To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile remain in good working order and, as appropriate, conduct maintenance services on contents of the stockpile, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6876
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2020-05-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health technology, devices, supplies

Public contracts and procurement

Strategic materials and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the contents of the National Strategic Stockpile remain in working order. HHS may enter into equipment maintenance service contracts to carry out this requirement. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6876 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2020 Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Van Drew ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile remain in good working order and, as appropriate, conduct maintenance services on contents of the stockpile, and for other purposes.

1. Equipment maintenance Section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–6b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by inserting the following new subparagraph at the end: (K) ensure contents of the stockpile remain in good working order and, as appropriate, conduct maintenance services on contents of the stockpile; and ; and (2) in subsection (c)(7)(B), by adding at the end the following new clause: (ix) Equipment maintenance service In carrying out this section, the Secretary may enter into contracts for the procurement of equipment maintenance services. .