,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #giii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #aa1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,beyer 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 receive 
and respond to notifications of issues  
relating to the lack of personal        
protective equipment and ,,covid-#ai    
testing4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,supply ,chain      
,accountability ,act of #bjbj4  #b4     
,directing the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services to receive and respond
 to notifications of issues relating to 
the lack of personal protective         
equipment and ,,covid-#ai testing  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services 7in this section   
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
establish and maintain1 during the      
emergency period described in section   
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,social       

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b771 a process to  
receive and review the following3 7#a7  
,any notification from a health care    
provider that such provider is reusing  
personal protective equipment at a      
facility due to a shortage of such      
equipment4  7#b7 ,any notification from 
a local public health agency or health  
care provider that such agency or       
provider is unable1 with respect to     
individuals seeking a ,,covid-#ai       
diagnostic test1 to furnish such tests  
to all such individuals4  7#c7 ,any     
notification from a skilled nursing     
facility or nursing facility 7as such   
terms are defined in sections #ahai and 
#aiai1 respectively1 of titles ,,xviii  
and ,,xix1 respectively1 of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;i-#c1 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifr77 that 
such skilled nursing facility or nursing
 facility is unable to test all         
employees for ,,covid-#ai at least #b   
times per week4  7#d7 ,any notification 

from a ,state or local public health    
agency that the average time between    
furnishing a ,,covid-#ai diagnostic test
 to an individual and reporting the     
results to such individual in the area  
in which such agency exercises          
jurisdiction exceeds #c days from the   
date such test was so furnished4  7b7   
,required response ,the ,secretary      
shall1 with respect to each notification
 received under subsection 7a71 submit  
to the health care provider1 local      
public health agency1 or skilled nursing
 facility or nursing facility that      
submitted such notification1 and to the 
specified congressional representatives 
7as defined in subsection 7c77 with     
respect to such notification1 not later 
than #cj days after receiving such      
notification1 a written response that1  
in the case of a response to a          
notification described in-- 7#a7        
subsection 7a77#a71 includes a          
specification of actions the ,secretary 
is taking to provide personal protective

 equipment to the facility identified by
 the health care provider submitting    
such notification2  7#b7 subsection     
7a77#b71 includes a specification of    
actions the ,secretary is taking to make
 additional ,,covid-#ai diagnostic tests
 available to the local public health   
agency or health care provider          
submitting such notification2  7#c7     
subsection 7a77#c71 includes a          
specification of actions the ,secretary 
is taking to support ,,covid-#ai        
diagnostic testing at the skilled       
nursing facility or nursing facility    
submitting such notification2 and  7#d7 
subsection 7a77#d71 includes a          
specification of actions the ,secretary 
is taking to reduce the time described  
in such subsection4  7c7 ,definition    
,for purposes of subsection 7b71 the    
term specified congressional            
representatives means1 with respect to a
 notification described in subsection   
7a71 both ,members of the ,senate       
representing the ,state1 and all        

,members of the ,house of               
,representatives representing the       
district 7or districts71 where1 in the  
case of a notification-- 7#a7 described 
in subsection 7a77#a71 the facility     
identified by the health care provider  
submitting such notification is located2
  7#b7 described in subsection 7a77#b71 
the ,state or local public health agency
 submitting such notification exercises 
jurisdiction or where the health care   
provider practices 7as identified by the
 provider72  7#c7 described in          
subsection 7a77#c71 where the ,state or 
local public health agency submitting   
such notification exercises             
jurisdiction2 or  7#d7 described in     
subsection 7a77#d71 where the skilled   
nursing facility or nursing facility    
submitting such notification is located4