,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ag1 #bjai,mr4
 ,g>am5di 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs1 & ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to include 
9 ea* national def5se /rategy /eps to   
/r5g!n ! ,unit$ ,/ates indu/rial base & 
to assure an un9t]rupt$ supply (        
m$ic9es1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,ph>maceutical ,indep5d5ce ,long-,t]m   
,read9ess ,re=m ,act4  #b4 ,unit$ ,/ates
 m$ic9e supply *a9  7a7 ,national def5se
 /rategy ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
include1 9 ea* national def5se /rategy  
"u section #aac7;g7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 /eps to be tak5 to assure 

! provision ( m$ic9es to enable combat  
read9ess & =ce heal? protection4  7b7   
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an "o ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! 
heads ( o!r appropriate ,f$]al dep>tm5ts
 & ag5cies1 %all submit to ,congress a  
report on vuln]abilities to ! ,unit$    
,/ates m$ic9e supply *a94 ,su* report   
%all include--  7#a7 an id5tification ( 
any f9i%$ drugs & _! ess5tial compon5ts 
includ+ raw mat]ials1 *emical compon5ts 
& active +r$i5ts necess>y = !           
manufacture ( m$ic9es ^: supply is at   
risk ( disruption dur+ a "t ( w> or     
national em]g5cy2  7#b7 an id5tification
 ( %ortages ( f9i%$ drugs ess5tial =    
combat read9ess & =ce protection2  7#c7 
an id5tification ( ! def5se &           
geopolitical cont+5cies t are           
suffici5tly likely to arise t may       
disrupt1 /ra91 compromise1 or elim9ate  
supply *a9s ( m$ic9es & _! ess5tial     
compon5ts & recomm5dations = reasonable 
prep>ation = ! occurr5ce ( su*          

cont+5cies2  7#d7 an assessm5t ( !      
resili5ce & capacity ( ! curr5t supply  
*a9 & indu/rial base to support national
 def5se ^u ! occurr5ce ( ! cont+5cies   
id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 includ+ )     
respect to--  7,a7 ! manufactur+        
capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 gaps 9
 dome/ic manufactur+ capabilities       
includ+ non-exi/5t1 ext9ct1 ?reat5$1 &  
s+le-po9t-(-failure capabilities2 &     
7,c7 supply *a9s ) s+le po9ts ( failure 
& limit$ resili5cy2  7#e7 legislative1  
regulatory1 & policy *anges necess>y to 
avoid1 or prep>e =1 cont+5cies id5tifi$ 
9 ! report2 &  7#f7 recomm5dations to   
div]sify supply away f complete dep5d5cy
 on s\rces ( supply 9 competitor        
c\ntries & politically un/able c\ntries 
t may cut (f ,unit$ ,/ates supply1 &    
address critical bottl5ecks & mitigate  
s+le po9ts ( failure & limit$ resili5ce4
  7c7 ,pref]5ce = m$ic9es  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 & "u 
section #aajg;a7d7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! 

,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs--  7,a7   
may only acquire & pur*ase ,am]ican-made
 & ,f$]al ,drug ,adm9i/ration approv$   
raw mat]ials1 m$ic9es1 & vacc9es = !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 &  7,b7 %all use ! 
au?orities "u ! ,def5se ,production ,act
 to acquire & pur*ase su* raw mat]ials1 
m$ic9es1 & vacc9es1 recogniz+ ! national
 security vuln]abilities ( a dep5d5cy on
 a =eign m$ical supply *a94  7#b7       
,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply 9
 any case :]e ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se     
det]m9es t a %ortage ( any raw mat]ial1 
m$ic9e1 or vacc9e is su* t x becomes    
unavoidable to acquire su* raw mat]ial1 
m$ic9e1 or vacc9e f a tru/$ =eign       
suppli]4  7#c7 ,am]ican-made ,= purposes
 ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m ,am]ican-made  
suppli$ f1 creat$1 or suppli$ by !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ any t]ritory or  
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4