,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,vargas introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
increase the amount available under the 
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej to   
respond to the coronavirus epidemic1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,increase in  
authorizations  7a7 ,authorizations ,in 
addition to amounts otherwise authorized
 to be appropriated1 there is authorized
 to be appropriated in the aggregate    
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj and
 #bjba to carry out titles ,i and ,,iii 
of the ,defense ,production ,act of     
#aiej to produce medical ventilators1   
personal protection equipment1 and other
 critically needed medical supplies and 
to carry out any other actions necessary
 to respond to the ,,covid-#ai          
emergency4  7b7 ,carryover funds        
,section #cjd7;e7 of the ,defense       
,production ,act of #aiej shall not     

apply at the close of fiscal year #bjbj4
  7c7 ,,covid-#ai emergency ,in this    
,act1 the term ,,covid-#ai emergency    
means the emergency declared on ,march  
#ac1 #bjbj1 by the ,president under the 
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #daba et seq47 relating to the
 ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai            
7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic4  #b4            
,strengthening congressional oversight2 
public portal  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than three months after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 and every    
three months thereafter1 the ,secretary 
of ,commerce1 in coordination with the  
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 the ,secretary of ,defense1  
and any other ,federal department or    
agency that has utilized authority under
 title ,i or title ,,iii of the ,defense
 ,production ,act of #aiej to respond to
 the ,,covid-#ai emergency1 shall submit
 a report to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services of the ,house of   

,representatives and the ,committee on  
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate-- 7#a7 on the use of such
 authority and the expenditure of any   
funds in connection with such authority2
 and  7#b7 that includes details of each
 purchase order made using such         
authorities1 including the product and  
amount of product ordered and the entity
 that fulfilled the contract4  7b7      
,public availability ,the ,secretary of 
,commerce shall place all reports       
submitted under subsection 7a7 on an    
appropriate website available to the    
public1 in an easily searchable format4 
7c7 ,sunset ,the requirements under this
 section shall terminate after the      
expenditure of all funds appropriated   
pursuant to the authorizations under    
section #a4