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Strengthening our Health Security Through Resilient Medical Supply Chains Annual Review Act of 2020
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H. R. 8059 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8059


To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on the security and resilience of the United States medical supply chains, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 14, 2020

Mr. Trone (for himself and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on the security and resilience of the United States medical supply chains, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening our Health Security Through Resilient Medical Supply Chains Annual Review Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Report on security and resilience of the United States medical supply chains.

(a) In general.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate a report on the security and resilience of the United States medical supply chains. Such a report shall contain a classified annex. The Secretary shall make publicly available (including by publication on the website of the Department of Homeland Security) the unclassified portion of the report.

(b) Contents.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall—

(1) review the United States supply chains for medical devices, supplies, and drugs and the vulnerability of such supply chains to a global disruption, such as an instance of bioterrorism, a natural disaster, or a public health emergency;

(2) assess the dependence of the United States on any medical devices, equipment, supplies, countermeasures, vaccines, and drugs produced or sourced outside the United States; and

(3) identify the actions the Federal government has taken during the year covered by the report—

(A) to promote the security and resilience of the United States medical supply chain;

(B) to improve medical supply chain redundancy;

(C) to encourage the domestic production of medical devices, equipment, supplies, countermeasures, vaccines, and drugs; and

(D) to develop contingency plans for potential global disruptions; and

(4) provide recommendations to agencies of the Federal Government, States, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and the private sector on ways to strengthen the security and resilience of the United States medical supply chain.

(c) Consultation.—In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security—

(1) shall consult with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies; and

(2) may consult with public health experts, health security experts, supply chain experts, and other individuals with relevant experience.