,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #agj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #i1 #bjbc,mr4 ,griffith introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 in collaboration with the ,assistant ,secretary for ,preparedness and ,response and the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 and in coordination with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 to establish a program of entering into partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure the availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,domestic ,security ,using ,production ,partnerships and ,lessons from ,yesterday ,act of #bjbc or the ,domestic ,,supply ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,national defense and health security domestic manufacturing partnership program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the ,assistant ,secretary for ,preparedness and ,response and the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 and in coordination with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall establish a program of entering into partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure the availability of qualified personal protective equipment for preparing for and responding to public health emergencies4 7b7 ,contractual purchasing agreements 7#a7 ,process ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall finalize a process for entering into contractual purchasing agreements with eligible domestic manufacturers to implement the partnerships described in subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,contents ,the contractual purchasing agreements entered into under this section1 collectively1 shall-- 7,a7 guarantee the availability of supplies and manufacturing lines to produce qualified personal protective equipment in amounts specified by the ,secretary to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies2 and 7,b7 fulfill such other requirements as are-- 7i7 deemed necessary by the ,secretary to prepare for and respond to a public health emergency2 and 7ii7 covered under the contractual purchasing agreement4 7c7 ,eligible domestic manufacturers ,to be eligible to participate in a partnership described in subsection 7a71 a manufacturer shall-- 7#a7 be headquartered in the continental ,united ,states2 7#b7 manufacture in the continental ,united ,states #ajj percent of the products to be supplied to the ,federal ,government pursuant to such partnership2 7#c7 be majority owned and operated by ,united ,states citizens2 7#d7 have supply agreements in place to verify supply chain security and sourcing2 and 7#e7 attest in writing to the fact that the manufacturer's entire product lines meet or exceed all applicable quality guidelines of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and the ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,administration4 7d7 ,qualified personal protective equipment 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall maintain a list of products that are eligible for treatment as qualified personal protective equipment under this section4 7#b7 ,requirements ,to be included on the list under paragraph 7#a71 a product shall-- 7,a7 meet or exceed all applicable quality guidelines of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and the ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,administration2 7,b7 have been cleared under section #eaj7k7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj7k772 and 7,c7 be priced using fair-market benchmarks established by the ,secretary4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term public health emergency means a public health emergency for which a declaration is in effect under section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74 7#b7 ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 #c4 ,domestic procurement of clothing or equipment used to prevent the transmission of infectious disease 7a7 ,procurement by ,federal ,government 7#a7 ,in general ,no clothing or equipment used to prevent the transmission of infectious disease may be procured by the ,federal ,government unless such clothing or equipment is manufactured in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,exceptions ,the exceptions in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#b7 of section #hcjb of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall apply with respect to the prohibition in paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection to the same extent and in the same manner as such exceptions apply with respect to the prohibition in subsection 7a77#a7 of such section #hcjb4 7#c7 ,exception documentation ,in the case of an exception described in paragraph 7#b71 documentation1 including a detailed justification for the use of the exception1 shall be submitted by the official responsible for applying the exception4 7b7 ,procurement by ,state and local governments using ,federal funds 7#a7 ,in general ,no clothing or equipment described in subsection 7a77#a7 may be procured by a ,state or local government using ,federal funds unless such clothing or equipment is manufactured in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,exceptions ,the exceptions in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#b7 of section #hcjb of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall apply with respect to the prohibition in paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection to the same extent and in the same manner as such exceptions apply with respect to the prohibition in subsection 7a77#a7 of such section #hcjb4 7#c7 ,exception documentation ,in the case of an exception described in paragraph 7#b71 documentation1 including a detailed justification for the use of the exception1 shall be submitted by the official responsible for applying the exception4 7#d7 ,applicability ,paragraph 7#a7 applies only with respect to the award of ,federal funds on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,report on the impact of changes to ,,ppe requirements on frontline worker safety ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 in consultation with the ,assistant ,secretary of ,labor for ,occupational ,safety and ,health1 shall submit a report to the ,congress on-- 7#a7 the changes to the ,federal requirements applicable to personal protective equipment that have taken place since the beginning of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and 7#b7 the impact of these changes on the safety of physicians and other medical professionals caring for patients face-to-face during the years #bjbj and #bjba4