Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 109. STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS FOR 
MEDICAL ARTICLES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the President, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
transmit a strategy to the appropriate Members of Con-
gress that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A detailed plan to use the authorities 
under this title and title III, or any other provision 
of law, to ensure the supply of medical articles (in-
cluding drugs to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or 
prevent disease) essential to national defense, to the 
extent necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(2) An analysis of vulnerabilities to existing 
supply chains for such medical articles, and rec-
ommendations to address the vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(3) Measures to be undertaken by the Presi-
dent to diversify such supply chains, as appropriate 
and as required for national defense. 
‘‘(4) A discussion of— 
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‘‘(A) any significant effects resulting from 
the plan and measures described in this sub-
section on the production, cost, or distribution 
of vaccines or any other drugs (as defined 
under section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)); 
‘‘(B) a timeline to ensure that essential 
components of the supply chain for medical ar-
ticles are not under the exclusive control of a 
foreign government in a manner that the Presi-
dent determines could threaten the national de-
fense of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) efforts to mitigate any risks resulting 
from the plan and measures described in this 
subsection to United States competitiveness, 
scientific leadership, and innovative capacity, 
including efforts to cooperate and proactively 
engage with United States allies. 
‘‘(b) PROGRESS REPORT.—Following submission of 
the strategy under subsection (a), the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate Members of Congress an annual 
progress report evaluating the implementation of the 
strategy, and may include updates to the strategy as ap-
propriate. The strategy and progress reports shall be sub-
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mitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The 
term ‘appropriate Members of Congress’ means the 
Speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, the majority leader and minor-
ity leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Mem-
ber of the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Mem-
ber of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 3. INVESTMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4533) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) INVESTMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may make 
available to an eligible entity described in paragraph 
(2) payments to increase the security of supply 
chains and supply chain activities, if the President 
certifies to Congress not less than 30 days before 
making such a payment that the payment is impor-
tant to meet national defense requirements of the 
United States. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity de-
scribed in this paragraph is an entity that— 
‘‘(A) is organized under the laws of the 
United States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) produces— 
‘‘(i) one or more critical components; 
‘‘(ii) critical technology; or 
‘‘(iii) one or more products for the in-
creased security of supply chains or supply 
chain activities. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘supply chain’ and ‘supply chain activities’ 
have the meanings given those terms by the Presi-
dent by regulation.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall prescribe regulations setting forth definitions 
for the terms ‘‘supply chain’’ and ‘‘supply chain ac-
tivities’’ for the purposes of section 303(h) of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4533(h)), as added by subsection (a). 
(2) SCOPE OF DEFINITIONS.—The definitions 
required by paragraph (1)— 
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(A) shall encompass— 
(i) the organization, people, activities, 
information, and resources involved in the 
delivery and operation of a product or serv-
ice used by the Government; or 
(ii) critical infrastructure as defined 
in Presidential Policy Directive 21 (Feb-
ruary 12, 2013; relating to critical infra-
structure security and resilience); and 
(B) may include variations as determined 
necessary and appropriate by the President for 
purposes of national defense. 
Æ 
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