SEC. 2. CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO PANDEMIC DISASTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by inserting ‘‘any public 
health emergency (including any pandemic or virus 
threat),’’ after ‘‘drought),’’. 
(b) WHOLE
OF
SOCIETY
REILIENCY.—Section 
2802(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300hh–1(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), (9), 
and (10) as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) WHOLE OF SOCIETY RESILIENCY.—Devel-
oping a capacity for long-term response to a major 
pandemic or other infectious disease outbreak, in-
cluding the manufacture and distribution of critical 
pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical supplies, in-
cluding personal protective equipment, needed to 
slow the spread of a pandemic or other infectious 
disease while preserving essential functions of soci-
ety.’’. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITY.—Title II of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
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ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 205. CAPACITY FOR MATERIALS NEEDED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall develop 
the capacity to coordinate the procurement, distribution, 
and tracking of critical nonpharmaceutical materials needs 
of the United States during a major pandemic or other 
infectious disease outbreak of regional, national, or global 
scale. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF DATA.— 
The Administrator shall develop the capacity to coordinate 
the collection and dissemination of data to track national 
demand for critical nonpharmaceutical materials during a 
major pandemic or other infectious disease outbreak of re-
gional, national, or global scale.’’. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATING PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBU-
TION DURING A PANDEMIC EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, and the Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for Preparedness and Response shall 
jointly develop a protocol under which the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall— 
(1) assume responsibility for coordinating Fed-
eral procurement of critical nonpharmaceutical sup-
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plies during a national public health emergency 
based on the severity and extent of such an emer-
gency; and 
(2) implement the companion strategy devel-
oped under section 5. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In developing the protocol 
under subsection (a), the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, and the Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for Preparedness and Response shall 
consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, the Commanding General of the 
Corps of Engineers, and other heads of Federal agencies 
determined necessary by the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency and the Assistant Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness 
and Response. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The protocol developed under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) specify the categories of personal protective 
equipment and related items to be coordinated by 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in line 
with the strategy for critical materials described in 
section 206 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
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and Emergency Assistance Act, added by this Act; 
and 
(2) consider the scale and severity of an emer-
gency in determining when and how the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall exercise au-
thorities under the protocol, as well as the process 
by which the Assistant Secretary of Health and 
Human Services for Preparedness and Response, in-
cluding the Director of the Strategic National Stock-
pile, shall work in coordination with the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, and the Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for Preparedness and Response shall 
jointly submit to the relevant committees of jurisdiction 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, a report detailing the protocol 
developed under subsection (a), including any minority or 
dissenting views of such officers. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
submission of the report under subsection (d), the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
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shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement 
the protocol developed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. CAPACITY TO MANAGE CRITICAL SUPPLIES. 
Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 206. OFFICE OF PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RE-
SPONSE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish an Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response 
within the Federal Emergency Management Agency to co-
ordinate the procurement, distribution, and tracking of 
the critical nonpharmaceutical materials needs of the 
United States, when necessary, during a public health 
emergency. 
‘‘(b) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The Adminis-
trator shall appoint an Associate Administrator to run the 
Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Office of Pan-
demic Preparedness and Response shall— 
‘‘(i) develop and maintain a data re-
pository that tracks demand for critical 
nonpharmaceutical materials in the event 
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