,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbj,ms4  
,slotkin introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to develop and         
implement improved1 transparent         
processes for the use and distribution  
of supplies in the ,strategic ,national 
,stockpile1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,improved1 transparent processes for   
the ,strategic ,national ,stockpile  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than ,january   
#a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services1 in collaboration with
 the ,assistant ,secretary for          
,preparedness and ,response and the     
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 shall develop 
and implement improved1 transparent     
processes for the use and distribution  
of drugs1 vaccines and other biological 
products1 medical devices1 and other    

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  
in the ,strategic ,national ,stockpile  
under section #cai;,f-#b of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d-#f;b7 7in this section referred  
to as the ,stockpile74  7b7 ,processes  
,the processes developed under          
subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 the 
form and manner in which ,states1       
localities1 ,tribes1 and territories are
 required to submit requests for        
supplies from the ,stockpile2  7#b7 the 
criteria used by the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services in         
responding to such requests1 including  
the reasons for fulfilling or denying   
such requests2  7#c7 what circumstances 
result in prioritization of distribution
 of supplies from the ,stockpile to     
,states1 localities1 ,tribes1 or        

territories2  7#d7 clear plans for      
future1 urgent communication between the
 ,secretary and ,states1 localities1    
,tribes1 and territories regarding the  
outcome of such requests2 and  7#e7 any 
differences in the processes developed  
under subsection 7a7 for geographically 
related emergencies1 such as weather    
events1 and national emergencies1 such  
as pandemics4  7c7 ,classification ,the 
processes developed under subsection 7a7
 shall be unclassified to the greatest  
extent possible consistent with national
 security4 ,the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services may classify       
portions of such processes as necessary 
to protect national security4  7d7      
,report to ,congress ,not later than    
,january #a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services shall--    
7#a7 submit a report to the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives and the ,committee  
on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and     
,pensions of the ,senate regarding the  

improved1 transparent processes         
developed under this section2  7#b7     
include in such report recommendations  
for opportunities for communication 7by 
telebriefing1 phone calls1 or in-person 
meetings7 between the ,secretary and    
,states1 localities1 ,tribes1 and       
territories regarding such improved1    
transparent processes2 and  7#c7 submit 
such report in unclassified form to the 
greatest extent possible1 except that   
the ,secretary may include a classified 
appendix if necessary to protect        
national security4