,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
reauthorize and improve the pilot       
program to support ,state medical       
stockpiles1 to ensure that ,state1      
local1 ,tribal1 and territorial public  
health departments or officials are     
consulted by the ,public ,health        
,emergency ,medical ,countermeasures    
,enterprise1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,state ,strategic ,stockpile    
,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,pilot program to   
support ,state medical stockpiles  7a7  
,in general ,section #cai;,f-#b7;i7 of  
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;b7i77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77i7-- 7,a7 in
 subclause 7,i71 by striking and #bjbd  

and inserting through #bjbh2 and  7,b7  
in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking #bjbe  
and inserting #bjbi2  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#d77;,h71 by striking ,state efforts   
and inserting ,state or regional        
efforts2  7#c7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#i7 as         
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#aj71          
respectively2  7#d7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#d7 the following3  7#e7     
,coordination ,an entity in receipt of  
an award under paragraph 7#a7 shall--   
7,a7 carry out activities under this    
section in coordination with health care
 entities1 health officials1 and        
emergency management officials within   
the jurisdiction of such ,state or      
,states1 as appropriate2 and  7,b7      
identify opportunities to coordinate    
with other ,states in receipt of an     
award under paragraph 7#a7 to facilitate
 the sharing of best practices between  
such ,states or with other ,states      
related to establishing and maintaining 
a stockpile of medical products4  2 and 

7#e7 in paragraph 7#aj71 as so          
redesignated1 by striking #c1ejj1jjj1jjj
 for each of fiscal years #bjbc and     
#bjbd and inserting such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years #bjbg
 through #bjca4  7b7 ,,gao report       
,section #bdji7;b7 of the ,,prevent     
,pandemics ,act 7,public ,law #aag-cbh7 
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by  
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#d7 the impact of any      
regional stockpiling approaches carried 
out under such subsection 7i77#a7 of    
section #cai;,f-#b of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d-#f;b74  4  #c4 ,public health    
emergency medical countermeasures       
enterprise ,section #bhaa-a7;c77#b7 of  
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#aj;a7c77#b77 is      
amended by striking 1 as appropriate4