S.Amdt. 1935

SA 1935. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 7__. STUDY ON HEALTH READINESS CONTRACTS OF DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE TO ASSESS RELIANCE ON FOREIGN
SOURCES OF ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS,
DRUGS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES.

(a) Study on Health Readiness Contracts.--Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives the results of a study on contracts entered
into by the Director relating to health readiness of the
Armed Forces to assess--
(1) the reliance by the Department of Defense on foreign
sources of active pharmaceutical ingredients, drugs, and
medical devices; and
(2) the redundancy planning of the Department to mitigate
shortages of drugs and medical devices.
(b) Definitions.-- In this section:
(1) Drug.--The term ``drug'' has the meaning given that
term in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the
meaning given the term ``device'' in such section 201.
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