,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cehh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #c71         
#bjbb,mr4 ,romney 7= himself & ,ms4     
,hassan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to improve dome/ic         
manufactur+ surge capacity &            
capabilities = biodef5se & p&emic       
prep>$ness4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,m$ical ,c\nt]measures  
,surge ,capacity ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,w>m
 base manufactur+ capacity = m$ical     
c\nt]measures  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#cai,l ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#g;e7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#f77;,b7-- 7,a7 by
 r$esignat+ clauses 7iv7 & 7v7 z clauses
 7v7 & 7vi71 respectively2  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ aft] clause 7iii71 ! foll[+3     
7iv7 activities to support1 ma9ta91 &   
improve dome/ic manufactur+ surge       

capacity & capabilities1 z appropriate1 
includ+ ?r\gh ! utilization ( advanc$   
manufactur+ & plat=m te*nologies1 to    
increase ! availability ( products t are
 or may become qualifi$ c\nt]measures or
 qualifi$ p&emic or epidemic products2  
2 &  7,c7 9 clause 7vi7 7z s            
r$esignat$71 by ins]t+ manufactur+1 aft]
 improvem5t12  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--  
7,a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce ( p>agraph 7#a71 by
 ins]t+ support = dome/ic manufactur+   
surge capacity & capabilities1 aft]     
initiatives = innovation12 &  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7ii7 by r$esignat+
 subp>agraph 7,c7 z subp>agraph 7,d72 & 
7iii7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,b71 !
 foll[+3  7,c7 activities to support1   
ma9ta91 & improve dome/ic manufactur+   
surge capacity & capabilities1 z        
appropriate1 includ+ ?r\gh ! utilization
 ( advanc$ manufactur+ & plat=m         
te*nologies1 to increase ! availability 
( products t are or may become qualifi$ 
c\nt]measures or qualifi$ p&emic or     

epidemic products2 &  2  7#c7 9         
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph        
7#b77;,b71 by ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon 1 
includ+ ?r\gh ! e/abli%m5t & ma9t5ance (
 dome/ic manufactur+ surge capacity &   
capabilities1 consi/5t ) subsection     
7a77#f77;,b77iv72  7,b7 9 p>agraph      
7#d7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 9  
clause 7i7-- 7aa7 9 subclause 7,i71 by  
/rik+ & at ! end2 &  7bb7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7,,iii7 facilitat+ su*   
communication1 z appropriate1 reg>d+    
manufactur+ surge capacity &            
capabilities ) respect to qualifi$      
c\nt]measures & qualifi$ p&emic or      
epidemic products to prep>e =1 or       
respond to1 a public heal? em]g5cy or   
pot5tial public heal? em]g5cy2 &  7,,iv7
 facilitat+ su* communication1 z        
appropriate & 9 a mann] t does n        
compromise national security1 ) respect 
to pot5tial eligibility = ! mat]ial     
?reat m$ical c\nt]measure priority      
review v\*] program "u section #efe;,a (
 ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic     

,act2  2  7,,ii7 9 clause 7ii77,,iii71  
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,,iii7 by        
r$esignat+ clause 7iii7 z clause 7iv72 &
  7,,iv7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7ii71 !  
foll[+3  7iii7 communicate regul>ly )   
entities 9 receipt ( an aw>d pursuant to
 subp>agraph 7,b77v71 & facilitate      
communication betwe5 su* entities & o!r 
entities 9 receipt ( an aw>d pursuant to
 subp>agraph 7,b77iv71 z appropriate1 = 
purposes ( plann+ reg>d+ ! availability 
( c\nt]measures & ! ma9t5ance ( dome/ic 
manufactur+ surge capacity &            
capabilities1 includ+ any plann$ uses ( 
su* capacity & capabilities 9 ! ne>- &  
mid-t]m1 & id5tification ( any          
significant *all5ges relat$ to !        
long-t]m ma9t5ance ( su* capacity &     
capabilities2 &  2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph  
7,b7-- 7,i7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ &  
at ! end2  7,,ii7 9 clause 7iv71 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,,iii7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7v7 aw>d    
contracts1 grants1 & coop]ative         
agreem5ts & ent] into o!r transactions  

