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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1024 
To establish the Office of COVID–19 Supply Chain Resiliency, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2021 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the Office of COVID–19 Supply Chain 
Resiliency, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Supply 
Chain Resiliency Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF COVID–19 SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished in the Executive Office of the President the Office 
of COVID–19 Supply Chain Resiliency (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘the Office’’). 
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(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be at the head 
of the Office a Director who shall be appointed by 
the President. 
(2) APPOINTMENT OF FIRST DIRECTOR.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual 
to serve as the Director. 
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the position of Di-
rector shall be filled not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the vacancy occurs and shall be filled 
in the same manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(c) DEPUTY DIRECTORS.— 
(1) TYPES OF DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—To assist 
the Director in carrying out the functions of this 
Act, the Director shall appoint Deputy Directors as 
follows: 
(A) The Deputy Director for the Medical 
Supply Chain. 
(B) The Deputy Director for the Food 
Supply Chain. 
(C) The Deputy Director for the Industrial 
Supply Chain. 
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(D) The Deputy Director for Interagency 
Coordination. 
(2) ADDITIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—The Di-
rector may appoint additional Deputy Directors as 
the Director determines necessary. 
(d) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Office are 
to— 
(1) identify supply chain issues related the 
COVID–19 pandemic; 
(2) not later than 60 days after the establish-
ment of the Office, establish a national strategy to 
address such supply chain issues, in consultation 
with— 
(A) the heads of other agencies of the Fed-
eral Government, including— 
(i) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(ii) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(iii) the Secretary of Defense; 
(iv) the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; 
(v) the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity; 
(vi) the Secretary of Labor; 
(vii) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(viii) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
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(ix) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; 
(x) the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency; 
(xi) the Federal Trade Commission; 
(xii) the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration; and 
(xiii) the United States Trade Rep-
resentative; 
(B) persons or private sector entities that 
transport products by air, water, rail, and road; 
(C) manufacturers of durable consumer 
products; 
(D) producers of agricultural products; 
(E) manufacturers and distributors of 
drugs, devices, and other medical products and 
supplies; and 
(F) manufacturers, producers, and dis-
tributors of other supplies critical to national 
security and the COVID–19 pandemic; 
(3) serve as a central point of contact for Fed-
eral and non-Federal entities seeking technical as-
sistance with respect to supply chain issues related 
to the COVID–19 pandemic; 
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(4) provide technical assistance to Federal and 
non-Federal entities seeking technical assistance 
with respect to supply chain issues related to the 
COVID–19 pandemic; and 
(5) develop legislative recommendations to 
strengthen critical supply chains for pandemics, in-
cluding the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall submit a report to Congress on— 
(1) any supply chain issues identified under 
paragraph (1) of subsection (d); 
(2) the national strategy established under such 
subsection; and 
(3) any legislative recommendation developed 
under such subsection. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Office established under this 
section shall terminate on the date that is 18 months after 
the date on which the Public Health Emergency declared 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
section 319 of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
247) as a result of COVID–19 pandemic, and any renewal 
thereof, terminates. 
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