HJM 4030 - DIGEST

Requests that the United States Congress reject section 3(f) of S. 1873, the Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005, which provides that information that relates to the activities, working groups, and advisory boards of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency (the "BARDA") shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act unless the Secretary or Director determines such disclosure would not pose a threat to national security; and that any decision of the Secretary or Director regarding the disclosure of information would not be subject to judicial review.