,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gggg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #c1 #bjbf,ms4 ,salazar introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej to ensure the supply of certain medical materials essential to national defense1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,america's ,medical ,supply ,chains ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,securing essential medical materials 7a7 ,statement of policy ,section #b7;b7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dejb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#i71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 authorities under this ,act should be used when appropriate to ensure the availability of medical materials essential to national defense1 including through measures designed to secure the drug supply chain1 and taking into consideration the importance of ,united ,states competitiveness1 scientific leadership and cooperation1 and innovative capacity2 4 7b7 ,strengthening domestic capability ,section #ajg of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deag7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting 7including medical materials7 after materials2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by inserting 7including medical materials such as drugs 7as defined under the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq4771 devices1 and biological products 7as that term is defined in section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb77 to diagnose1 cure1 mitigate1 treat1 or prevent disease that are essential to national defense7 after essential materials4 7c7 ,strategy on securing supply chains for medical materials ,title ,i of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deaa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aji4 ,strategy on securing supply chains for medical materials 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,president1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall transmit a strategy to the appropriate ,members of ,congress that includes the following3 7#a7 ,a detailed plan to use the authorities under this title and title ,,iii1 or any other provision of law1 to ensure the supply of medical materials 7including drugs 7as defined under the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq4771 devices1 and biological products 7as that term is defined in section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb77 to diagnose1 cure1 mitigate1 treat1 or prevent disease7 essential to national defense1 to the extent necessary for the purposes of this ,act4 7#b7 ,an analysis of vulnerabilities to existing supply chains for such medical materials1 and recommendations to address the vulnerabilities4 7#c7 ,measures to be undertaken by the ,president to diversify such supply chains1 as appropriate and as required for national defense4 7#d7 ,a discussion of-- 7,a7 any significant effects resulting from the plan and measures described in this subsection on the production1 cost1 or distribution of biological products or any other devices or drugs2 7,b7 a timeline to ensure that essential components of the supply chain for medical materials are not under the exclusive control of a foreign government in a manner that the ,president determines could threaten the national defense of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 efforts to mitigate any risks resulting from the plan and measures described in this subsection to ,united ,states competitiveness1 scientific leadership1 and innovative capacity1 including efforts to cooperate and proactively engage with ,united ,states allies4 7b7 ,progress ,report ,following submission of the strategy under subsection 7a71 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate ,members of ,congress an annual progress report until ,september #cj1 #bjbi1 evaluating the implementation of the strategy1 and may include updates to the strategy as appropriate4 ,the strategy and progress reports shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 7c7 ,appropriate ,members of ,congress ,in this section1 the term appropriate ,members of ,congress means the ,speaker1 majority leader1 and minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives1 the majority leader and minority leader of the ,senate1 the ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,chairman and ,ranking ,member of the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 4 #c4 ,investment in supply chain security 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjc of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #decc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,investment in supply chain security 7#a7 ,in general ,in addition to other authorities in this title1 the ,president may make available to an eligible entity described in paragraph 7#b7 payments to increase the security of supply chains and supply chain activities1 if the ,president certifies to ,congress not less than #cj days before making such a payment that the payment is critical to meet national defense requirements of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,an eligible entity described in this paragraph is an entity that-- 7,a7 is organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 produces-- 7i7 one or more critical components2 7ii7 critical technology2 or 7iii7 one or more products or raw materials for the security of supply chains or supply chain activities4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1 the terms supply chain and supply chain activities have the meanings given those terms by the ,president by regulation4 4 7b7 ,regulations 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall prescribe regulations setting forth definitions for the terms supply chain and supply chain activities for the purposes of section #cjc7;h7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #decc7;h771 as added by subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,scope of definitions ,the definitions required by paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall encompass-- 7i7 the organizations1 people1 activities1 information1 and resources involved in the delivery and operation of a product or service used by the ,government2 or 7ii7 critical infrastructure as defined in ,presidential ,policy ,directive #ba 7,february #ab1 #bjac2 relating to critical infrastructure security and resilience72 and 7,b7 may include variations as determined necessary and appropriate by the ,president for purposes of national defense4