,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,panetta 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,brown of  
,maryland1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of           
,california1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4       
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4        
,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4          
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1  
,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mrs4         
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,mr4 ,phillips1 ,miss ,rice of ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,rush1 
,mr4 ,schneider1 ,ms4 ,sewell of        
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1
 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 and ,mr4 ,vela7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide for the immediate procurement of
 ,,covid-#ai medical testing components1
 materials1 and supplies under the      
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej4  #a4

 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,immediate ,,covid ,testing        
,procurement ,act4  #b4 ,immediate      
purchase orders of ,,covid-#ai medical  
testing components1 materials1 and      
supplies  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #bd hours after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall issue any necessary purchase      
orders for a program of the highest     
national urgency 7commonly known as a   
,,dx purchase order7 pursuant to        
,department of ,defense ,directive      
#ddjj4a to procure all necessary        
components1 materials1 and supplies to  
conduct molecular and serological       
,,covid-#ai medical testing nationwide  
under authorities provided by the       
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq474  7b7 ,approval
 or authorization ,all components1      
materials1 and supplies described in    
subsection 7a7 must have received prior 
approval of the ,center for ,disease    
,control and ,prevention or have        

received emergency use authorization    
from the ,food and ,drug ,administration
 for the detection of coronavirus       
disease #bjai 7commonly known as        
,,covid-#ai74  7c7 ,waiver of           
requirements relating to shortfalls and 
notifications ,the requirements of      
sections #cja7;d77#a77;,a7 and          
#cjc7;a77#f7 of the ,defense ,production
 ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4           
#deca7;d77#a77;,a72 #decc7;a77#f77 are  
waived for purposes of this section4    
7d7 ,funding ,amounts available in the  
,defense ,production ,act ,fund         
7established under section #cjd of the  
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #decd77 shall be made         
available for purchases made under this 
section4