,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ijf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bc1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,ms4 ,porter1
 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,ted
 ,lieu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1  
,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio1  
,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,rodney  
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 and  
,mr4 ,huizenga7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,financial ,services      
,,resolution  ,calling on the ,president
 to invoke the ,defense ,production ,act
 to respond to ,,covid-#ai4  ,whereas   
the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej  
originated from ,world ,war ,,ii        
authorities and confers an array of     
authorities to shape national defense   
preparedness programs2 ,whereas the     
,united ,states currently faces severe  
shortages of medical supplies necessary 
to respond to the ongoing ,coronavirus  
,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic1  

such as materials needed to test for    
,,covid-#ai1 ventilators and personal   
protective equipment2 ,whereas the      
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7,,cdc7 is encouraging      
healthcare systems to implement         
strategies to conserve supplies2        
,whereas1 on ,february #bi1 #bjbj1 the  
,new ,york ,times reported that a #bjje 
,federal study estimated that mechanical
 ventilators for #gdj1jjj critically ill
 people would be necessary in the event 
of a severe flu pandemic1 and today1 as 
the country faces the possibility of a  
widespread outbreak of a new respiratory
 infection caused by the coronavirus1   
there are nowhere near that many        
ventilators1 and most are already in    
use2 and ,whereas failure to massively  
upscale the supplies available to       
protect ,americans1 test for new cases  
of ,,covid-#ai1 and treat people who    
test positive could result in even more 
severe shortages that force health care 
workers to make harrowing choices and   

endanger ,american lives3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 calls upon the  
,president to make urgent use of all    
relevant authorities of the ,defense    
,production ,act of #aiej to direct the 
domestic production of supplies needed  
to address the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2    
7#b7 calls upon the ,president to       
immediately share with ,congress plans  
for the use of the ,defense ,production 
,act authorities1 including targets and 
timelines for the production of supplies
 needed to address the ,,covid-#ai      
pandemic1 as well as the results of the 
ongoing use of these authorities2 and   
7#c7 stands ready to make additional    
appropriations available to meet the    
needs of ,defense ,production ,act      
invocation4