,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjbj,mr4   
,l>son ( ,connecticut introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,presid5t to use au?ority "u ! 
,def5se ,production ,act ( #aiej to     
ensure an adequate supply ( equipm5t    
necess>y = limit+ ! spread (            
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes
 ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! global %ortage 
( m$ical supplies due to ! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic has p>alyz$ heal?c>e sy/ems ar\nd
 ! _w & ?reat5s to collapse ! ,unit$    
,/ates heal?c>e sy/em4  7#b7 ,!re are   
approximately #afj1jjj v5tilators 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,x has be5 e/imat$ 
t z _m z #gdb1jjj c\ld be ne$$4  7#d7 ,!
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices   
e/imat$ t heal?c>e provid]s may ne$     
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj face masks to meet       
pot5tial long-t]m ne$4  #b4 ,use (      
,def5se ,production ,act au?ority =     
equipm5t necess>y = limit+ spread (     

,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,imm$iately ^u
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t     
%all-- 7#a7 det]m9e "u section #aja7;b7 
( ! ,def5se ,production ,act ( #aiej    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deaa7;b77 t-- 7,a7      
m$ical equipm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#c77;,b7 is sc>ce & critical mat]ial   
ess5tial to ! national def5se2 &  7,b7 !
 requirem5ts ( ! national def5se = su*  
equipm5t _c be met )\t ex]cis+ !        
au?orities provid$ by ! ,def5se         
,production ,act ( #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#deja et seq472  7#b7 id5tify private   
sector capacity to produce su* equipm5t2
 &  7#c7 ex]cise ! au?orities provid$ by
 ! ,def5se ,production ,act ( #aiej to !
 ext5t necess>y-- 7,a7 to mitigate1 :]e 
possible1 ! dep5d5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
on ov]seas s\rces ( supply ( ea* su*    
mat]ials dur+ ! global %ortage2 &  7,b7 
to ensure ! imm$iate adequacy (         
productive capacity & supply (          
v5tilators1 ,n-#ie masks & o!r ess5tial 
p]sonal protective equipm5t ne$$ to     
address ! ,,covid-#ai crisis1 includ+ at

 lea/-- 7i7 #fjj1jjj v5tilators2 &  7ii7
 #cjj1jjj1jjj ,n-#ie masks4  7b7        
,reports ,beg9n+ on ! date ( !          
decl>ation ( a national p&emic or !     
decl>ation ( a public heal? em]g5cy &   
end+ on ! date t is #g days aft] !      
t]m9ation ( su* p&emic or em]g5cy1 !    
head ( ! ag5cy coord9at+ ! ,national    
response to ! p&emic or em]g5cy1 %all   
submit to ,congress weekly reports on-- 
7#a7 ! /atus ( ! production ( equipm5t1 
v5tilators1 & m$ical protective ge>2    
7#b7 available res\rces2 &  7#c7 ! plan 
= ! di/ribution ( equipm5t1 v5tilators1 
& m$ical protective ge>4  7c7 ,t]m9ation
 ,?is section1 & au?orities c>ri$ out   
pursuant to ?is section1 %all t]m9ate on
 ! date on :i* ! national em]g5cy decl>$
 "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej    
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 relat+ to !   
,,covid-#ai outbreak1 t]m9ates4