I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6531 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of the Strategic 
National Stockpile to enhance medical supply chain elasticity and estab-
lish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2020 
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 med-
ical supply chain elasticity and establish and maintain 
domestic reserves of critical medical supplies, 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 ‘‘Medical Supplies for 
Pandemics Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY MANUFACTURING 
PILOT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319F–2(a)(3) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(K) enhance medical supply chain elas-
ticity and establish and maintain domestic re-
serves of critical medical supplies (including 
personal protective equipment, ancillary medical 
supplies, and other applicable supplies required 
for the administration of drugs, vaccines and 
other biological products, medical devices, and 
diagnostic tests) by— 
‘‘(i) creating incentives for manufac-
turers of medical supplies— 
‘‘(I) to increase emergency stock 
of critical medical supplies; and 
‘‘(II) to geographically diversify 
production of such supplies; 
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‘‘(ii) purchasing, leasing, or entering 
into joint ventures with respect to, facili-
ties and equipment for the production of 
medical supplies; and 
‘‘(iii) working with distributors of 
medical supplies to manage the domestic 
reserves established under this subpara-
graph by refreshing and replenishing stock 
of critical medical supplies.’’. 
(b) REPORTING; SUNSET.—Section 319F–2(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(f)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) REPORTING.—Not later than September 
30, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 
on the details of each purchase, lease, or joint ven-
ture entered into under paragraph (3)(K), including 
the amount expended by the Secretary on each such 
purchase, lease, or joint venture. 
‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The authority to make pur-
chases, leases, or joint ventures pursuant to para-
graph (3)(K) shall cease to be effective on Sep-
tember 30, 2023.’’. 
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(c) FUNDING.—Section 319F–2(f) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(f)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SUPPLY CHAIN ELASTICITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of 
carrying out subsection (a)(3)(K), there is au-
thorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023, to re-
main available until expended. 
‘‘(B) RELATION
TO
OTHER
AMOUNTS.— 
The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
subparagraph (A) for the purpose of carrying 
out subsection (a)(3)(K) is in addition to any 
other amounts available for such purpose.’’. 
Æ 
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