Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7548
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-07-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business expenses

Buy American requirements

Congressional oversight

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Health technology, devices, supplies

Income tax credits

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Manufacturing

Public contracts and procurement

Strategic materials and reserves

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a pandemic preparation tax credit and a requirement to maintain in the Strategic National Stockpile a specified amount of personal protective equipment (PPE).</p> <p>The pandemic preparation tax credit is an amount equal to 20% of the qualified expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer for purposes of producing PPE that qualifies for addition to the Strategic National Stockpile.</p> <p>The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall ensure that the stockpile includes an amount of PPE sufficient to meet the health security needs of the United States for one year during a pandemic or other emergency.</p> <p>The bill requires that at least 25% of the PPE in the stockpile be produced domestically, with exceptions. If the OMB determines that the requirement is not satisfied, it shall (1) notify specified congressional committees on a quarterly basis, and (2) post each notification on a General Services Administration website.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7548 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2020 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 41, United States Code, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to ensure availability of personal protective equipment during pandemics and other public health emergencies through stockpile requirements and domestic manufacturing incentives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020 . 2. Requirement to maintain sufficient personal protective equipment stockpile and domestic supply chains for national security purposes (a) In general Chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 8302 the following: 8302A. Personal protective equipment stockpile and domestic supply chains (a) Domestic content requirement (1) In general To ensure strategic domestic supply chain capabilities for national security purposes, not less than 25 percent of the amount of personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile shall be comprised of personal protective equipment that is produced in the United States. (2) Requirement to procure items produced in the United States If the requirement under paragraph (1) is not satisfied, until such requirement is satisfied no Federal funds may be used to procure an item that is personal protective equipment for the Strategic National Stockpile unless that item is produced in the United States. (3) Director The Director shall work with the Secretary to ensure that the requirement under paragraph (1) is satisfied. (4) Exception Paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to the procurement of an item that is personal protective equipment if the Secretary and the Director determine jointly that— (A) applying such paragraph would be inconsistent with the public interest or national security interest; (B) such item is not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; (C) applying paragraph (2)— (i) with respect to a contract, cooperative agreement, or transaction to be entered into on or before the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020 , will increase the cost of such contract, cooperative agreement, or transaction by more than 50 percent; and (ii) with respect to a contract, cooperative agreement, or transaction to be entered into after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020 , will increase the cost of such contract, cooperative agreement, or transaction by more than 25 percent; or (D) such item is, or includes, materials determined to be nonavailable in accordance with section 25.104 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (5) Notification of noncompliance required If the Director determines that the requirement in paragraph (1) is not satisfied, the Director shall— (A) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives quarterly— (i) a notification stating that such requirement has not been satisfied; and (ii) a report on— (I) the personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile; (II) any contract entered into in the prior quarter for the procurement of personal protective equipment not produced in the United States, including the exception under subsection (a)(4) applied with respect to such contract; and (III) any actions taken by the Director to ensure that the requirement under paragraph (1) is satisfied; and (B) post on the internet website maintained by the General Services Administration at beta.SAM.gov (or any successor site) each notification required by subparagraph (A)(i). (b) Sufficiency of Strategic National Stockpile The Director shall ensure that the Strategic National Stockpile includes an amount of personal protective equipment sufficient to meet the health security needs of the United States for 1 year during a pandemic or other emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ), including any renewal thereof. (c) Application This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements. (d) Definition In this section— (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (2) Personal protective equipment The term personal protective equipment means an item designed to protect the wearer or user from the spread of infection or illness, including a facemask, face covering, face shield, gown, coverall, glove, goggle, respirator, protective eyewear, biohazard container, shoe cover, hood, helmet, sleeve, scrub suit, surgical drape, human remains bag, towel, disinfecting wipe, triage tent, medical tent, or hand sanitizer. (3) Produced in the United States The term produced in the United States means, with respect to an item— (A) the item that is manufactured or assembled in the United States; and (B) the total value of the parts or components contained in the item that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, manufactured, or assembled in the United States does not exceed 25 percent of the total purchase price of the item. (4) Strategic National Stockpile The term Strategic National Stockpile means the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–6b ). (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the private distribution, purchase, or sale of personal protective equipment from sources other than the Strategic National Stockpile. . (b) Effective date This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on the date that is six months after the date on which this section is enacted. (c) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item related to section 8302 the following new item: 8302A. Personal protective equipment stockpile and domestic supply chains. . 3. Pandemic preparation tax credit (a) In general Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 45U. Pandemic preparation tax credit (a) Allowance of credit For purposes of section 38, the pandemic preparation tax credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year for purposes of producing personal protective equipment (including a component, part, or raw material of such personal protective equipment) that qualifies for addition to the Strategic National Stockpile under section 8032A(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code. (b) Denial of double benefit No deduction or credit shall be allowed under any other provision of this chapter with respect to the amount of the credit determined under this section. . (b) Credit made part of general business credit Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (32), striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting , plus , and adding at the end the following new paragraph: (34) the pandemic preparation credit determined under section 45U. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 45U. Pandemic preparation tax credit. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.