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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1980 
To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical stockpile pilot 
program administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Pre-
paredness and Response through fiscal year 2030. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. 
HOULAHAN, and Mr. MACKENZIE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical 
stockpile pilot program administered by the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 
through fiscal year 2030. 
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 ‘‘State Strategic Stock-
pile Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO SUP-
PORT STATE MEDICAL STOCKPILES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319F–2(i) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2025’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as 
subparagraph (I); 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 
the following: 
‘‘(H) facilitate the sharing of best practices 
among States within a consortia of States in re-
ceipt of funding related to establishing and 
maintaining a stockpile of medical products; 
and’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (I), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘State efforts’’ and inserting 
‘‘State or regional efforts’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; 
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION.—An entity in receipt of 
an award under paragraph (1), in carrying out the 
activities under this subsection, shall coordinate with 
appropriate health care entities, health officials, and 
emergency management officials within the jurisdic-
tion of such State or States.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2023 and 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2026 through 2030’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Section 2409(b) of the PRE-
VENT Pandemics Act (Public Law 117–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the impact of any regional stockpiling ap-
proaches carried out under subsection (i)(1) of sec-
tion 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d–6b).’’. 
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