,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1       
#bjba,mr4 ,schneider 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish 
the ,office of ,,covid-#ai ,supply      
,chain ,resiliency1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai ,supply 
,chain ,resiliency ,act of #bjba4  #b4  
,office of ,,covid-#ai ,supply ,chain   
,resiliency  7a7 ,establishment of      
office ,there is established in the     
,executive ,office of the ,president the
 ,office of ,,covid-#ai ,supply ,chain  
,resiliency 7in this section referred to
 as the ,office74  7b7 ,director  7#a7  
,in general ,there shall be at the head 
of the ,office a ,director who shall be 
appointed by the ,president4  7#b7      
,appointment of ,first ,director ,not   
later than #cj days after the date of   

the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president shall appoint an individual  
to serve as the ,director4  7#c7        
,vacancy ,a vacancy in the position of  
,director shall be filled not later than
 #fj days after the date on which the   
vacancy occurs and shall be filled in   
the same manner in which the original   
appointment was made4  7c7 ,deputy      
,directors  7#a7 ,types of ,deputy      
,directors ,to assist the ,director in  
carrying out the functions of this ,act1
 the ,director shall appoint ,deputy    
,directors as follows3 7,a7 ,the ,deputy
 ,director for the ,medical ,supply     
,chain4  7,b7 ,the ,deputy ,director for
 the ,food ,supply ,chain4  7,c7 ,the   
,deputy ,director for the ,industrial   
,supply ,chain4  7,d7 ,the ,deputy      
,director for ,interagency              
,coordination4  7#b7 ,additional ,deputy
 ,directors ,the ,director may appoint  
additional ,deputy ,directors as the    
,director determines necessary4  7d7    
,functions ,the functions of the ,office

 are to-- 7#a7 identify supply chain    
issues related the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2
  7#b7 not later than #fj days after the
 establishment of the ,office1 establish
 a national strategy to address such    
supply chain issues1 in consultation    
with-- 7,a7 the heads of other agencies 
of the ,federal ,government1 including--
 7i7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture2    
7ii7 the ,secretary of ,commerce2  7iii7
 the ,secretary of ,defense2  7iv7 the  
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services2  7v7 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security2  7vi7 the          
,secretary of ,labor2  7vii7 the        
,secretary of ,transportation2  7viii7  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury2  7ix7  
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency2  7x7 the          
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency2  7xi7   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission2  7xii7 
the ,administrator of the ,small        
,business ,administration2 and  7xiii7  
the ,united ,states ,trade              

,representative2  7,b7 persons or       
private sector entities that transport  
products by air1 water1 rail1 and road2 
7,c7 manufacturers of durable consumer  
products2  7,d7 producers of            
agricultural products2  7,e7            
manufacturers and distributors of drugs1
 devices1 and other medical products and
 supplies2 and  7,f7 manufacturers1     
producers1 and distributors of other    
supplies critical to national security  
and the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#c7     
serve as a central point of contact for 
,federal and non-,federal entities      
seeking technical assistance with       
respect to supply chain issues related  
to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#d7      
provide technical assistance to ,federal
 and non-,federal entities seeking      
technical assistance with respect to    
supply chain issues related to the      
,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and  7#e7 develop 
legislative recommendations to          
strengthen critical supply chains for   
pandemics1 including the ,,covid-#ai    

pandemic4  7e7 ,report to ,congress ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director shall submit a report to      
,congress on-- 7#a7 any supply chain    
issues identified under paragraph 7#a7  
of subsection 7d72  7#b7 the national   
strategy established under such         
subsection2 and  7#c7 any legislative   
recommendation developed under such     
subsection4  7f7 ,termination ,the      
,office established under this section  
shall terminate on the date that is #ah 
months after the date on which the      
,public ,health ,emergency declared by  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services under section #cai of the     
,public ,health ,services ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg7 as a result of          
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and any renewal   
thereof1 terminates4