Sec. 70952. FINDINGS

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## SEC. 70952 FINDINGS Congress makes the following findings: ####

(1)The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of the United States supply chains for, and lack of domestic production of, personal protective equipment (PPE). ####

(2)The United States requires a robust, secure, and wholly domestic PPE supply chain to safeguard public health and national security. ####

(3)Issuing a strategy that provides the government’s anticipated needs over the next three years will enable suppliers to assess what changes, if any, are needed in their manufacturing capacity to meet expected demands. ####

(4)In order to foster a domestic PPE supply chain, United States industry needs a strong and consistent demand signal from the Federal Government providing the necessary certainty to expand production capacity investment in the United States. ####

(5)In order to effectively incentivize investment in the United States and the re-shoring of manufacturing, long-term contracts must be no shorter than three years in duration. ####

(6)To accomplish this aim, the United States should seek to ensure compliance with its international obligations, such as its commitments under the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Government Procurement and its free trade agreements, including by invoking any relevant exceptions to those agreements, especially those related to national security and public health. ####

(7)The United States needs a long-term investment strategy for the domestic production of PPE items critical to the United States national response to a public health crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic.