3.0.0 2870 2023-01-11T13:48:33Z 2023-01-11T13:48:33Z House HR 2021-04-28 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 2870.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2127]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-04-29T17:51:44Z Referred to 2021-04-28T22:03:10Z 2021-04-29 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 N B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2021-04-28 True Health Business records Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Strategic materials and reserves Health 00 2021-04-28 Introduced in House 2021-07-27T00:14:40Z Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program with private entities to test the effectiveness of acquiring, maintaining, managing, and distributing a stockpile of generic drugs at risk of shortage.

Specifically, HHS must enter into contracts of up to three years for entities to create a six-month stockpile of up to 50 types of such drugs.

The bill establishes various program requirements, including annual evaluations by the Government Accountability Office.

]]> Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2021 Display Title Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for stockpiles to ensure that all Americans have access to generic drugs at risk of shortage, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2870ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2870ih.xml 2021-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.