,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cegj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1    
#bjbj,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,booker1
 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4  
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,van        
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4
 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,schumer1   
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4  
,carper1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mr4         
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the expedited procurement of
 equipment needed to combat ,,covid-#ai 
under the ,defense ,production ,act of  
#aiej4  #a4 ,expedited procurement of   
equipment needed to combat ,,covid-#ai  
7a7 ,report required ,not later than #g 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,national ,response      
,coordination ,center of the ,federal   
,emergency ,management ,agency1 in      

coordination with the ,defense          
,logistics ,agency and in consultation  
with the ,department of ,health and     
,human ,services1 shall submit to       
,congress and the ,president a report   
that includes-- 7#a7 an assessment of   
the need across the ,united ,states for 
equipment necessary to prevent1         
identify1 and mitigate cases of         
coronavirus disease #bjai 7commonly     
known as ,,covid-#ai71 including        
personal protective equipment and       
ventilators2  7#b7 an identification of 
the industry sectors and manufacturers  
most ready to fulfill purchase orders   
for such equipment2 and  7#c7 an        
identification of government and        
privately owned stockpiles of equipment 
not included in the ,strategic ,national
 ,stockpile that could be repaired or   
refurbished4  7b7 ,purchase orders  7#a7
 ,immediate purchases ,not later than   
#bd hours after the enactment of this   
,act1 the ,president shall issue a ,,dx 
rated priority purchase order pursuant  

to ,department of ,defense ,directive   
#ddjj4a to procure #cjj1jjj1jjj ,n#ie   
respirators and facemasks under         
authorities provided by the ,defense    
,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #deja et seq474  7#b7 ,additional      
purchases ,not later than #g days after 
receiving the report required by        
subsection 7a71 the ,president shall    
issue ,,dx rated priority purchase      
orders pursuant to ,department of       
,defense ,directive #ddjj4a to procure  
equipment identified under paragraph    
7#a7 of that subsection under           
authorities provided by the ,defense    
,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #deja et seq474  7c7 ,waiver of certain
 requirements ,the requirements of      
sections #cja7;d77#a77;,a71             
#cjb7;d77#a71 and subparagraphs 7,b7 and
 7,c7 of section #cjc7;a77#f7 of the    
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #deca7;d77#a77;,a71           
#decb7;d77#a71 and #decc7;a77#f77 are   
waived for purposes of this section4    

7d7 ,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 for purchases made   
under this section4