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This bill, known as the Securing America From Epidemics (SAFE) Act, would authorize the U.S. to participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Initiatives (CEPI), which is an alliance of countries and private partners whose mission is to finance and coordinate the development of vaccines for high-priority, epidemic-level threats.

Additionally, this bill would direct the president to submit a report outlining the following no more than 180 days after this bill’s passage:

Planned U.S. contributions to, and participation in, CEPI;
The manner and extent to which the U.S. would participate in CEPI’s governance; and
How participation in CEPI would support U.S. government strategies and programs in health security and biodefense.

Finally, this bill would characterize CEPI as a public international organization.

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