to support1 ma9ta91 & improve dome/ic   
manufactur+ surge capacity &            
capabilities1 includ+ ?r\gh support+    
flexible or advanc$ manufactur+1 to     
ensure t additional capacity is         
available to rapidly manufacture        
products t are or may become qualifi$   
c\nt]measures or qualifi$ p&emic or     
epidemic products 9 ! ev5t ( a public   
heal? em]g5cy decl>ation or significant 
pot5tial = a public heal? em]g5cy4  2   
7iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 9 clause
 7i71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,,ii7 9    
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &
 ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,,iii7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7iii7 consult ) !           
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 pursuant 
to section #efe7;b77#b7 ( ! ,f$]al      
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act1 to      
ensure t facilities p]=m+ manufactur+1  
pursuant to an aw>d "u subp>agraph      
7,b77v71 are 9 compliance ) applicable  
requirem5ts "u su* ,act & ?is ,act1 z   
appropriate1 includ+ curr5t good        
manufactur+ practice pursuant to section

 #eja7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,food1 ,drug1 &  
,cosmetic ,act2 &  2  7iv7 9 subp>agraph
 7,d77i71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+ to improve
 manufactur+ capacities & capabilities =
 m$ical c\nt]measures be=e ! semicolon2 
7v7 9 subp>agraph 7,e77ix71 by /rik+    
#bjbc & ins]t+ #bjbh2 &  7vi7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7,g7 ,annual reports  
by aw>d recipi5ts ,z a condition (      
receiv+ an aw>d "u subp>agraph 7,b77v71 
a recipi5t %all develop & submit to !   
,secret>y annual reports relat$ to !    
ma9t5ance ( su* capacity & capabilities1
 includ+ ensur+ t su* capacity &        
capabilities are able to support ! rapid
 manufacture ( c\nt]measures z requir$  
by ! ,secret>y4  2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph   
7#e71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,h7  
,support+ w>m-base & surge capacity &   
capabilities ,pursuant to an aw>d "u    
subp>agraph 7,b77v71 ! ,secret>y may    
make paym5ts = activities necess>y to   
ma9ta9 dome/ic manufactur+ surge        
capacity & capabilities support$ "u su* 
aw>d to ensure t su* capacity &         

capabilities are able to support ! rapid
 manufacture ( c\nt]measures z requir$  
by ! ,secret>y to prep>e =1 or respond  
to1 an exi/+ or pot5tial public heal?   
em]g5cy or o!rwise address ?reats t pose
 a significant level ( risk to national 
security4 ,! ,secret>y may support !    
utilization ( su* capacity &            
capabilities "u aw>ds = c\nt]measure &  
product advanc$ rese>* & developm5t1 z  
appropriate1 to provide = ! ma9t5ance ( 
su* capacity & capabilities4  2 &  7#d7 
9 subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71
 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection &      
ins]t+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ! ,m$ical ,c\nt]measures  
,surge ,capacity ,act ( #bjbb2  7,b7 9  
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+    
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ?is          
subsection & ins]t+ ! ,m$ical           
,c\nt]measures ,surge ,capacity ,act (  
#bjbb2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by     
/rik+ & at ! end2 &  7iii7 9 subp>agraph
 7,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 

7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7   
plans = ! ne>-1 mid-1 & long-t]m        
su/a9m5t ( manufactur+ activities c>ri$ 
out "u ?is section1 includ+ su*         
activities pursuant to subsection       
7c77#e77;,h71 specific actions to       
regul>ly assess ! ability ( recipi5ts ( 
an aw>d "u subsection 7c77#d77;,b77v7 to
 rapidly manufacture c\nt]measures z    
requir$ by ! ,secret>y1 & recomm5dations
 to address *all5ges1 if any1 relat$ to 
su* activities4  4