,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ad1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,trone 7for himself and ,mr4  
,joyce of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,homeland ,security1 and ,transportation
 and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security to submit to        
,congress a report on the security and  
resilience of the ,united ,states       
medical supply chains1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening our  
,health ,security ,through ,resilient   
,medical ,supply ,chains ,annual ,review
 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,report on security
 and resilience of the ,united ,states  

medical supply chains  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,government ,affairs of the ,senate a   
report on the security and resilience of
 the ,united ,states medical supply     
chains4 ,such a report shall contain a  
classified annex4 ,the ,secretary shall 
make publicly available 7including by   
publication on the website of the       
,department of ,homeland ,security7 the 
unclassified portion of the report4  7b7
 ,contents ,the report submitted under  
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 review the  
,united ,states supply chains for       
medical devices1 supplies1 and drugs and
 the vulnerability of such supply chains
 to a global disruption1 such as an     
instance of bioterrorism1 a natural     
disaster1 or a public health emergency2 

7#b7 assess the dependence of the       
,united ,states on any medical devices1 
equipment1 supplies1 countermeasures1   
vaccines1 and drugs produced or sourced 
outside the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7  
identify the actions the ,federal       
government has taken during the year    
covered by the report-- 7,a7 to promote 
the security and resilience of the      
,united ,states medical supply chain2   
7,b7 to improve medical supply chain    
redundancy2  7,c7 to encourage the      
domestic production of medical devices1 
equipment1 supplies1 countermeasures1   
vaccines1 and drugs2 and  7,d7 to       
develop contingency plans for potential 
global disruptions2 and  7#d7 provide   
recommendations to agencies of the      
,federal ,government1 ,states1 local1   
tribal1 and territorial governments1 and
 the private sector on ways to          
strengthen the security and resilience  
of the ,united ,states medical supply   
chain4  7c7 ,consultation ,in preparing 
the report under subsection 7a71 the    

,secretary of ,homeland ,security-- 7#a7
 shall consult with the heads of other  
relevant ,federal agencies2 and  7#b7   
may consult with public health experts1 
health security experts1 supply chain   
experts1 and other individuals with     
relevant experience4