,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjba,mr4   
,bo/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 & ,mr4   
,mann7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to make c]ta9      
improvem5ts relat+ to ! supply *a9 ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,supply ,*a9          
,resili5cy ,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs supply *a9 resili5cy  
7a7 ,report on critical items &         
requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report conta9+ ea* ( !

 foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( ! items &
 types ( items ! ,secret>y consid]s     
critical ) respect to-- 7,a7 ! ongo+    
response to ! ,coronavirus #bjai        
7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic2 &  7,b7 future    
epidemic1 p&emic1 em]g5cy1 national     
em]g5cy1 or natural disa/] sc5>ios4     
7#b7 ,! quantities ( ! items describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 t are available1 z ( !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9         
inv5tories1 em]g5cy ca*es1 or o!r       
em]g5cy inv5tories ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#c7 ,! anticipat$  
quantities ( ! items describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 t w\ld be necess>y "u pot5tial    
epidemic1 p&emic1 em]g5cy1 national     
em]g5cy1 or natural disa/] sc5>ios !    
,secret>y det]m9es to be relevant =     
plann+ purposes4  7#d7 ,! assumptions & 
key plann+ factors us$ by ! ,secret>y to
 id5tify ! items1 types ( items1 &      
necess>y quantities ( items = types (   
sc5>ios1 z describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 &  
7#c74  7b7 ,p>ticipation 9 ,w>/opp]     
,program ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ent] into an   
agreem5t to provide = ! p>ticipation ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 !      
program kn[n z ! ,w>/opp] ,program ( !  
,def5se ,logi/ics ,ag5cy1 or any        
successor program4 ,pursuant to su*     
agreem5t1 ! ,def5se ,logi/ics ,ag5cy    
%all-- 7#a7 ensure ! ma9t5ance &        
/ability ( ! items t are id5tifi$ z     
critical 9 ! report requir$ "u          
subsection 7a7 & t ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se det]m9e are appropriate = !     
,w>/opp] ,program2  7#b7 e/abli%        
guidance = ! p>ticipation ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ! ,w>/opp]        
,program t includes an id5tification ( !
 items & types ( items t are critical to
 ! ne$s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs2 &  7#c7 use exi/+ contracts & 
agreem5ts & ent] into new contracts &   
agreem5ts1 z necess>y1 ) manufactur]s & 
di/ributors to res]ve ! supply ( su*    

critical items r ?an rely on hold+      
physical inv5tories ( su* items4  7c7   
,report on implem5tation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
report on ! implem5tation ( ?is section4
 ,su* report %all conta9 ea* ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,an implem5tation plan = !         
p>ticipation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs 9 ! ,w>/opp] ,program1 includ+ 
mile/ones & timel9es = relat$           
adm9i/rative1 contract+1 & read9ess     
activities4  7,b7 ,= ea* ( ! items &    
associat$ quantities id5tifi$ 9         
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#c7 ( subsection 7a7--
 7i7 ! me?od by :i* ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs plans to ensure !     
,dep>tm5t cont9ues to h access to       
adequate quantities ( su* items & types 
( items1 includ+ 9 ! ,w>/opp] ,program &
 9 regional1 physical inv5tories2 &     
7ii7 ju/ifications = ! me?od or me?ods  

id5tifi$ "u clause 7i74  7#b7 ,updates  
to report ,! ,secret>y %all update !    
report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 on an   
annual basis = ea* ( ! two ye>s foll[+ !
 submission ( ! report "u p>agraph 7#a7 
& submit su* updates to ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7d7 ,prohibition on  
exclusive reliance on regional          
inv5tories ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs %all ensure t ! ,dep>tm5t does 
n exclusively rely on hold+ regional1   
physical inv5tories ( critical items 9  
ord] to respond to great] ?an expect$   
ne$s = su* items dur+ epidemic1 p&emic1 
em]g5cy1 national em]g5cy1 or natural   
disa/] situations4