,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #c1 #bjbc,mr4  
,griffith introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,iii of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to provide for clarity   
with respect to the duration of         
contracts for procurement of supplies   
for the ,strategic ,national ,stockpile1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,improving ,contract ,transparency for  
the ,,sns ,act4  #b4 ,strategic         
,national ,stockpile procurement        
contract duration ,section              
#cai;,f-#b7;a7 of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bdg;d-#f;b7a77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7#h7            
,procurement contract duration  7,a7 ,in
 general ,a contract for the procurement
 of a drug1 vaccine or other biological 
product1 medical device1 or other       

supplies for the stockpile under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be for a period not
 to exceed five years1 except that1 in  
first awarding the contract1 the        
,secretary may provide for a longer     
duration1 not exceeding #aj years1 if   
the ,secretary determines that          
complexities or other difficulties in   
performance under the contract justify  
such a period4 ,the contract shall be   
renewable for additional periods1 none  
of which shall exceed five years4  7,b7 
,notification ,the ,secretary shall     
notify-- 7i7 the ,committee on          
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate upon a         
determination by the ,secretary to      
modify1 renew1 extend1 or terminate a   
contract referred to in subparagraph    
7,a72 and  7ii7 the relevant vendor     
within #ij days of a determination by   

the ,secretary to modify1 renew1 extend1
 or terminate such a contract4  4