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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3827 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2020 

Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. BENNET, and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Supplies for 

5 Pandemics Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY MANUFACTURING 

2 PILOT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319F–2(a)(3) of the Pub4 lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

7 the end; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 

9 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(K) enhance medical supply chain elas13 ticity and establish and maintain domestic re14 serves of critical medical supplies (including 

15 personal protective equipment, ancillary medical 

16 supplies, and other applicable supplies required 

17 for the administration of drugs, vaccines and 

18 other biological products, medical devices, and 

19 diagnostic tests) by— 

20 ‘‘(i) creating incentives for manufac21 turers of medical supplies— 

22 ‘‘(I) to increase emergency stock 

23 of critical medical supplies; and 

24 ‘‘(II) to geographically diversify 

25 production of such supplies; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) purchasing, leasing, or entering 

2 into joint ventures with respect to, facili3 ties and equipment for the production of 

4 medical supplies; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) working with distributors of 

6 medical supplies to manage the domestic 

7 reserves established under this subpara8 graph by refreshing and replenishing stock 

9 of critical medical supplies.’’. 

10 (b) REPORTING; SUNSET.—Section 319F–2(a) of the 

11 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(f)) is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(6) REPORTING.—Not later than September 

14 30, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Com15 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

16 Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu17 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 

18 on the details of each purchase, lease, or joint ven19 ture entered into under paragraph (3)(K), including 

20 the amount expended by the Secretary on each such 

21 purchase, lease, or joint venture. 

22 ‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The authority to make pur23 chases, leases, or joint ventures pursuant to para24 graph (3)(K) shall cease to be effective on Sep25 tember 30, 2023.’’. 


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1 (c) FUNDING.—Section 319F–2(f) of the Public 

2 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(f)) is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(3) SUPPLY CHAIN ELASTICITY.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of 

6 carrying out subsection (a)(3)(K), there is au7 thorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for 

8 each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023, to re9 main available until expended. 

10 ‘‘(B) RELATION TO OTHER AMOUNTS.— 

11 The amount authorized to be appropriated by 

12 subparagraph (A) for the purpose of carrying 

13 out subsection (a)(3)(K) is in addition to any 

14 other amounts available for such purpose.’’. 

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