[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1980 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1980

  To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical stockpile 
pilot program administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
          Preparedness and Response through fiscal year 2030.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2025

Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Ms. 
 Houlahan, and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical stockpile 
pilot program administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
          Preparedness and Response through fiscal year 2030.

    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 ``State Strategic Stockpile Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STATE MEDICAL 
              STOCKPILES.

    (a) In General.--Section 319F-2(i) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and 2024'' and 
                inserting ``through 2025''; and
                    (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``2025'' and 
                inserting ``2026'';
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as 
                subparagraph (I);
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the 
                following:
                    ``(H) facilitate the sharing of best practices 
                among States within a consortia of States in receipt of 
                funding related to establishing and maintaining a 
                stockpile of medical products; and''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``State efforts'' and inserting ``State or 
                regional efforts'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Coordination.--An entity in receipt of an award under 
        paragraph (1), in carrying out the activities under this 
        subsection, shall coordinate with appropriate health care 
        entities, health officials, and emergency management officials 
        within the jurisdiction of such State or States.''; and
            (5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``fiscal years 2023 and 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
        2026 through 2030''.
    (b) GAO Report.--Section 2409(b) of the PREVENT Pandemics Act 
(Public Law 117-328) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the impact of any regional stockpiling approaches 
        carried out under subsection (i)(1) of section 319F-2 of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b).''.
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