[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S2798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1548. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division F, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 61__. SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY MANUFACTURING PILOT.

       (a) In General.--Section 319F-2(a)(3) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) enhance domestic medical supply chain elasticity and 
     establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical 
     supplies (including personal protective equipment, ancillary 
     medical supplies, testing supplies, and other applicable 
     supplies required for the administration of drugs, vaccines 
     and other biological products, medical devices, and 
     diagnostic tests) by--
       ``(i) creating incentives for the domestic manufacturing of 
     medical supplies--

       ``(I) to increase emergency stock of critical medical 
     supplies; and
       ``(II) to geographically diversify production of such 
     supplies;

       ``(ii) purchasing, leasing, or entering into joint 
     industrial-based expansion ventures with respect to, 
     facilities and equipment for the production of medical 
     supplies; and
       ``(iii) working with distributors of medical supplies to 
     manage the domestic reserves established under this 
     subparagraph by refreshing and replenishing stock of critical 
     medical supplies.''.
       (b) Reporting; Sunset.--Section 319F-2(a) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(a)), as amended by 
     section 4153(f)(3), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(7) Reporting.--Not later than September 30, 2022, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 
     on the details of each purchase, lease, or joint industrial-
     based expansion venture entered into under paragraph (3)(K), 
     including the amount expended by the Secretary on each such 
     purchase, lease, or joint venture.
       ``(8) Sunset.--The authority to make purchases, leases, or 
     joint ventures pursuant to paragraph (3)(K) shall cease to be 
     effective on September 30, 2024.''.
       (c) Funding.--Section 319F-2(f) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(f)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) Supply chain elasticity.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     subsection (a)(3)(K), there is authorized to be appropriated 
     $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024, to 
     remain available until expended.
       ``(B) Relation to other amounts.--The amount authorized to 
     be appropriated by subparagraph (A) for the purpose of 
     carrying out subsection (a)(3)(K) is in addition to any other 
     amounts available for such purpose.''.
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