,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cefh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1  
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4  
,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,president to use authorities under 
the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej  
to require emergency production of      
medical equipment to address the        
,,covid-#ai outbreak4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medical 
,supply ,chain ,emergency ,act of #bjbj4
  #b4 ,emergency production of medical  
equipment to address ,,covid-#ai        
outbreak  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 described in paragraph        
7#c77;,a7 is scarce and a 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  7#c7 exercise the           
authorities provided by the ,defense    
,production ,act of #aiej to the extent 
necessary-- 7,a7 to require emergency   
production of-- 7i7 not less than-- 7,i7
 #ejj1jjj1jjj ,n#ie respirators2  7,,ii7
 #bjj1jjj medical ventilators2  7,,iii7 
#bj1jjj1jjj face shields2  7,,iv7       
#ejj1jjj1jjj pairs of medical exam      
gloves2 and  7,v7 #bj1jjj1jjj surgical  
gowns2 and  7ii7 such other medical     
equipment as the ,president determines  
to be necessary to address the          
coronavirus disease #bjai 7commonly     

known as ,,covid-#ai7 outbreak2 and     
7,b7 to establish a fair and reasonable 
price for the sale of medical equipment 
produced pursuant to subparagraph 7,a74 
7b7 ,coordination ,the ,president shall 
coordinate and direct the allocation of 
medical equipment produced under        
subsection 7a7 based on requests from   
the ,governors of the ,states and the   
needs of the ,states1 as determined     
based on-- 7#a7 the number of cases of  
,,covid-#ai in a ,state2 and  7#b7 the  
proportion of the population in a ,state
 with a higher risk of developing a     
serious illness from ,,covid-#ai4  7c7  
,funding ,amounts available in the      
,defense ,production ,act ,fund under   
section #cjd of the ,defense ,production
 ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #decd7    
shall be available to carry out this    
section4  7d7 ,termination  7#a7 ,in    
general ,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 seq47 on ,march #ac1 
#bjbj1 relating to the ,,covid-#ai      
outbreak1 terminates4  7#b7 ,disposition
 of unused medical equipment ,any       
medical equipment produced pursuant to  
subsection 7a7 using amounts from the   
,defense ,production ,act ,fund and     
unused as of the date described in      
paragraph 7#a7 shall be deposited in the
 ,strategic ,national ,stockpile4