,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hidc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1  
and ,mr4 ,himes7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committees on       
,financial ,services1 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 ,president to use authority  
under the ,defense ,production ,act of  
#aiej to ensure an adequate supply of   
equipment necessary for limiting the    
spread of ,,covid-#ai1 to elevate the   
,director of the ,defense ,logistics    
,agency as the head of the ,,covid-#ai  
,joint ,acquisition ,task ,force1 to    
require the ,director of the ,defense   

,logistics ,agency to establish a system
 for ,states and localities to access   
covered items during a covered          
emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pandemic ,supplies ,production     
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,the global shortage of
 medical and sanitation supplies due to 
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic has paralyzed  
health care systems and strained        
emergency response capabilities of      
governments around the world4  7#b7 ,the
 pandemic demonstrated the              
interdependent nature and the           
limitations of global supply chains as  
both our nation and the world competes  
for a finite number of suppliers for    
critical medical and sanitation         
resources4  7#c7 ,providing a           
comprehensive understanding of how to   
procure1 manage1 deliver1 and sustain at
 scale was necessary during this crisis1
 and will be critical as the ,u4,s4     
replenishes current supplies and plans  

for future crises4  7#d7 ,the ,federal  
,emergency ,management ,agency and the  
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services were challenged to rapidly    
identify1 procure1 and deploy large     
quantities of goods and services while  
simultaneously responding and planning  
for the recovery of the ,united ,states 
from this global pandemic4  7#e7 ,the   
traditional interagency emergency       
response structure1 built to respond to 
natural disasters typically defined by  
geographic locales1 does not have the   
capacity to scale quickly to address a  
crisis of this magnitude4  7#f7 ,the    
,department of ,defense leveraged       
acquisition and supply chain expertise  
are uniquely suited to rapidly scale and
 establish acquisition strategies1 for  
both procurement of supplies1 expansion 
of industrial capabilities and          
distribution of such supplies as the    
,,covid-#ai response requirements       
evolved4  7#g7 ,as the combat logistics 
support agency for the ,nation1 the     

,defense ,logistics ,agency 7,,dla7     
manages the global supply chain--from   
raw materials to end user to            
disposition--for the ,army1 ,marine     
,corps1 ,navy1 ,air ,force1 ,space      
,force1 ,coast ,guard1 #aa combatant    
commands1 other ,federal agencies1 and  
partner and allied nations4  7#h7 ,,dla 
has supported the ,,covid-#ai response  
of the ,department of ,defense by       
increasing the production and           
acquisition of critical items through   
existing large-scale contracts across   
multiple supply chains4  7#i7 ,as a     
logistics integrator and acquisition and
 service provider1 ,,dla has the unique 
capability to manage the supply chain   
that few other organizations1 public or 
private1 can match to assist ,states1   
local governments1 hospitals1 and health
 care providers around the country with 
supplies so they are not needlessly     
competing against one another4  7#aj7   
,additionally1 the ,,covid-#ai ,joint   
,acquisition ,task ,force 7,,jatf71     

established by the ,under ,secretary of 
,defense for ,acquisition and           
,sustainment1 plays a critical role in  
the national response to the ,,covid-#ai
 pandemic4  7#aa7 ,the ,,jatf's         
understanding of reliance on foreign    
suppliers1 often many tiers down in the 
supply chain1 and the impact of that    
reliance on producing at scale has      
allowed the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services to better plan for     
replenishment of the ,strategic         
,national ,stockpile4  7#ab7 ,,dla      
should provide direct support for       
,states during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic 
and future emergencies4  7#ac7 ,,dla can
 identify private sector capacity and   
assess additional needs for vaccines and
 supplies during the ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic and during future emergencies4 
7#ad7 ,the ,department of ,health and   
,human ,services estimated that         
healthcare providers may need           
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj face masks to meet       
potential long-term need4  7#ae7        

