,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1          
#bjbj,mrs4 ,dingell 7for herself and    
,mrs4 ,walorski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to authorize the use of  
the ,strategic ,national ,stockpile to  
enhance medical supply chain elasticity 
and establish and maintain domestic     
reserves of critical medical supplies1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,medical ,supplies for ,pandemics ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,supply chain flexibility
 manufacturing pilot  7a7 ,in general   
,section #cai;,f-#b7;a77#c7 of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;b7a77#c77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by 
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  

and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,k7       
enhance medical supply chain elasticity 
and establish and maintain domestic     
reserves of critical medical supplies   
7including personal protective          
equipment1 ancillary medical supplies1  
and other applicable supplies required  
for the administration of drugs1        
vaccines and other biological products1 
medical devices1 and diagnostic tests7  
by-- 7i7 creating incentives for        
manufacturers of medical supplies-- 7,i7
 to increase emergency stock of critical
 medical supplies2 and  7,,ii7 to       
geographically diversify production of  
such supplies2  7ii7 purchasing1        
leasing1 or entering into joint ventures
 with respect to1 facilities and        
equipment for the production of medical 
supplies2 and  7iii7 working with       
distributors of medical supplies to     
manage the domestic reserves established
 under this subparagraph by refreshing  
and replenishing stock of critical      

medical supplies4  4  7b7 ,reporting2   
sunset ,section #cai;,f-#b7;a7 of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;b7f77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
,reporting ,not later than ,september   
#cj1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate a report on the
 details of each purchase1 lease1 or    
joint venture entered into under        
paragraph 7#c77,k71 including the amount
 expended by the ,secretary on each such
 purchase1 lease1 or joint venture4     
7#g7 ,sunset ,the authority to make     
purchases1 leases1 or joint ventures    
pursuant to paragraph 7#c77,k7 shall    
cease to be effective on ,september #cj1
 #bjbc4  4  7c7 ,funding ,section       
#cai;,f-#b7;f7 of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bdg;d-#f;b7f77 is amended by adding at 

the end the following3  7#c7 ,supply    
chain elasticity  7,a7 ,in general ,for 
the purpose of carrying out subsection  
7a77#c77,k71 there is authorized to be  
appropriated #ejj1jjj1jjj for each of   
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbc1 to    
remain available until expended4  7,b7  
,relation to other amounts ,the amount  
authorized to be appropriated by        
subparagraph 7,a7 for the purpose of    
carrying out subsection 7a77#c77,k7 is  
in addition to any other amounts        
available for such purpose4  4