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 ,r4 #ffjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,lyn* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,soto7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to e/abli%1 9         
coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! /rategic  
national /ockpile1 ! ,national ,em]g5cy 
,biodef5se ,network1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/rategic ,national ,/ockpile         
,enhancem5t & ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4    
,national ,em]g5cy ,biodef5se ,network  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,b ( title ,,iii ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et seq47 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] section #cai;,f-#d 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;e7 ! foll[+3        
#cai;,f-#e4 ,national ,em]g5cy          
,biodef5se ,network  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all        
e/abli%1 9 coord9ation ) ! /rategic     

national /ockpile "u section #cai;,f-#b 
& ! ,national ,biodef5se ,sci5ce ,bo>d  
e/abli%$ "u section #cai,m1 a network ( 
,/ate entities to be kn[n z ! ,national 
,em]g5cy ,biodef5se ,network 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is section z ! ,network7 to1 )       
respect to drugs1 vacc9es & o!r         
biological products1 m$ical devices1 &  
o!r supplies necess>y = ! em]g5cy heal? 
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 track 
! availability ( su* supplies 9 ea*     
,/ate & 9 ! /rategic national /ockpile2 
&  7#b7 ma9ta9 an adequate supply ( su* 
supplies 9 ea* ,/ate & 9 ! /rategic     
national /ockpile4  7b7 ,network        
requirem5t ,! ,network %all be develop$ 
& implem5t$ us+ a private block*a94  7c7
 ,grants to ,/ates ,! ,secret>y %all    
aw>d grants to ,/ates to enable ,/ates  
to e/abli% an entity :i* %all-- 7#a7    
s]ve z a /atewide repository ( !        
supplies ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a72 &  
7#b7 provide = ! track+ ( ! inv5tory &  
movem5t ( su* supplies us+ a private    
block*a94  7d7 ,block*a9 ,9 ?is section1

 ! t]m block*a9 means s(tw>e t uses a   
di/ribut$ digital l$g] (                
cryptographically sign$ transactions t  
are gr\p$ into blocks1 ea* ( :i*-- 7#a7 
is cryptographically l9k$ to ! previ\s  
block aft] validation & und]go+ a       
cons5sus decision2 &  7#b7 :5 add$ z a  
new block1 makes any old] blocks m      
difficult to modify & is replicat$      
across all copies ( ! l$g] )9 ! relevant
 network1 ) any conflicts 9 su* blocks  
resolv$ automatically us+ e/abli%$      
rules4  7e7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to c>ry
 out ?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjba & #bjbb4  4