,testing capacity and testing materials 
have not met existing needs1 as well as 
therapeutics4  #c4 ,use of ,defense     
,production ,act authority for equipment
 necessary for limiting spread of       
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in general            
,immediately upon the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,president shall-- 7#a7       
determine under section #aja7;b7 of the 
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #deaa7;b77 that-- 7,a7 medical
 equipment and supplies1 testing        
materials1 ventilators1 and personal    
protective equipment are scarce and     
critical material essential to the      
national defense2 and  7,b7 the         
requirements of the national defense for
 such equipment cannot be met without   
exercising the authorities provided by  
the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq472  7#b7    
identify private sector capacity to     
produce such equipment2 and  7#c7       
exercise the authorities provided by the
 ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej to  

the extent necessary-- 7,a7 to mitigate1
 where possible1 the dependency of the  
,united ,states on overseas sources of  
supply of each such materials during the
 global shortage2 and  7,b7 to ensure   
the immediate adequacy of productive    
capacity and supply of ventilators1     
,n-#ie masks and other essential        
personal protective equipment1          
therapeutics1 and tests and testing     
supplies needed to address the          
,,covid-#ai crisis based on an          
assessment of needs4  7b7 ,reports      
,beginning on the date of the           
declaration of a national pandemic or   
the declaration of a public health      
emergency and ending on the date that is
 #g days after the termination of such  
pandemic or emergency1 the head of the  
agency coordinating the ,national       
response to the pandemic or emergency1  
shall submit to ,congress weekly reports
 on-- 7#a7 the status of the production 
of equipment1 ventilators1 medical      
protective gear1 therapeutics1 and tests

 and testing supplies2  7#b7 available  
resources2 and  7#c7 the plan for the   
distribution of equipment1 ventilators1 
medical protective gear1 therapeutics1  
and tests and testing supplies4  7c7    
,termination ,this section1 and         
authorities carried out pursuant to this
 section1 shall terminate on the date on
 which the national emergency declared  
under the ,national ,emergencies ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 relating 
to the ,,covid-#ai outbreak1 terminates4
  #d4 ,defense ,logistics ,agency system
 to access covered items during a       
covered emergency  7a7 ,establishment   
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,director of the ,defense ,logistics    
,agency shall-- 7#a7 establish and      
maintain a online system1 or expand     
access to an existing system1 through   
which ,states and local governments     
affected by a covered emergency may     
submit requests for covered items2 and  
7#b7 establish procedures for fulfilling

 such requests4  7b7 ,funding ,the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting through the ,director of the     
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1
 shall transfer such amounts as         
determined by the ,secretary of         
,defense1 acting through the ,director  
of the ,defense ,logistics ,agency1 to  
be derived from the unobligated balances
 of amounts appropriated or otherwise   
made available to the ,disaster ,relief 
,fund1 to reimburse costs that the      
,secretary of ,defense certifies to the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security were  
incurred to carry out this section4  7c7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,the term covered emergency means-- 7,a7
 a major disaster declared by the       
,president under section #dja of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act2 or     
7,b7 an emergency or disaster declared  
by a ,governor of a ,state or the head  
of a unit of local government4  7#b7    
,the term covered item means a good or  

service determined by the ,director of  
the ,defense ,logistics ,agency to be   
essential to respond to a covered       
emergency4  7#c7 ,the term unit of local
 government means a county1             
municipality1 town1 township1 village1  
parish1 borough1 ,tribe1 or other unit  
of general government4  #e4 ,,covid-#ai 
,joint ,acquisition ,task ,force ,the   
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,acquisition and ,sustainment shall     
designate the ,director of the ,defense 
,logistics ,agency as the head of the   
,,covid-#ai ,joint ,acquisition ,task   
,force 7established on ,march #be1      
#bjbj74  #f4 ,reports  7a7 ,mass        
production of ,,covid-#ai vaccine ,not  
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director of the ,defense ,logistics    
,agency shall submit to ,congress a     
report describing the needs of the      
domestic manufacturing base for the mass
 production of a ,,covid-#ai vaccine1   
including the raw materials needed and  

an identification of specific entities  
that could support such mass production4
  7b7 ,quarterly reports  7#a7 ,in      
general ,each quarter1 the ,director of 
the ,defense ,logistics ,agency shall   
submit to ,congress-- 7,a7 an assessment
 of the identified needs1 personnel     
requirements1 funding requirements1 and 
timelines and milestones of operations  
for the response and recovery efforts of
 the ,defense ,logistics ,agency and the
 ,,covid-#ai ,joint ,acquisition ,task  
,force during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2 
and  7,b7 a description of any          
challenges faced in carrying out such   
efforts and recommendations to resolve  
such challenges4  7#b7 ,termination ,the
 requirement under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
terminate at the end of the first       
quarter that begins after the national  
emergency declared under the ,national  
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq471 relating to the ,,covid-#ai   
outbreak1 terminates4