,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #b1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb to authorize the transfer of   
certain equipment during a public health
 emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,securing ,healthcare and ,response
 ,equipment ,act of #bjbj or the ,,share
 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,transfer of       
equipment during a public health        
emergency  7a7 ,amendment ,title ,v of  
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #caa7 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  #ebi4       
,transfer of equipment during a public  
health emergency  7a7 ,authorization of 
transfer of equipment ,during a public  
health emergency declared by the        

,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services under section #cai7;a7 of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7a771 the ,secretary1 at
 the request of the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services1 may       
transfer to the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services1 on a reimbursable 
basis1 personal protection equipment or 
medically necessary equipment in the    
possession of the ,department4  7b7     
,determination by ,secretaries  7#a7 ,in
 general ,in carrying out this section--
 7,a7 before requesting a transfer under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services shall      
determine whether the personal          
protection equipment or medically       
necessary equipment is otherwise        
available1 including available by       
required performance of a contract or   
order under section #aja of the ,defense
 ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej         
,u4,s4,c4 #deaa72 and  7,b7 the         
,secretary shall determine whether the  

personal protection equipment or        
medically necessary equipment requested 
to be transferred under subsection 7a7  
is excess equipment4  7#b7 ,notification
 ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human  
,services and the ,secretary shall each 
submit to ,congress a notification      
explaining the determination made under 
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71            
respectively1 of paragraph 7#a74  7c7   
,required inventory ,the ,secretary     
shall-- 7#a7 maintain an inventory of   
all personal protection equipment and   
medically necessary equipment in the    
possession of the ,department2 and  7#b7
 make the inventory required under      
paragraph 7#a7 available1 on a continual
 basis1 to-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services2 and  7,b7 
the ,committee on ,appropriations and   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate and the ,committee on           
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    

,representatives4  4  7b7 ,table of     
contents amendment ,the table of        
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb       
7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4     
#bace7 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #ebh the      
following3  ,sec4 #ebi4 ,transfer of    
equipment during a public health        
emergency4  4