,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dieb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #b1  
#bjbj,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a grant program to
 expand the domestic production of      
certain medical supplies4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,mobilize ,america to ,manufacture      
,equipment ,required for ,independence  
from ,communist ,adversaries ,act or the
 ,mobilize ,,america ,act4  #b4         
,expanding the domestic production of   
medical supplies ,title ,,iii of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act is amended
 by inserting after section #cai;,f-#d  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;e7 the         
following3  #cai;,f-#e4 ,expanding the  
domestic production of medical supplies 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall award grants to drug1   

biological product 7including vaccines71
 device 7including respiratory          
protective devices71 and other medical  
supply manufacturers for the purpose of 
incentivizing such manufacturers to     
manufacture such products domestically  
using advanced manufacturing1 and to    
ensure that the ,nation is able to      
retain or acquire necessary supplies to 
address critical public health needs1   
including countermeasures required      
during a pandemic or other public health
 emergency4  7b7 ,eligible products ,the
 ,secretary1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,defense1 shall compile   
and update a list of drugs1 biological  
products 7including vaccines71 devices  
7including respiratory protective       
devices71 and other medical supplies    
that are1 or may become1 critical       
supplies in the event of a pandemic or  
public health emergency4  7c7           
,eligibility ,to be eligible for a grant
 under this section1 a manufacturer     
shall submit an application to the      

,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary may require1 including the   
applicant's plan for the advanced       
manufacturing1 domestically1 of a       
product on the list under subsection    
7b74  7d7 ,grant awards ,a grant awarded
 under this section-- 7#a7 shall be used
 for the capital costs associated with  
the installation of countermeasure      
manufacturing equipment 7including both 
final finished products and the related 
critical components required for these  
products71 including the building and   
assembly of manufacturing equipment1    
modifications to existing facilities to 
accommodate such equipment1 or expansion
 of existing facilities to accommodate  
such equipment1 in accordance with the  
advanced manufacturing plan set forth in
 the application under subsection 7c72  
and  7#b7 shall be in amount not to     
exceed the amount sufficient to cover up
 to #ej percent of the costs described  
in paragraph 7#a74  7e7 ,waiver of      

certain requirements ,the requirements  
of section #ge4cbc of title #de1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7or any        
successor regulations7 shall not apply  
with respect to a grant awarded under   
this section4  7f7 ,ongoing monitoring  
,the ,secretary1 in coordination with   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall       
establish and implement procedures for  
the ongoing monitoring of the program   
under this section to ensure that such  
program works toward the goal of        
expanding domestic production of drugs1 
biological products 7including          
vaccines71 devices 7including           
respiratory protective devices71 and    
other medical supplies4  7g7 ,reporting 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of the ,mobilize      
,america to ,manufacture ,equipment     
,required for ,independence from        
,communist ,adversaries ,act and        
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary1 in 
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall submit to ,congress a   

report on the program under this        
section4 ,each such report shall include
 certification that all funds           
appropriated for the purpose of carrying
 out this section are used solely for   
such purpose4  7h7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there are authorized to be     
appropriated #bej1jjj1jjj for each of   
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4  4