,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fbb #aafth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #daeh    
,report ,no4 #aaf-cai ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4 ,hawley 7for        
himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 and ,mr4 ,scott  
of ,florida7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,december  
#ad1 #bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1   
with amendments and an amendment to the 
title,omit the part struck through and  
insert the part printed in italic  ,a   
,,bill  ,to examine the extent of the   
reliance of the ,united ,states on      
foreign producers for personal          
protective equipment during the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic and produce        
recommendations to secure the supply    
chain of personal protective equipment4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,ppe ,supply ,chain            
,transparency ,act of #bjbj4  #b4       
,report  7a7 ,definition ,in this       

section1 the terms personal protective  
equipment and ,,ppe means protective    
clothing1 helmets1 gloves1 face shields1
 goggles1 facemasks1 and other equipment
 designed to protect the wearer from    
injury or the spread of infection or    
illness1 as determined by the           
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs4  7a7 
,personal protective equipment defined  
,in this section1 the terms personal    
protective equipment and ,,ppe mean any 
protective equipment required to prevent
 the wearer from contracting            
,,covid-#ai1 including gloves1 ,n-#ie   
respirator masks1 gowns1 goggles1 face  
shields1 and other equipment required   
for safety4  7b7 ,report ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator of the   
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
shall1 in consultation with the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 submit to the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate and the         

,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and make   
publicly available1 a report examining  
the security and resilience of the      
supply chain for personal protective    
equipment during the ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic4  7c7 ,contents ,the report    
required under subsection 7a77b7 shall--
 7#a7 detail the volume and percentage  
of each type of ,,ppe distributed by1 or
 at the direction of1 the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency for      
,,covid-#ai response efforts purchased  
or otherwise acquired or controlled in  
the delivery from a producer located    
outside the ,united ,states2  7#b7      
detail the volume and percentage of each
 type of ,,ppe distributed by1 or at the
 direction of1 the ,federal ,emergency  
,management ,agency for ,,covid-#ai     
response efforts purchased or otherwise 
acquired or controlled in the delivery  
from a producer located in the ,united  
,states2  7#c7 detail the volume and    
percentage of ,,ppe imports acquired or 

controlled by the ,federal ,emergency   
,management ,agency from a producer     
located in the ,people's ,republic of   
,china1 which may include any relevant  
information collected on defective ,,ppe
 acquired from ,chinese producers2  7#d7
 detail any challenges and obstacles    
related to procuring ,,ppe from a       
producer not located in the ,united     
,states during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1
 including export controls by foreign   
nations2  7#e7 forecast domestic demand 
for ,,ppe on a monthly basis over the   
#a-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this ,act2  7#f7 analyze   
whether domestic production of each type
 of ,,ppe is sufficient to meet demand  
forecasted under paragraph 7#e72 and    
7#g7 include legislative recommendations
 to secure the supply chain of ,,ppe1   
including recommendations to-- 7,a7     
improve resiliency in the supply chain  
of ,,ppe2  7,b7 increase domestic       
production of ,,ppe2 and  7,c7 reduce   
the reliance of the ,united ,states on  

foreign producers of ,,ppe42  7#h7      
summarize the use of authorities        
provided under the ,defense ,production 
,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et   
seq47 in ,,covid-#ai response efforts as
 of the date of the report2 and  7#i7   
report on additional options to use such
 authorities that could be used to      
increase production of and access to    
critical medical supplies and equipment1
 including ,n#ie respirator masks and   
other ,,ppe4  ,amend the title so as to 
read3 ,a bill to examine the extent of  
the reliance of the ,united ,states on  
foreign producers for personal          
protective equipment during the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic and produce        
recommendations to secure the supply    
chain of personal protective equipment  
and to expand domestic production of    
personal protective equipment44         
,december #ad1 #bjbj,reported with      
amendments and an amendment to the title