,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbj,mr4   
,stauber 7for himself and ,mr4          
,garamendi7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1   
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require executive        
agencies to purchase pharmaceuticals    
from the ,united ,states1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,securing ,america's
 ,pharmaceutical ,supply ,chain ,act4   
#b4 ,requirement to purchase            
pharmaceuticals from the ,united ,states
  7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in
 subsection 7b71 the head of an         
executive agency may only purchase a    
covered drug if the drug is over #ej    

percent sourced1 manufactured1 and      
assembled in the ,united ,states4  7b7  
,exception ,the head of an executive    
agency may waive the requirement of     
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 if the covered    
drug is not available in sufficient     
quantity or quality as over #ej percent 
sourced1 manufactured1 and assembled in 
the ,united ,states2 or  7#b7 during an 
emergency period 7as defined in section 
#aace7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,a774  7c7          
,modifications to trade agreements  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #cj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,united ,states ,trade        
,representative shall modify ,united    
,states product coverage under all free 
trade agreements and the ,world ,trade  
,organization ,agreement on ,government 
,procurement to exclude coverage of     
essential medicines and medical         
countermeasures4  7#b7 ,modification of 
waivers ,subsequent to the modifications

 made under paragraph 7#a71 the ,united 
,states ,trade ,representative shall    
make any necessary corresponding        
modifications of existing waivers under 
section #cja of the ,trade ,agreements  
,act of #aigi 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #beaa74    
7#c7 ,notification to the ,president    
,subsequent to the modifications made   
under paragraphs 7#a7 or 7#b71 the      
,united ,states ,trade ,representative  
shall notify the ,director of the       
,office of ,management and ,budget4  7d7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,covered drug ,the term covered drug    
means a drug 7including the active      
pharmaceutical ingredients thereof7     
marketed in the ,united ,states pursuant
 to an approval or licensure under      
subsection 7c7 or 7j7 of section #eje of
 the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and         
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or  
under subsection 7a7 or 7k7 of section  
#cea of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb74  7#b7        
,executive agency ,the term executive   

agency has the meaning given that term  
in section #acc of title #da1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,united ,states    
,the term ,united ,states means each of 
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 and each territory or        
possession of the ,united ,states4  7e7 
,severability clause ,if any provision  
of this ,act 7or the application of that
 provision to particular persons or     
circumstances7 is held invalid1 the     
remainder of this ,act 7or the          
application of that provision to other  
persons or circumstances7 shall not be  
affected4  7f7 ,effective date ,the     
provisions of this section shall apply  
beginning on the date that is one year  
after the last day of the emergency     
period 7as defined in paragraph         
7#a77;,b7 of section #aace7;g7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;b-#e7;g774