[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 179 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 179

  To authorize the appropriation of an additional $10,000,000,000 to 
secure critical materials and supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2021

Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the appropriation of an additional $10,000,000,000 to 
secure critical materials and supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SECURE CRITICAL MATERIALS 
              AND SUPPLIES TO COMBAT COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2021 
$10,000,000,000 to secure critical materials and supplies to combat the 
coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly referred to as ``COVID-19'') 
pandemic, including through efforts to expand domestic capacity to 
manufacture such supplies through the use of authorities available 
under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
    (b) Coordination of Use of Funds.--In obligating and expending 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    (c) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by subsection (a) shall supplement and not supplant other amounts 
authorized to be appropriated to secure critical materials and supplies 
to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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