,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to direct ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to develop a   
plan to improve ! developm5t &          
di/ribution ( diagno/ic te/s dur+ a     
public heal? em]g5cy1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,diagno/ics ,te/+ ,prep>$ness ,plan   
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,improv+ developm5t &
 di/ribution ( diagno/ic te/s ,section  
#cai;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#b7 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  #cai;,b4 ,improv+       
developm5t & di/ribution ( diagno/ic    
te/s  7a7 ,diagno/ic te/+ prep>$ness    
plan ,! ,secret>y %all develop1 make    
publicly available1 & update a plan = ! 
rapid developm5t1 validation1           

au?orization1 manufacture1 procurem5t1 &
 di/ribution ( diagno/ic te/s1 & = rapid
 scal+ ( te/+ capacity1 9 response to   
*emical1 biological1 radiological1 or   
nucle> ?reats1 includ+ em]g+ infecti\s  
diseases1 = :i* a public heal? em]g5cy  
is decl>$ "u section #cai1 or t has     
significant pot5tial to cause su* a     
public heal? em]g5cy4  7b7 ,purposes ,! 
purpose ( ! plan "u subsection 7a7 %all 
be to-- 7#a7 facilitate ! developm5t &  
utilization ( diagno/ic te/s2  7#b7     
describe ! processes = ! rapid          
developm5t1 validation1 au?orization1   
manufacture1 procurem5t1 & di/ribution (
 diagno/ic te/s1 & = rapid scal+ ( te/+ 
capacity2 &  7#c7 facilitate coord9ation
 & collaboration among public & private 
entities to improve ! rapid developm5t &
 utilization ( diagno/ic te/+ dur+ a    
public heal? em]g5cy4  7c7              
,consid]ations ,! plan "u subsection 7a7
 %all take into consid]ation-- 7#a7     
dome/ic capacity1 includ+ any su*       
capacity e/abli%$ ?r\gh p>tn]%ips )     

public & private entities pursuant to   
subsection 7e71 to support ! developm5t1
 validation1 manufacture1 procurem5t1 & 
di/ribution ( te/s1 & ! rapid scal+ (   
te/+ capacity2  7#b7 novel te*nologies &
 plat=ms t-- 7,a7 may be us$ to improve 
te/+ capabilities1 includ+-- 7i7        
high-?r\ghput laboratory diagno/ics2    
7ii7 po9t-(-c>e diagno/ics2 &  7iii7    
rapid at-home diagno/ics2  7,b7 improve 
! accessibility ( diagno/ic te/s2 &     
7,c7 facilitate ! developm5t &          
manufacture ( diagno/ic te/s2  7#c7     
m$ical supply ne$s relat$ to te/+1      
includ+ diagno/ic te/+1 equipm5t1       
supplies1 & compon5t p>ts1 & any        
pot5tial vuln]abilities relat$ to !     
availability ( su* m$ical supplies &    
relat$ plann+ ne$s1 consi/5t ) section  
#bhaa7;b77#d77;,j72  7#d7 /rategies = ! 
rapid & effici5t di/ribution ( te/s     
locally1 regionally1 or nationwide &    
appropriate scal+ ( laboratory te/+     
capacity2 &  7#e7 assessm5t ( su*       
/rategies ?r\gh drills & op]ational     

ex]cises c>ri$ out "u section           
#bhaa7;b77#d77;,g71 z appropriate4  7d7 
,coord9ation ,to in=m ! developm5t &    
update ( ! plan "u subsection 7a71 & 9  
c>ry+ out activities to implem5t su*    
plan1 ! ,secret>y %all coord9ate )      
indu/ry1 su* z device manufactur]s1     
cl9ical & ref]5ce laboratories1 & m$ical
 product di/ributors1 ,/ates1 local     
gov]nm5tal entities1 ,indian ,tribes &  
,tribal organizations1 & o!r relevant   
public & private entities4  7e7         
,capacity build+ ,! ,secret>y may       
contract ) public & private entities1 z 
appropriate1 to increase dome/ic        
capacity 9 ! rapid developm5t1          
validation1 au?orization1 manufacture1  
procurem5t1 & di/ribution ( diagno/ic   
te/s1 z appropriate1 to ,/ate1 local1 & 
,tribal heal? dep>tm5ts & o!r           
appropriate entities = imm$iate public  
heal? response activities to address an 
infecti\s disease ) respect to :i* a    
public heal? em]g5cy is decl>$ "u       
section #cai1 or t has significant      

pot5tial to cause su* a public heal?    
em]g5cy4  7f7 ,deadl9es = plan  7#a7    
,public release ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,diagno/ics ,te/+ 
,prep>$ness ,plan ,act ( #bjbe1 !       
,secret>y %all publicly release ! plan  
develop$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7       
,updates ,! ,secret>y %all update su*   
plan n less frequ5tly ?an once e #c ye>s
 aft] ! date ( ! initial public release 
( ! plan4  4