,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ijf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbj,mr4   
,lev9 ( ,mi*igan 7= himself1 ,ms4       
,spanb]g]1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,kildee1   
,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu (        
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,*abot1   
,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,bacon1    
,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 & ,mr4 ,huiz5ga7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,,resolution  ,call+ on !     
,presid5t to invoke ! ,def5se           
,production ,act to respond to          
,,covid-#ai4  ,:]eas ! ,def5se          
,production ,act ( #aiej orig9at$ f ,_w 
,w> ,,ii au?orities & conf]s an array ( 
au?orities to %ape national def5se      
prep>$ness programs2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates curr5tly faces sev]e %ortages (  
m$ical supplies necess>y to respond to !
 ongo+ ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai      
7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic1 su* z mat]ials    
ne$$ to te/ = ,,covid-#ai1 v5tilators & 

p]sonal protective equipm5t2 ,:]eas !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
7,,cdc7 is enc\rag+ heal?c>e sy/ems to  
implem5t /rategies to cons]ve supplies2 
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bi1 #bjbj1 ! ,new  
,york ,times report$ t a #bjje ,f$]al   
/udy e/imat$ t me*anical v5tilators =   
#gdj1jjj critically ill p w\ld be       
necess>y 9 ! ev5t ( a sev]e flu p&emic1 
& today1 z ! c\ntry faces ! possibility 
( a widespread outbreak ( a new         
respiratory infection caus$ by !        
coronavirus1 !re are n[h]e ne> t _m     
v5tilators1 & mo/ are already 9 use2 &  
,:]eas failure to massively upscale !   
supplies available to protect ,am]icans1
 te/ = new cases ( ,,covid-#ai1 & treat 
p :o te/ positive c\ld result 9 ev5 m   
sev]e %ortages t =ce heal? c>e work]s to
 make h>r[+ *oices & endang] ,am]ican   
lives3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 calls ^u !       
,presid5t to make urg5t use ( all       
relevant au?orities ( ! ,def5se         
,production ,act ( #aiej to direct !    

dome/ic production ( supplies ne$$ to   
address ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#b7     
calls ^u ! ,presid5t to imm$iately %>e )
 ,congress plans = ! use ( ! ,def5se    
,production ,act au?orities1 includ+    
t>gets & timel9es = ! production (      
supplies ne$$ to address ! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic1 z well z ! results ( ! ongo+ use
 ( ^! au?orities2 &  7#c7 /&s ready to  
make additional appropriations available
 to meet ! ne$s ( ,def5se ,production   
,act invocation4