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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3463 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2021 

Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

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 2021’’. 


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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’’; 

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

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

9 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(K) enhance medical supply chain elas12 ticity and establish and maintain domestic re13 serves of critical medical supplies (including 

14 personal protective equipment, ancillary medical 

15 supplies, and other applicable supplies required 

16 for the administration of drugs, vaccines and 

17 other biological products, and other medical de18 vices (including diagnostic tests)) by— 

19 ‘‘(i) increasing emergency stock of 

20 critical medical supplies; 

21 ‘‘(ii) geographically diversifying do22 mestic production of such medical supplies, 

23 as appropriate; 

24 ‘‘(iii) entering into cooperative agree25 ments or partnerships with respect to man26 ufacturing lines, facilities, and equipment 


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1 for the domestic production of such med2 ical supplies; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) managing, either directly or 

4 through cooperative agreements with man5 ufacturers and distributors, domestic re6 serves established under this subparagraph 

7 by refreshing and replenishing stock of 

8 such medical supplies.’’. 

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

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

11 amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

13 30, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Com14 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

15 Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu16 cation, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report 

17 on the details of each cooperative agreement or part18 nership entered into under paragraph (3)(K), includ19 ing the amount expended by the Secretary on each 

20 such cooperative agreement or partnership. 

21 ‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into co22 operative agreements or partnerships pursuant to 

23 paragraph (3)(K) shall cease to be effective on Sep24 tember 30, 2024.’’. 


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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 2021 through 2024, 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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