[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6880 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6880

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to coordinate the development of plans, designs, and guidance relating 
to the production, in accordance with other applicable law, of certain 
   homeland security-critical supplies to address potential national 
           emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2020

  Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
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

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to coordinate the development of plans, designs, and guidance relating 
to the production, in accordance with other applicable law, of certain 
   homeland security-critical supplies to address potential national 
           emergencies and disasters, 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 ``Emergency Medical Manufacturing 
Library Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPING CRISIS CAPABILITIES TO MEET NEEDS FOR HOMELAND 
              SECURITY-CRITICAL SUPPLIES.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall coordinate with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies--
            (1) to identify categories of homeland security-critical 
        supplies that would be needed to address potential national 
        emergencies or disasters, including any such public health 
        emergency, terrorist incident, armed attack, or cyber attack;
            (2) to develop plans, designs, and guidance relating to the 
        production, in accordance with other applicable law, of the 
        categories of homeland security-critical supplies identified 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) to address the respective national 
        emergencies and disasters, including such production by 
        nontraditional manufacturers; and
            (3) based on such final plans, designs, and guidance, to 
        enter into such contingent arrangements with governmental and 
        private entities, in accordance with other applicable law, as 
        may be necessary to expedite the production of homeland 
        security-critical supplies in the event of a national emergency 
        or disaster.
    (b) Process.--In coordinating the development or revision of a 
plan, design, or guidance with respect to any homeland security-
critical supply under this section:
            (1) The Administrator shall give each Federal department or 
        agency with responsibility for regulating the supply an 
        opportunity--
                    (A) to contribute to the development or revision of 
                the plan, design, or guidance; and
                    (B) to approve or disapprove the plan, design, or 
                guidance under regulations appropriate to approving the 
                supply for emergency or disaster use.
            (2) If a Federal department or agency with responsibility 
        for regulating the homeland security-critical supply 
        disapproves of the plan, design, or guidance with respect to 
        the supply, the head of the disapproving department or agency 
        shall provide to the Administrator the rationale for the 
        disapproval.
            (3) The Administrator may--
                    (A) if no Federal department or agency disapproves 
                a plan, design, or guidance as described in paragraphs 
                (1)(B) and (2), finalize the plan, design, or guidance 
                for purposes of subsections (a)(3) and (c); and
                    (B) if a Federal department or agency does 
                disapprove a plan, design, or guidance as described in 
                paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), provide an updated plan, 
                design, or guidance for review and approval or 
                disapproval in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (c) Public Posting.--The Administrator shall publish each final 
plan, design, or guidance that is developed under this section on a 
public website, except that the Administrator may withhold publication 
of, or redact information from the publication of, a plan, design, or 
guidance if--
            (1) publicly posting the information would not be in the 
        interest of homeland security;
            (2) the information is protected from public disclosure by 
        other applicable law; or
            (3) the information is protected from public disclosure by 
        contract.
    (d) Relation to Other Law.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to expand, repeal, limit, or otherwise affect the provisions 
of other applicable law pertaining to the regulation of a homeland 
security-critical supply.
    (e) Biennial Review.--Not less than every two years, in accordance 
with subsections (a) through (e), the Administrator shall coordinate 
the review and, as needed, revision of each plan, design, and guidance 
in effect under this section.
    (f) Definition.--In this section:
            (1) Except as otherwise specified, the term 
        ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency.
            (2) The term ``homeland security-critical supply''--
                    (A) means any supply needed to ensure public safety 
                and welfare during--
                            (i) a national emergency or disaster, 
                        including any such public health emergency, 
                        terrorist incident, armed attack, or cyber 
                        attack; or
                            (ii) any other reasonably foreseeable 
                        contingency of grave consequence to the United 
                        States during which shortages are reasonably 
                        anticipated; and
                    (B) includes a vaccine, a medication, medical 
                equipment, and personal protective equipment.
            (3) The term ``nontraditional manufacturer'' may include 
        (as determined by the Administrator)--
                    (A) a home craftsperson;
                    (B) a distiller;
                    (C) a cosmetic manufacturer;
                    (D) a manufacturing facility primarily designed for 
                an industry other than manufacturing homeland security-
                critical supplies;
                    (E) an institution of higher education;
                    (F) an advanced manufacturing facility;
                    (G) a machine shop; and
                    (H) a research laboratory.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024.
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