,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fcii ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bf1 #bjbj,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej to ensure the supply of certain medical articles essential to national defense1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,america's ,vaccines for ,emergencies ,act of #bjbj or the ,,save ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,securing essential medical articles 7a7 ,statement of policy ,section #b7;b7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dejb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#i71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 authorities under this ,act should be used when appropriate to ensure the availability of medical articles essential to national defense1 including through measures designed to secure the drug supply chain1 and taking into consideration the importance of ,united ,states competitiveness1 scientific leadership and cooperation1 and innovative capacity2 4 7b7 ,strengthening domestic capability ,section #ajg of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deag7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking and industrial resources and inserting industrial resources1 and medical articles2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking and industrial resources and inserting industrial resources1 and medical articles 7including drugs to diagnose1 cure1 mitigate1 treat1 or prevent disease7 essential to national defense4 7c7 ,strategy on securing supply chains for medical articles ,title ,i of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deaa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aji4 ,strategy on securing supply chains for medical articles 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,president1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall transmit a strategy to the appropriate ,members of ,congress that includes the following3 7#a7 ,a detailed plan to use the authorities under this title and title ,,iii1 or any other provision of law1 to ensure the supply of medical articles 7including drugs to diagnose1 cure1 mitigate1 treat1 or prevent disease7 essential to national defense1 to the extent necessary for the purposes of this ,act4 7#b7 ,an analysis of vulnerabilities to existing supply chains for such medical articles1 and recommendations to address the vulnerabilities4 7#c7 ,measures to be undertaken by the ,president to diversify such supply chains1 as appropriate and as required for national defense4 7#d7 ,a discussion of-- 7,a7 any significant effects resulting from the plan and measures described in this subsection on the production1 cost1 or distribution of vaccines or any other drugs 7as defined under section #bja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba772 7,b7 a timeline to ensure that essential components of the supply chain for medical articles are not under the exclusive control of a foreign government in a manner that the ,president determines could threaten the national defense of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 efforts to mitigate any risks resulting from the plan and measures described in this subsection to ,united ,states competitiveness1 scientific leadership1 and innovative capacity1 including efforts to cooperate and proactively engage with ,united ,states allies4 7b7 ,progress ,report ,following submission of the strategy under subsection 7a71 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate ,members of ,congress an annual progress report evaluating the implementation of the strategy1 and may include updates to the strategy as appropriate4 ,the strategy and progress reports shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 7c7 ,appropriate ,members of ,congress ,the term appropriate ,members of ,congress means the ,speaker1 majority leader1 and minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives1 the majority leader and minority leader of the ,senate1 the ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 4 #c4 ,investment in supply chain security 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjc of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #decc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,investment in supply chain security 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may make available to an eligible entity described in paragraph 7#b7 payments to increase the security of supply chains and supply chain activities1 if the ,president certifies to ,congress not less than #cj days before making such a payment that the payment is important to meet national defense requirements of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,an eligible entity described in this paragraph is an entity that-- 7,a7 is organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 produces-- 7i7 one or more critical components2 7ii7 critical technology2 or 7iii7 one or more products for the increased security of supply chains or supply chain activities4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1 the terms supply chain and supply chain activities have the meanings given those terms by the ,president by regulation4 4 7b7 ,regulations 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall prescribe regulations setting forth definitions for the terms supply chain and supply chain activities for the purposes of section #cjc7;h7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #decc7;h771 as added by subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,scope of definitions ,the definitions required by paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall encompass-- 7i7 the organization1 people1 activities1 information1 and resources involved in the delivery and operation of a product or service used by the ,government2 or 7ii7 critical infrastructure as defined in ,presidential ,policy ,directive #ba 7,february #ab1 #bjac2 relating to critical infrastructure security and resilience72 and 7,b7 may include variations as determined necessary and appropriate by the ,president for purposes of national defense4