,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize
 ! ,biom$ical ,advanc$ ,rese>* &        
,developm5t ,au?ority to aw>d foll[-on  
production contracts or transactions1   
procure supplies = exp]im5tal or te/    
purposes1 & acquire innovative comm]cial
 products & comm]cial s]vices1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fa/-,track ,logi/ics =    
,acquir+ ,supplies 9 a ,hurry ,act (    
#bjbe or ! ,,fla% ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4    
,au?ority to aw>d foll[-on production   
contracts or transactions1 procure      
supplies = exp]im5tal or te/ purposes1 &
 acquire innovative comm]cial products &
 comm]cial s]vices ,section #cai,l ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#g;e7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 subsection 7a77#f77;,b71 by am5d+      

clause 7ii7 to read z foll[s3  7ii7     
design & developm5t (-- 7,i7 te/s &     
prototypes1 includ+ obta9+ suffici5t    
quantities = evaluation ( su* te/s &    
prototypes2 &  7,,ii7 models1 includ+   
animal models1 = su* te/+ & prototypes2 
2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7c77#e7-- 7,a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by r$esignat+    
clause 7iv7 z clause 7v72 &  7ii7 by    
ins]t+ aft] clause 7iii7 ! foll[+ new   
clause3  7iv7 ,foll[-on production      
contracts or transactions  7,i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a transaction ent]$ into "u ?is       
subp>agraph = ! design or developm5t ( a
 prototype may provide = ! aw>d ( a     
foll[-on production contract or         
transaction to ! p>ticipants 9 !        
transaction4  7,,ii7 ,prototype         
subprojects ,a transaction ent]$ into "u
 ?is subp>agraph includes all prototype 
subprojects aw>d$ "u ! transaction to   
c>ry out au?orities "u ?is section4     
7,,iii7 ,exception to competitive       
proc$ures ,not)/&+ clause 7ii71 a       
foll[-on production contract or         

transaction provid$ = 9 a transaction "u
 ?is clause may be aw>d$ to !           
p>ticipants 9 ! transaction )\t ! use ( 
competitive proc$ures1 ev5 if explicit  
notification 0 n li/$ )9 ! reque/ =     
proposal = ! transaction1 if competitive
 proc$ures 7 us$ = ! selection ( p>ties 
= p>ticipation 9 ! initial transaction4 
2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
subp>agraphs3  7,i7 ,procurem5t =       
exp]im5tal or te/ purposes  7i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y may pur*ase m$ical        
c\nt]measures1 products1 & supplies1    
*emical mat]ials & reag5ts1 manufactur+ 
supplies1 protective equipm5t1 & su* o!r
 supplies1 includ+ p>ts & accessories1 &
 designs !re(1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es   
necess>y = exp]im5tal or te/ purposes 9 
! developm5t ( supplies t are necess>y =
 national public heal? & heal? security4
  7ii7 ,proc$ures ,not)/&+ subp>agraph  
7,a77ii71 ! ,secret>y may make pur*ases 
"u ?is subp>agraph by contract1 or by   
ent]+ into a transaction o!r ?an a      
contract1 us+ noncompetitive proc$ures4 

7,j7 ,acquisition ( innovative comm]cial
 products & comm]cial s]vices us+ g5]al 
solicitation competitive proc$ures  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 
! ,secret>y may acquire innovative      
comm]cial products & comm]cial s]vices  
?r\gh a competitive selection (         
proposals result+ f a g5]al solicitation
 & ! pe] review ( su* proposals4  7ii7  
,treatm5t z competitive proc$ures ,use (
 g5]al solicitation competitive         
proc$ures "u clause 7i7 %all be consid]$
 to be use ( competitive proc$ures =    
purposes ( *apt] #cc ( title #da1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7iii7 ,limitations  7,i7
 ,transactions 9 excess ( #ajj1jjj1jjj  
,! ,secret>y may n ent] into a contract 
or agreem5t 9 excess ( #ajj1jjj1jjj us+ 
! au?ority "u clause 7i71 unless !      
,secret>y makes a writt5 det]m9ation ( !
 efficacy ( ! ef=t to meet mission ne$s 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human         
,s]vices4  7,,ii7 ,fix$-price ,contracts
 or agreem5ts ent]$ into us+ ! au?ority 
"u clause 7i7 %all be fix$-price1       

includ+ fix$-price inc5tive contracts4  
7iv7 ,congressional notification requir$
  7,i7 ,submission ,n lat] ?an #de days 
aft] ! aw>d ( a contract = an am\nt     
exce$+ #ajj1jjj1jjj us+ ! au?ority "u   
clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y %all provide    
notification ( su* aw>d to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions &
 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !    
,s5ate4  7,,ii7 ,cont5ts ,notification (
 an aw>d "u subclause 7,i7 %all include 
! foll[+3 7aa7 ,description ( !         
innovative comm]cial product or         
comm]cial s]vice acquir$4  7bb7         
,description ( ! requirem5t1 capability 
gap1 or pot5tial te*nological advancem5t
 ) respect to :i* ! innovative comm]cial
 product or comm]cial s]vice acquir$    
provides a solution or a pot5tial new   
capability4  7cc7 ,am\nt ( ! contract   
aw>d$4  7dd7 ,id5tification ( !         
contractor aw>d$ ! contract4  7v7       

,innovative def9$ ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! 
t]m innovative1 ) respect to a comm]cial
 product or comm]cial s]vice1 means--   
7,i7 any te*nology1 process1 or me?od1  
includ+ rese>* & developm5t1 t is new z 
( ! date ( submission ( a proposal2 or  
7,,ii7 ) respect to a te*nology1        
process1 or me?od1 includ+ rese>* &     
developm5t1 exi/+ z ( ! date (          
submission ( a proposal1 any application
 ( su* te*nology1 process1 or me?od t is
 new to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t z ( su* date4
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