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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6876
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that the contents of
the Strategic National Stockpile remain in good working order and,
as appropriate, conduct maintenance services on contents of the stockpile,
and for other purposes.
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 Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that
the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile remain
in good working order and, as appropriate, conduct
maintenance services on contents of the stockpile, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.
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Section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42
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U.S.C. 247d–6b) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(3)—
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(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘;
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and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and
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(B) by inserting the following new sub-
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paragraph at the end:
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‘‘(K) ensure contents of the stockpile re-
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main in good working order and, as appro-
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priate, conduct maintenance services on con-
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tents of the stockpile; and’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c)(7)(B), by adding at the
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end the following new clause:
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‘‘(ix)
EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE
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SERVICE.—In carrying out this section, the
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Secretary may enter into contracts for the
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procurement of equipment maintenance
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services.’’.
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