,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ba1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,budd 7for himself and ,ms4   
,schakowsky7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,armed ,services1 ,veterans' ,affairs1  
,homeland ,security1 ,education and     
,labor1 and ,oversight and ,reform1 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     
provide for domestic sourcing of        
personal protective equipment1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,make ,,ppe in 
,america ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the 
,,covid-#ai pandemic has exposed the    
vulnerability of the ,united ,states    
supply chains for1 and lack of domestic 

production of1 personal protective      
equipment 7,,ppe74  7#b7 ,the ,united   
,states requires a robust1 secure1 and  
wholly domestic ,,ppe supply chain to   
safeguard public health and national    
security4  7#c7 ,issuing a strategy that
 provides the government's anticipated  
needs over the next three years will    
enable suppliers to assess what changes1
 if any1 are needed in their            
manufacturing capacity to meet expected 
demands4  7#d7 ,in order to foster a    
domestic ,,ppe supply chain1 ,united    
,states industry needs a strong and     
consistent demand signal from the       
,federal ,government providing the      
necessary certainty to expand production
 capacity investment in the ,united     
,states4  7#e7 ,in order to effectively 
incentivize investment in the ,united   
,states and the re-shoring of           
manufacturing1 long-term contracts must 
be no shorter than three years in       
duration4  7#f7 ,the ,united ,states    
needs a long-term investment strategy   

for the domestic production of ,,ppe    
items critical to the ,united ,states   
national response to a public health    
crisis1 including the ,,covid-#ai       
pandemic4  #c4 ,requirement of long-term
 contracts for domestically manufactured
 personal protective equipment  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor and      
,pensions1 the ,committee on ,finance1  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs1 the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 and  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce1 the ,committee  
on ,ways and ,means1 the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security1 the ,committee on  
,veterans' ,affairs1 and the ,committee 
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#b7 ,covered        
,secretary ,the term covered ,secretary 

means the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of    
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,education1 
and the ,secretary of ,veterans         
,affairs4  7#c7 ,personal protective    
equipment2 ,,ppe ,the term personal     
protective equipment or ,,ppe means     
surgical masks1 respirator masks and    
powered air purifying respirators and   
required filters1 face shields and      
protective eyewear1 gloves1 disposable  
and reusable surgical and isolation     
gowns1 and head and foot coverings1 or  
other gear or clothing used to protect  
an individual from the transmission of  
disease4  7#d7 ,united ,states ,the term
 ,united ,states means the fifty states1
 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the    
possessions of the ,united ,states4  7b7
 ,contract requirements ,beginning #ij  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 in order to ensure the       
sustainment and expansion of personal   
protective equipment manufacturing in   

the ,united ,states and meet the needs  
of the current pandemic response1 any   
contract for the procurement of personal
 protective equipment entered into by a 
covered ,secretary1 or a covered        
,secretary's designee1 shall-- 7#a7 be  
issued for a duration of at least #c    
years1 including a base period and all  
option periods1 to incentivize          
investment in the production of personal
 protective equipment and the materials 
and components thereof in the ,united   
,states2 and  7#b7 be for personal      
protective equipment that-- 7,a7 is     
grown1 reprocessed1 reused1 or produced 
in the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 when  
assembled outside the ,united ,states1  
contains only materials and components  
that are grown1 reprocessed1 reused1 or 
produced in the ,united ,states4  7c7   
,availability exception ,paragraph 7#b7 
of subsection 7b7 shall not apply to an 
item of personal protective equipment1  
or component or material thereof-- 7#a7 
that is1 or that includes1 a material   

listed in section #be4ajd of the        
,federal ,acquisition ,regulation as one
 for which a non-availability           
determination has been made2  7#b7 as to
 which the covered ,secretary determines
 that a sufficient quantity of a        
satisfactory quality that is grown1     
reprocessed1 reused1 or produced in the 
,united ,states cannot be procured as1  
and when1 needed at ,united ,states     
market prices2 or  7#c7 if1 after       
maximizing to the extent feasible       
sources consistent with subsection 7b71 
the covered ,secretary certifies every  
#abj days that it is necessary to       
procure personal protective equipment   
under alternate procedures to respond to
 the immediate needs of a public health 
emergency4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget1 in consultation
 with the covered ,secretaries1 shall   
submit to the chairs and ranking members

 of the appropriate congressional       
committees a report on the procurement  
of personal protective equipment4  7#b7 
,elements ,the report required under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following elements3 7,a7 ,the ,united   
,states long-term domestic procurement  
strategy for ,,ppe produced in the      
,united ,states1 including strategies to
 incentivize investment in and maintain 
,united ,states supply chains for all   
,,ppe sufficient to meet the needs of   
the ,united ,states during a public     
health emergency4  7,b7 ,an estimate of 
long-term demand quantities for all     
,,ppe items procured by the ,united     
,states4  7,c7 ,recommendations for     
congressional action required to        
implement the ,united ,states           
,government's procurement strategy4     
7,d7 ,a determination whether all       
notifications1 amendments1 and other    
necessary actions have been completed to
 bring the ,united ,states existing     
international obligations into          

conformity with the statutory           
requirements of this ,act4  7e7         
,authorization of transfer of equipment 
,a covered ,secretary may transfer to   
the ,strategic ,national ,stockpile     
established under section #cai;,f-#b of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;b7 any excess       
personal protective equipment acquired  
under a contract executed pursuant to   
subsection 7b74  7f7 ,compliance with   
international agreements ,this ,act     
shall be applied in a manner consistent 
with ,united ,states obligations under  
international agreements4