[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6877 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6877

  To direct the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to 
  issue a report to Congress regarding all State, local, Tribal, and 
territorial requests for supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile 
              related to COVID-19, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2020

  Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to 
  issue a report to Congress regarding all State, local, Tribal, and 
territorial requests for supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile 
              related to COVID-19, 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. STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE ACTION REPORTING.

    (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response (in this section referred to as the ``Assistant Secretary''), 
in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, shall--
            (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, issue a report to the Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding 
        all State, local, Tribal, and territorial requests for supplies 
        from the Strategic National Stockpile related to COVID-19; and
            (2) not less than every 30 days thereafter through the end 
        of the emergency period (as such term is defined in section 
        1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-
        5(g)(1)(B))), submit to such committees an updated version of 
        such report.
    (b) Reporting Period.--
            (1) Initial report.--The initial report under subsection 
        (a) shall address all requests described in such subsection 
        made during the period--
                    (A) beginning on January 31, 2020; and
                    (B) ending on the date that is 30 days before the 
                date of submission of the report.
            (2) Updates.--Each update to the report under subsection 
        (a) shall address all requests described in such subsection 
        made during the period--
                    (A) beginning at the end of the previous reporting 
                period under this section; and
                    (B) ending on the date that is 30 days before the 
                date of submission of the updated report.
    (c) Contents of Report.--The report under subsection (a) (and 
updates thereto) shall include--
            (1) the details of each request described in such 
        subsection, including--
                    (A) the specific medical countermeasures, devices, 
                personal protective equipment, and other materials 
                requested; and
                    (B) the amount of such materials requested; and
            (2) the outcomes of each request described in subsection 
        (a), including--
                    (A) whether the request was wholly fulfilled, 
                partially fulfilled, or denied;
                    (B) if the request was wholly or partially 
                fulfilled, the fulfillment amount; and
                    (C) if the request was partially fulfilled or 
                denied, a rationale for such outcome.
                                 <all>