,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself and ,mr4 
,coons7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
allow for greater collaboration between 
the ,biomedical ,advanced ,research and 
,development ,authority and the network 
of ,manufacturing ,,usa institutes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,agility in ,manufacturing         
,preparedness ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,increasing ,,barda strategic           
initiatives ,section #cai,l7c77#d77;,f7 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#g;e7c77#d77;,f77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in the second         
sentence1 in the matter preceding clause
 7i71 by inserting 1 manufacturing      
technologies1 platforms1 after          
countermeasures2 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after the first sentence the following3 

,such strategic coordination may include
 collaborating with the network of      
,manufacturing ,,usa institutes         
established under section #cd of the    
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology ,act in biomanufacturing    
missions to develop1 demonstrate1 and   
deploy technologies and response        
capabilities to improve public health   
and medical preparedness44