emerging health security threats, long-term health program transitions and sustainability, and supporting American innovation, as deemed most relevant by the Assistant Secretary. (e) Committees listed The committees listed in this subsection are— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.