SUPER BUGS Act of 2026

In this Act:

(1) Appropriate committees of Congress. The term appropriate committees of Congress means—

(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;

(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.

(2) Priority pathogens. The term priority pathogens means pathogens identified in—

(A) the latest Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or any successor report); or

(B) the current list of qualifying pathogens maintained by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 505E(f)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355f(f)(2)) (or any successor list).

(3) Qualified pandemic or epidemic product. The term qualified pandemic or epidemic product has the meaning given such term in section 319F–3(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d(i)).