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Introduced
04/17/2020
04/17/2020
In Committee
04/17/2020
04/17/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of the Strategic National Stockpile to enhance medical supply chain elasticity and establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified actions, as part of its management of the Strategic National Stockpile, to establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies. Specifically, HHS must (1) create incentives for manufacturers of medical supplies to increase emergency stocks and diversify geographic production; (2) purchase, lease, or enter into joint ventures with respect to facilities and equipment to produce medical supplies; and (3) work with distributors to refresh and replenish medical supplies. HHS must also submit a report to Congress concerning the details of any purchase, lease, or joint venture. The department's authority under the bill to make purchases, leases, or joint ventures for medical supplies terminates on September 30, 2023.
AI Summary
This bill, the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020, amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take actions to enhance the medical supply chain and establish domestic reserves of critical medical supplies, such as personal protective equipment and medical devices. Specifically, the bill requires HHS to create incentives for manufacturers to increase emergency stocks and diversify production, purchase or lease facilities and equipment for medical supply production, and work with distributors to refresh and replenish the domestic reserves. The bill also requires HHS to report to Congress on any purchases, leases, or joint ventures related to these efforts, and the authority for HHS to make such purchases, leases, or joint ventures expires on September 30, 2023. The bill authorizes $500 million per year from fiscal years 2020 to 2023 for these supply chain flexibility and domestic reserve activities.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (11)
Debbie Dingell (D)*,
Susan Brooks (R),
Eliot Engel (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
David McKinley (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Pete Olson (R),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Fred Upton (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 04/17/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6531/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6531/BILLS-116hr6531ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6531/BILLS-116hr6531ih.pdf.pdf |
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