fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.); 
(2) identify private sector capacity to produce 
such equipment; and 
(3) exercise the authorities provided by the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 to the extent nec-
essary— 
(A) to mitigate, where possible, the de-
pendency of the United States on overseas 
sources of supply of each such materials during 
the global shortage; and 
(B) to ensure the immediate adequacy of 
productive capacity and supply of ventilators, 
N–95 masks and other essential personal pro-
tective equipment, therapeutics, and tests and 
testing supplies needed to address the COVID- 
19 crisis based on an assessment of needs. 
(b) REPORTS.—Beginning on the date of the declara-
tion of a national pandemic or the declaration of a public 
health emergency and ending on the date that is 7 days 
after the termination of such pandemic or emergency, the 
head of the agency coordinating the National response to 
the pandemic or emergency, shall submit to Congress 
weekly reports on— 
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(1) the status of the production of equipment, 
ventilators, medical protective gear, therapeutics, 
and tests and testing supplies; 
(2) available resources; and 
(3) the plan for the distribution of equipment, 
ventilators, medical protective gear, therapeutics, 
and tests and testing supplies. 
(c) TERMINATION.—This section, and authorities 
carried out pursuant to this section, shall terminate on 
the date on which the national emergency declared under 
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, terminates. 
SEC. 4. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SYSTEM TO ACCESS 
COVERED ITEMS DURING A COVERED EMER-
GENCY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency shall— 
(1) establish and maintain a online system, or 
expand access to an existing system, through which 
States and local governments affected by a covered 
emergency may submit requests for covered items; 
and 
(2) establish procedures for fulfilling such re-
quests. 
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(b) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, shall transfer such amounts as de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, to be derived 
from the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available to the Disaster Relief Fund, to 
reimburse costs that the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security were incurred to carry 
out this section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered emergency’’ means— 
(A) a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act; or 
(B) an emergency or disaster declared by 
a Governor of a State or the head of a unit of 
local government. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered item’’ means a good or 
service determined by the Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency to be essential to respond to a cov-
ered emergency. 
(3) The term ‘‘unit of local government’’ means 
a county, municipality, town, township, village, par-
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ish, borough, Tribe, or other unit of general govern-
ment. 
SEC. 5. COVID–19 JOINT ACQUISITION TASK FORCE. 
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall designate the Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency as the head of the COVID–19 Joint Ac-
quisition Task Force (established on March 25, 2020). 
SEC. 6. REPORTS. 
(a) MASS PRODUCTION OF COVID–19 VACCINE.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the needs of 
the domestic manufacturing base for the mass production 
of a COVID–19 vaccine, including the raw materials need-
ed and an identification of specific entities that could sup-
port such mass production. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each quarter, the Director 
of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to 
Congress— 
(A) an assessment of the identified needs, 
personnel requirements, funding requirements, 
and timelines and milestones of operations for 
the response and recovery efforts of the Defense 
Logistics Agency and the COVID–19 Joint Ac-
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quisition Task Force during the COVID–19 
pandemic; and 
(B) a description of any challenges faced 
in carrying out such efforts and recommenda-
tions to resolve such challenges. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The requirement under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate at the end of the first 
quarter that begins after the national emergency de-
clared under the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), relating to the COVID–19 out-
break, terminates. 
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