personal protective equipment to individuals working 
in health care settings. 
(d) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this 
section, the Administrator shall consult with health care 
providers and labor organizations representing health pro-
fessionals and other individuals working in health care set-
tings. 
SEC. 5. USE OF AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act— 
(1) the President shall make use of any and all 
available authorities at the disposal of the Federal 
Government to procure, domestically manufacture, 
support the domestic manufacturing of face masks, 
and distribute face masks, surgical masks, and N– 
95 respirator masks, including emergency authori-
ties, such as the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.), the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and 
(2) the Administrator shall make use of au-
thorities delegated to the Administrator under title 
I and title III of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) to increase domestic 
production of masks. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT.—Any face masks, surgical 
masks, and N–95 respirator masks procured or manufac-
tured for purposes of carrying out this Act shall be pur-
chased in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 
guidance on fair and reasonable pricing. 
(c) EXCESS
MASKS.—Any face masks, surgical 
masks, and N–95 respirator masks in the possession of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the De-
partment of Health and Human Services for purposes of 
carrying out this Act that have not been distributed as 
of the date described in section 6(d) shall be added to the 
strategic national stockpile. 
SEC. 6. APPROPRIATION; LIMITATIONS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, out of 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$5,000,000,000, to remain available until the date de-
scribed in subsection (d), to the Administrator to carry 
out this Act, provided that the Administrator uses such 
amounts as are necessary to reimburse the United States 
Postal Service for the delivery of masks under this Act. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No funds made available under 
this section shall be provided to— 
(1) any person who is a Federal elected official 
or serving in a Senior Executive Service position; or 
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(2) any entity that is controlled in whole or in 
part by a Federal elected official or serving in a 
Senior Executive Service position. 
(c) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided under 
this section are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay- 
As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, 
this section is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 
71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2018. 
(d) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in this 
subsection is the date on which no new cases of COVID– 
19 are reported in the United States for a period of not 
less than 14 consecutive days. 
SEC. 7. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes 
monthly, measurable targets, to, as soon as practicable— 
(1) eliminate all shortages of face masks, sur-
gical masks, and N–95 respirator masks; 
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(2) increase domestic production of high-quality 
masks to the greatest extent possible; 
(3) provide the greatest number possible of 
masks manufactured in the United States; 
(4) distribute masks to the general public and 
the health care workforce in accordance with this 
Act; and 
(5) fulfill all other requirements of this Act. 
(b) WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS.—Beginning 7 
days after the date of on which the strategic plan is sub-
mitted under subsection (a), and every 7 days thereafter 
until the requirements of this Act are met, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a detailed report on the 
activities undertaken to fulfill the requirements of this Act 
and a timeline for when such requirements will be fulfilled, 
which shall include— 
(1) information on— 
(A) the use of funds under this Act, pro-
vided in an itemized list; 
(B) the current and projected supply of 
face masks, surgical masks, and N–95 res-
pirator masks; 
(C) the sources of face masks, surgical 
masks, and N–95 respirator masks; 
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(D) the distribution of face masks, surgical 
masks, and N–95 respirator masks, by State, 
geographic area, and need; and 
(E) the prices paid by the Federal Govern-
ment and to which suppliers such amounts were 
paid; and 
(2) any other information requested by Con-
gress. 
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct 
monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disburse-
ment, and use of funds made available under this 
Act. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date described in section 6(d), the Inspector General 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall con-
duct an audit of the program established under this 
Act and submit to Congress a report on the findings 
of such audit. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
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(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response of the Department of 
Health and Human Services. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(5) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITION.— 
The term ‘‘Senior Executive Service position’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 3132(a) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) any State of the United States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(I) the Republic of Palau; 
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(J) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(K) each Indian Tribe. 
(7) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’ means— 
(A) each of the several States of the 
United States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(I) the Republic of Palau; 
(J) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(K) each Indian Tribe. 
Æ 
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