,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cidb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to establish the position of ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator in the ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 to be responsible for conducting trade negotiations and enforcing trade agreements related to acts1 policies1 and practices of foreign governments that fail to appropriately reward ,united ,states innovation with respect to pharmaceuticals1 to advance domestic production of life-saving medicines1 and to secure the ,united ,states medical supply chain to eliminate reliance on foreign governments1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,america's ,medical ,supply ,chain and ,advancing the ,production of ,life ,saving ,medicines ,act4 #b4 ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator 7a7 ,in general ,section #ada of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baga7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 by striking and one ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator and inserting one ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator1 and one ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator2 7,b7 by striking or the ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator and inserting the ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator1 or the ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator2 and 7,c7 by striking and the ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator and inserting the ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator1 and the ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#g7 ,the principal function of the ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator shall be to conduct trade negotiations and to enforce trade agreements relating to ,united ,states pharmaceutical products and services and medical supply chains4 ,the ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator shall be a vigorous advocate on behalf of ,united ,states pharmaceutical and medical supply chain interests4 ,the ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator shall perform such other functions as the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative may direct4 4 7b7 ,compensation ,section #ecad of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code is amended by striking ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator1 ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 and inserting the following3 ,chief ,innovation and ,intellectual ,property ,negotiator1 ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator1 ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 4 7c7 ,report required ,not later than one year after the appointment of the first ,chief ,pharmaceutical and ,medical ,supply ,chain ,negotiator pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 of section #ada7;b7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as amended by subsection 7a71 and annually thereafter1 the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative shall submit to the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives a report describing in detail-- 7#a7 enforcement actions taken by the ,trade ,representative during the one-year period preceding the submission of the report to ensure the protection of ,united ,states pharmaceutical products and services and medical supply chains2 and 7#b7 other actions taken by the ,trade ,representative to advance ,united ,states pharmaceutical products and services and medical supply chain interests4