[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11624]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9563]
Section 7058(c) Determination for Zika Virus
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 7058(c) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations Act, 2015 (Div. J, Pub.
L. 113-235) and the authority delegated to her by the Secretary of
State under Delegation of Authority 245-1, notice is hereby given that,
on April 5, 2016, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and
Resources Heather Higginbottom has determined that an international
outbreak of the Zika virus is sustained, severe, and is spreading
internationally, and that it is in the national interest to respond to
the related Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
For Further Information, Please Contact: Aditi Nigam, U.S. Department
of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520, (202) 647-4029,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7058(c) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (Div.
J, P.L. 113-235) provides that:
If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious
disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading
internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond
to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds made
available under title III of this Act may be made available to
combat such infectious disease or public health emergency: Provided,
That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this
subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
Exercising this authority with respect to the Zika virus outbreak
allows funds made available in the bilateral economic assistance
accounts in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 to be used to respond to the Zika
outbreak.
Dated: May 10, 2016.
Jonathan A. Margolis,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology and Health,
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-11624 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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