Sec. 5. Limitation on waiver authority under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979
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Section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2511 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The authority of the President under subsection
(a)to waive the application of any law, regulation, procedure, or practice regarding Government procurement does not authorize the waiver of any preferences for goods that are essential medicines, medical countermeasures, or critical inputs. In this subsection, the terms essential medicines , medical countermeasures , and critical inputs — have the meanings given such terms in section 3(c) of the Safe Medicine Act ; and include the 227 essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs published on October 30, 2020, by the Food and Drug Administration in accordance with Executive Order 13944. .
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