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fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,presid5t to appo9t a ,m$ical ,supplies 
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ef=ts ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t reg>d+ !     
supply & di/ribution ( c]ta9 supplies & 
equipm5t relat+ to ,,covid-#ai4  #a4    
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,m$ical ,supplies ,response ,coord9ator 
to coord9ate ! ef=ts ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t reg>d+ ! supply & di/ribution 
( critical m$ical supplies & equipm5t   
relat$ to detect+1 diagnos+1 prev5t+1 & 
treat+ ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ p]sonal     

protective equipm5t1 m$ical devices1    
drugs1 & vacc9es4  7b7 ,qualifications  
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individual %all be a s5ior gov]nm5t     
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logi/ics4  7c7 ,activities ,! ,m$ical   
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c>e facilities & heal? c>e work]s h     
suffici5t p]sonal protective equipm5t & 
o!r m$ical supplies2  7#b7 evaluate     
ongo+ ne$s ( ,/ates1 localities1        
t]ritories1 ,tribes1 heal? c>e          
facilities1 & heal? c>e work]s to       
det]m9e ! ne$ = critical m$ical supplies
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contact = indu/ry = procurem5t &        
di/ribution ( critical m$ical supplies &
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equipm5t1 m$ical devices1 te/+ supplies1

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di/ribute critical m$ical supplies &    
equipm5t1 includ+ p]sonal protective    
equipm5t1 m$ical devices1 te/+ supplies1
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ma9ta9 an up-to-date national database (
 hospital capacity1 includ+ b$s1        
v5tilators1 & supplies1 includ+ p]sonal 
protective equipm5t1 m$ical devices1    
drugs1 & vacc9es2 &  7,b7 provide weekly
 reports to ! ,congress on gaps 9 su*   
capacity & progress made t[>d clos+ !   
gaps2  7#f7 require1 z necess>y1 indu/ry
 report+ on production & di/ribution (  
p]sonal protective equipm5t1 m$ical     
devices1 te/+ supplies1 drugs1 & vacc9es
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specifi$ by ! ,m$ical ,supplies         
,response ,coord9ator = failure to      
comply ) su* requirem5ts = report+ on   
production & di/ribution2  7#g7 consult 
) ! ,secret>y & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 z    
applicable1 to ensure suffici5t         
production levels "u ! ,def5se          

,production ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et
 seq472 &  7#h7 monitor ! prices (      
critical m$ical supplies & equipm5t1    
includ+ p]sonal protective equipm5t &   
m$ical devices1 drugs1 & vacc9es relat$ 
to detect+1 diagnos+1 prev5t+1 & treat+ 
,,covid-#ai & report any suspect$ price 
g\g+ ( su* mat]ials to ! ,f$]al ,trade  
,commission & appropriate law en=cem5t  
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