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,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,bey] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
receive & respond to notifications (    
issues relat+ to ! lack ( p]sonal       
protective equipm5t & ,,covid-#ai te/+4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,supply ,*a9 ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#bjbj4  #b4 ,direct+ ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to receive &   
respond to notifications ( issues relat+
 to ! lack ( p]sonal protective equipm5t
 & ,,covid-#ai te/+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all e/abli% & ma9ta91 dur+ ! em]g5cy   
p]iod describ$ 9 section                
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b771 a process to  
receive & review ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any    

notification f a heal? c>e provid] t su*
 provid] is reus+ p]sonal protective    
equipm5t at a facility due to a %ortage 
( su* equipm5t4  7#b7 ,any notification 
f a local public heal? ag5cy or heal?   
c>e provid] t su* ag5cy or provid] is   
unable1 ) respect to individuals seek+ a
 ,,covid-#ai diagno/ic te/1 to furni%   
su* te/s to all su* individuals4  7#c7  
,any notification f a skill$ nurs+      
facility or nurs+ facility 7z su* t]ms  
are def9$ 9 sections #ahai & #aiai1     
respectively1 ( titles ,,xviii & ,,xix1 
respectively1 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i-#c1 #db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acifr77 t su* skill$ nurs+   
facility or nurs+ facility is unable to 
te/ all employees = ,,covid-#ai at lea/ 
#b times p] week4  7#d7 ,any            
notification f a ,/ate or local public  
heal? ag5cy t ! av]age "t betwe5 furni%+
 a ,,covid-#ai diagno/ic te/ to an      
individual & report+ ! results to su*   
individual 9 ! area 9 :i* su* ag5cy     
ex]cises jurisdiction exce$s #c days f !

 date su* te/ 0 s furni%$4  7b7 ,requir$
 response ,! ,secret>y %all1 ) respect  
to ea* notification receiv$ "u          
subsection 7a71 submit to ! heal? c>e   
provid]1 local public heal? ag5cy1 or   
skill$ nurs+ facility or nurs+ facility 
t submitt$ su* notification1 & to !     
specifi$ congressional repres5tatives 7z
 def9$ 9 subsection 7c77 ) respect to   
su* notification1 n lat] ?an #cj days   
aft] receiv+ su* notification1 a writt5 
response t1 9 ! case ( a response to a  
notification describ$ 9-- 7#a7          
subsection 7a77#a71 includes a          
specification ( actions ! ,secret>y is  
tak+ to provide p]sonal protective      
equipm5t to ! facility id5tifi$ by !    
heal? c>e provid] submitt+ su*          
notification2  7#b7 subsection 7a77#b71 
includes a specification ( actions !    
,secret>y is tak+ to make additional    
,,covid-#ai diagno/ic te/s available to 
! local public heal? ag5cy or heal? c>e 
provid] submitt+ su* notification2  7#c7
 subsection 7a77#c71 includes a         

specification ( actions ! ,secret>y is  
tak+ to support ,,covid-#ai diagno/ic   
te/+ at ! skill$ nurs+ facility or nurs+
 facility submitt+ su* notification2 &  
7#d7 subsection 7a77#d71 includes a     
specification ( actions ! ,secret>y is  
tak+ to r$uce ! "t describ$ 9 su*       
subsection4  7c7 ,def9ition ,= purposes 
( subsection 7b71 ! t]m specifi$        
congressional repres5tatives means1 )   
respect to a notification describ$ 9    
subsection 7a71 bo? ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate  
repres5t+ ! ,/ate1 & all ,memb]s ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives repres5t+ !     
di/rict 7or di/ricts71 :]e1 9 ! case ( a
 notification-- 7#a7 describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#a71 ! facility id5tifi$ 
by ! heal? c>e provid] submitt+ su*     
notification is locat$2  7#b7 describ$ 9
 subsection 7a77#b71 ! ,/ate or local   
public heal? ag5cy submitt+ su*         
notification ex]cises jurisdiction or   
:]e ! heal? c>e provid] practices 7z    
id5tifi$ by ! provid]72  7#c7 describ$ 9
 subsection 7a77#c71 :]e ! ,/ate or     

local public heal? ag5cy submitt+ su*   
notification ex]cises jurisdiction2 or  
7#d7 describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#d71 :]e 
! skill$ nurs+ facility or nurs+        
facility submitt+ su* notification is   
locat$4