,i #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gaee ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ca1 #bjbd,mrs4 ,harshbarger 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,levin1 and ,mr4 ,allen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the establishment1 within the ,food and ,drug ,administration1 of an ,abraham ,accords ,bureau to promote and facilitate cooperation between the ,food and ,drug ,administration and entities in ,abraham ,accords countries wishing to work with the agency in order to develop and sell products in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,united ,states-,abraham ,accords ,cooperation and ,security ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,establishment of ,abraham ,accords ,bureau within ,food and ,drug ,administration 7a7 ,in general ,chapter ,x of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cia et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ajae4 ,abraham ,accords ,bureau 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 shall establish within the ,food and ,drug ,administration a bureau1 to be known as the ,abraham ,accords ,bureau1 to be headed by a director4 7b7 ,offices ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 in consultation with the governments of ,abraham ,accords countries-- 7,a7 select the locations of one or more offices of the ,abraham ,accords ,bureau in one or more ,abraham ,accords countries2 and 7,b7 establish each such office2 and 7#b7 assign to each such office such personnel of the ,food and ,drug ,administration as the ,secretary determines necessary to carry out the functions of the office4 7c7 ,duties ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,abraham ,accords ,bureau1 shall-- 7#a7 not later than #ij days after all offices of the ,abraham ,accords ,bureau are established-- 7,a7 develop a list of essential medical1 biomedical1 and life sciences products1 the key raw pharmaceutical ingredients of such products1 and the active pharmaceutical ingredients of such products1 that are primarily manufactured in a covered country2 7,b7 develop a list of medical1 biomedical1 and life sciences facilities and entities in ,abraham ,accord countries that can engage with offices of the ,abraham ,accords ,bureau to bolster the ,united ,states' health care and medical supply needs2 and 7,c7 submit such lists to the ,congress2 7#b7 not less than every #c years thereafter1 update the lists under paragraph 7#a7 and submit the updated lists to the ,congress2 7#c7 consult with parties in ,abraham ,accords countries on good manufacturing practices and other issues relevant to manufacturing medical products that are regulated by the ,food and ,drug ,administration2 7#d7 facilitate interactions between the ,food and ,drug ,administration and interested parties in ,abraham ,accords countries1 including by sharing relevant information regarding ,united ,states regulatory pathways with such parties2 7#e7 offer technical assistance on manufacturing drugs and devices to interested parties in ,abraham ,accords countries2 and 7#f7 carry out other functions and activities as the ,secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section4 7d7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 this section does not authorize any assistance to any entity in an ,abrahams ,accords country that1 for purposes of manufacturing1 uses any ingredient or product that is produced or manufactured in a covered country4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term ,abraham ,accords country means a country identified by the ,department of ,state as having signed the ,abraham ,accords ,declaration4 7#b7 ,the term covered country means a country-- 7,a7 designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under section #djb7;b77#a77;,a77ii7 of the ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih2 or 7,b7 the government of which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights1 as defined in section #ejb;,b7d77#a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa4 7#c7 ,the term essential medical products shall have such definition as the ,secretary may determine for purposes of this section4 7#d7 ,the term primarily manufactured in a covered country means-- 7,a7 manufactured in a covered country in final form2 or 7,b7 containing any active pharmaceutical ingredient or excipient that was manufactured in a covered country4 4 7b7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall submit to the ,congress a report on the ,abraham ,accords ,bureau1 including-- 7#a7 an evaluation of-- 7,a7 how each office of the ,bureau has advanced progress toward shifting ,united ,states supply chains of essential medical products from covered countries to ,abraham ,accords countries 7as such terms are defined in section #ajae of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act1 as added by subsection 7a772 and 7,b7 the effectiveness of the activities carried out pursuant to section #ajae7;c7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act1 as added by subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 recommendations for increasing and improving coordination between the ,food and ,drug ,administration and entities in ,abraham ,accords countries 7as such term is defined in section #ajae of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act1 as added by subsection 7a774