,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #deha ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 and such other heads of departments and agencies as the ,secretary of ,state considers appropriate1 to formulate a strategy for the ,federal ,government to secure support from foreign countries1 multilateral organizations1 and other appropriate entities to facilitate the development and commercialization of qualified pandemic or epidemic products1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,saving ,us from ,pandemic ,era ,resistance by ,building a ,unified ,global ,strategy ,act of #bjbd or the ,,super ,,bugs ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,international strategy for development and commercialization of qualified pandemic or epidemic products 7a7 ,strategy 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #edj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 and such other heads of departments and agencies as the ,secretary of ,state considers appropriate1 shall-- 7,a7 formulate a strategy for the ,federal ,government to secure support from foreign countries1 multilateral organizations1 and other appropriate entities to facilitate the development and commercialization of qualified pandemic or epidemic products1 including such products to address antimicrobial resistant pathogens-- 7i7 with pandemic potential2 or 7ii7 that are priority pathogens2 and 7,b7 submit such strategy to the appropriate committees of ,congress4 7#b7 ,contents ,the strategy required by paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 provide for processes the ,federal ,government is using and would use to enter into arrangements with foreign countries1 multilateral organizations1 and other appropriate entities in certain circumstances to implement the strategy2 7,b7 strive to ensure that the arrangements described in subparagraph 7,a7 promote equitable contributions based on the budgets and technical expertise of participating countries1 organizations1 and other entities1 as appropriate2 7,c7 focus the arrangements described in subparagraph 7,a7 on global priorities while enabling participating countries1 organizations1 and other entities to emphasize national or regional issues of importance2 7,d7 seek to ensure new and existing arrangements described in subparagraph 7,a7 are harmonized with each other and with other relevant existing or planned efforts to amplify impact1 address gaps1 prevent duplication of effort1 and efficiently distribute funds2 7,e7 provide for collaboration so that the arrangements described in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 allocate joint or individual responsibility across participating countries1 organizations1 and other entities for the development and commercialization of particular qualified pandemic or epidemic products2 and 7ii7 describe such collaboration2 7,f7 encourage the stewardship of qualified pandemic or epidemic products developed pursuant to the strategy2 7,g7 ensure that priority actions are identified in the arrangements described in subparagraph 7,a7 so that scarce domestic and international funds are allocated to develop and commercialize qualified pandemic or epidemic products that can achieve the greatest positive impact on human health1 including unprecedented approaches to preventing1 treating1 and diagnosing infectious diseases2 7,h7 consider approaches including-- 7i7 securing development1 production1 and distribution contracts with the private sector2 7ii7 entering into public-private partnerships2 7iii7 implementing alternative payment models2 7iv7 creating coverage and reimbursement pathways2 and 7v7 streamlining regulatory approval processes2 and 7,i7 align with pandemic preparedness and response priorities of the ,united ,states1 such as those articulated in-- 7i7 the ,national ,strategy for ,combating ,antibiotic-,resistant ,bacteria 7dated ,september #bjad72 and 7ii7 the ,national ,biodefense ,strategy and ,implementation ,plan 7dated ,october #bjbb7 and the associated ,action ,plan 7dated ,october #bjbb74 7b7 ,arrangements ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 and such other heads of departments and agencies as the ,secretary of ,state considers appropriate1 shall seek to enter into arrangements with foreign countries1 multilateral organizations1 and other appropriate entities to implement the strategy required by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,priority pathogens ,the term priority pathogens means pathogens identified in-- 7,a7 the latest ,antibiotic ,resistance ,threats ,report of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention 7or any successor report72 or 7,b7 the latest global priority pathogens list or fungal priority pathogens list of the ,world ,health ,organization 7or any successor list74 7#c7 ,qualified pandemic or epidemic product ,the term qualified pandemic or epidemic product has the meaning given that term in section #cai;,f-#c7;i7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;d7i774