,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,de,saulnier introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1 for the   
purpose of addressing public health     
crises1 to require the manufacturers of 
covered products to develop1 maintain1  
and update a plan to mitigate the       
effects of such products on public      
health1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,public ,health ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,addressing public health   
crises by requiring plans to mitigate   
the effects of covered products on      
public health  7a7 ,requirement ,for the
 purpose of addressing public health    
crises listed pursuant to subsection    
7b71 the ,secretary shall require the   
manufacturer of a covered product--     
7#a7 not later than #ahj days after such

 product is listed pursuant to          
subsection 7c71 to develop and begin    
implementation of a plan to mitigate the
 effects of such product on public      
health2 and  7#b7 so long as the listing
 remains in effect1 to maintain and     
update such plan4  7b7 ,list of public  
health crises ,subject to the           
availability of appropriations1 the     
,secretary shall seek to enter into a   
contract1 not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1    
with the ,national ,academy of ,medicine
 7or1 if the ,national ,academy         
declines1 another appropriate entity7-- 
7#a7 to develop and publish a list of   
public health crises2 and  7#b7 to      
update such list continuously4  7c7     
,list of covered products ,the          
,secretary shall develop1 publish1 and  
update a list of products 7in this ,act 
referred to as covered products7 that-- 
7#a7 are manufactured for human use or  
consumption2 and  7#b7 are determined by
 the ,secretary to have a fiscal impact 

on the ,united ,states public health    
system1 taken collectively with other   
similar products1 of #ej1jjj1jjj or more
 per year4  7d7 ,civil penalty  7#a7 ,in
 general ,a manufacturer shall be liable
 to the ,united ,states for a civil     
penalty if-- 7,a7 the manufacturer      
violates subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 the  
,secretary determines that such         
violation has a negative impact on      
public health4  7#b7 ,amount ,the amount
 of a civil penalty under paragraph 7#a7
 shall not exceed #bj1jjj for each day  
on which the violation continues4  7e7  
,definition ,for purposes of this ,act3 
7#a7 ,the term public health crisis--   
7,a7 shall be defined by the ,secretary2
 and  7,b7 may include an event or      
occurrence that--  7i7 is temporary or  
permanent2  7ii7 is manmade or naturally
 occurring2 and  7iii7 substantially    
negatively impacts the public health4   
7#b7 ,the term ,secretary means the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services4