In response to the Project BioShield Act, Congress and the Bush administration passed the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, which increases liability associated with public health countermeasures used on an emergency basis.

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The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) actually provides liability immunity to certain individuals and entities (such as manufacturers and distributors of medical countermeasures) against claims of loss caused by the administration or use of covered countermeasures during a public health emergency, rather than increasing liability.

In Response to the Project BioShield Act, Congress and the Bush