,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4  
,mc,henry 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pascrell7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committees on ,homel&    
,security1 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 ,vet]ans' 
,affairs1 ,education & ,labor1 ,ways &  
,means1 & ,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! pur*ase by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
( c]ta9 m$ical supplies & protection    
equipm5t f ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,! ,am]ican ,,ppe ,supply  
,*a9 ,integrity ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5t  
to pur*ase c]ta9 m$ical supplies &      
p]sonal protective equipm5t f ! ,unit$  
,/ates  7a7 ,cov]$ ,secret>ies  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 any    
cov]$ item pur*as$ by a cov]$ ,secret>y 

%all be f ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,= purposes (
 ?is subsection1 f ! ,unit$ ,/ates means
 t #ajj p]c5t ( a product is gr[n1      
reprocess$1 reus$1 or produc$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,not)/&+     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! applicable cov]$       
,secret>y may waive ! requirem5ts ( su* 
p>agraph if su* cov]$ ,secret>y det]m9es
 t satisfactory quality & suffici5t     
quantity ( any su* cov]$ item f ! ,unit$
 ,/ates _c be procur$ z & :5 ne$$ at    
,unit$ ,/ates m>ket prices4 ,?is        
subsection %all n apply to cov]$ items t
 are or t include mat]ials det]m9$ to be
 non-available 9 accordance ) section   
#be4ajd ( title #dh ( ! ,f$]al          
,acquisition ,regulation4  7b7          
,exception = small pur*ases ,subsection 
7a7 %all n apply to pur*ases = am\nts n 
great] ?an #aej1jjj4 ,a propos$ pur*ase 
or contract = an am\nt great] ?an       
#aej1jjj may n be divid$ into sev]al    
pur*ases or contracts = less] am\nts 9  
ord] to qualify = ?is exception4  7c7   
,applicability ,! requirem5ts ( ?is     

section %all apply ) respect to a       
pur*ase ( a cov]$ item made pursuant to 
subsection 7a7 on or aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ item ,! t]m   
cov]$ item means an article or item (-- 
7,a7 p]sonal protective equipm5t        
7includ+ surgical masks1 respirator     
masks & p[]$ air purify+ respirators &  
requir$ filt]s1 face %ields & protective
 eyewe>1 surgical & isolation g[ns1 &   
head & foot cov]+s7 or clo?+1 & !       
mat]ials & compon5ts !re(1 o!r ?an      
s5sors1 electronics1 or o!r items add$  
to & n normally associat$ ) su* p]sonal 
protective equipm5t or clo?+2  7,b7     
sanitiz+ & dis9fect+ wipes1 privacy     
curta9s1 b$s & b$d+1 te/+ swabs1 gauze &
 b&ages1 t5ts1 t>paul9s1 cov]s1 or bags2
 or  7,c7 cotton & o!r natural fib]     
products1 wov5 silk or wov5 silk bl5ds1 
spun silk y>n = c>tridge clo?1 syn!tic  
fabric or coat$ syn!tic fabric 7includ+ 
all textile fib]s & y>ns t are = use 9  
su* fabrics71 canvas products1 or wool  

7:e!r 9 ! =m ( fib] or y>n or conta9$ 9 
fabrics1 mat]ials1 or manufactur$       
articles74  7#b7 ,cov]$ ,secret>y ,! t]m
 cov]$ ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 & !    
,secret>y ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs4  #c4 ,exception to dome/ic    
requirem5t = small pur*ases  7a7        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,section #becc;a7h7 
( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ ! simplifi$ acquisition  
?re%old & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 #aej1jjj4 ,a   
propos$ pur*ase = an am\nt great] ?an   
#aej1jjj may n be divid$ into sev]al    
pur*ases or contracts = less] am\nts 9  
ord] to qualify = ?is exception44  7b7  
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security           
,subsection 7f7 ( section #fjd !        
,am]ican ,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act (   
#bjji 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dec;b7 is am5d$ by 
/rik+ ! simplifi$ acquisition ?re%old & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 #aej1jjj4 ,a propos$   

pur*ase = an am\nt great] ?an #aej1jjj  
may n be divid$ into sev]al pur*ases or 
contracts = less] am\nts 9 ord] to      
qualify = ?is exception44  #d4          
,application ( ! ,b]ry ,am5dm5t to c]ta9
 ,def5se ,logi/ics ,ag5cy pur*ases  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #becc;a ( title #aj1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7l7    
,application to c]ta9 ,def5se ,logi/ics 
,ag5cy pur*ases ,subsection 7a7 applies 
to pur*ases made by ! ,director ( !     
,def5se ,logi/ics ,ag5cy on behalf ( !  
,g5]al ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration or any o!r
 ,f$]al ag5cy4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!
 requirem5ts ( ?is section & ! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is section %all apply ) respect
 to a pur*ase made "u section #becc;a ( 
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 on or   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
#e4 ,application ( ! ,b]ry ,am5dm5t to  
c]ta9 m$ical supplies & p]sonal         
protective equipm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #becc;a7b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#e7 ,surgical 
dress+ mat]ials4  7#f7 ,hospital &      
surgical clo?+ & relat$ special purpose 
items4  7#g7 ,repl5i%able field m$ical  
sets1 kits1 & outfits4  7#h7 ,all       
textile m$ical supplies & equipm5t4  4  
7b7 ,applicability ,! requirem5ts ( ?is 
section & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section
 %all apply ) respect to a pur*ase made 
"u section #becc;a ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 on or aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4