119th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical stockpile pilot program administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response through fiscal year 2030.
March 10, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Ms. Houlahan, and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical stockpile pilot program administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response through fiscal year 2030.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. Reauthorization of pilot program to support State medical stockpiles.
(a) In general.—Section 319F–2(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(i)) is amended—
(A) in subclause (I), by striking “and 2024” and inserting “through 2025”; and
(B) in subclause (II), by striking “2025” and inserting “2026”;
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
“(H) facilitate the sharing of best practices among States within a consortia of States in receipt of funding related to establishing and maintaining a stockpile of medical products; and”; and
(D) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking “State efforts” and inserting “State or regional efforts”;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
“(5) COORDINATION.—An entity in receipt of an award under paragraph (1), in carrying out the activities under this subsection, shall coordinate with appropriate health care entities, health officials, and emergency management officials within the jurisdiction of such State or States.”; and
(5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking “fiscal years 2023 and 2024” and inserting “fiscal years 2026 through 2030”.
(b) GAO report.—Section 2409(b) of the PREVENT Pandemics Act (Public Law 117–328) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) the impact of any regional stockpiling approaches carried out under subsection (i)(1) of section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b).”.