Sec. 2405. Improving supply chain flexibility for the Strategic National Stockpile

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Section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–6b ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (3)(F), by striking as required by the Secretary of Homeland Security and inserting at the discretion of the Secretary, in consultation with, or at the request of, the Secretary of Homeland Security, ; by redesignating paragraphs

(5)and

(6)as paragraphs

(6)and (7), respectively; by inserting after paragraph

(4)the following: For the purposes of maintaining the stockpile under paragraph

(1)and carrying out procedures under paragraph (3), the Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with vendors, which may include manufacturers or distributors of medical products, with respect to medical products intended to be delivered to the ownership of the Federal Government. Each such contract or cooperative agreement shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may specify, including terms and conditions with respect to— procurement, maintenance, storage, and delivery of products, in alignment with inventory management and other applicable best practices, under such contract or cooperative agreement, which may consider, as appropriate, costs of transporting and handling such products; or maintenance of domestic manufacturing capacity and capabilities of such products to ensure additional reserved production capacity and capabilities are available, and that such capacity and capabilities are able to support the rapid manufacture, purchase, storage, and delivery of such products, as required by the Secretary to prepare for, or respond to, an existing or potential public health emergency. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the PREVENT Pandemics Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on any contracts or cooperative agreements entered into under subparagraph

(A)for purposes of establishing and maintaining vendor-managed inventory or reserve manufacturing capacity and capabilities for products intended for the stockpile, including a description of— the amount of each award; the recipient of each award; the product or products covered through each award; and how the Secretary works with each recipient to ensure situational awareness related to the manufacturing capacity for, or inventory of, such products and coordinates the distribution and deployment of such products, as appropriate and applicable. ; and in subparagraph

(A)of paragraph (6), as so redesignated— in clause (viii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in clause (ix), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: with respect to reports issued in 2027 or any subsequent year, an assessment of selected contracts or cooperative agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (5). ; and in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking on an annual basis and inserting not later than March 15 of each year . Section 319F–2(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(f)(1)) is amended by striking $610,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $610,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021, and $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 .

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42 USC 247d–6b
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Sec. 2405

Improving supply chain flexibility for the Strategic National Stockpile

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