Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1974
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 8, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 8, 2021
Latest Action
Jun 8, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1974
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New Hampshire
Republican
Louisiana
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2021

This bill makes changes to the administration and management of the Strategic National Stockpile.

Among these changes, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the contents of the stockpile remain in working order. HHS may enter into maintenance service contracts to carry out this requirement.

Furthermore, as part of its management of the stockpile, HHS must establish and maintain domestic reserves of certain supplies, including by entering into cooperative agreements or partnerships to access facilities and equipment to produce these supplies. The authority for such agreements and partnerships terminates on September 30, 2024.

Additionally, the bill temporarily authorizes HHS to award grants to states for maintaining stockpiles of certain equipment and supplies for use during public health emergencies.

HHS must also develop transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies from the stockpile that address, for example, the prioritization of requests. Additionally, during the COVID-19 emergency, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response must report monthly on requests for supplies from states, tribes, and other jurisdictions. These reports must include the rationale for any partially fulfilled or denied requests.

Lastly, the Government Accountability Office must study the feasibility of establishing user fees to offset costs for procuring single-source materials for, and distributing such materials from, the stockpile.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/08/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/08/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 30, 2022 9:30:57 PM