Buy American Medical Supply Chain Act of 2020

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HR 6879

Introduced

May 14, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period ...

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Buy American requirements Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Health technology, devices, supplies Manufacturing Public contracts and procurement Strategic materials and reserves

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Buy American Medical Supply Chain Act of 2020

This bill applies more stringent origination requirements (i.e., Buy American requirements) on commercially available off-the-shelf items procured for the Strategic National Stockpile. It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program to support domestic production capacity for items in the stockpile.

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May 14, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
May 14, 2020

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