S.Amdt. 2020

SA 2020. Mr. BOOKER 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 end of subtitle A of title II of division C, insert
the following:

SEC. 3219L. FRAMEWORK FOR DISTRIBUTION OF COVID-19 VACCINES
AROUND THE WORLD.

(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until the
date that is one year after such date of enactment, the
COVID-19 Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and
to the Committee Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives a report on the framework for
the distribution around the world of COVID-19 vaccines
produced in the United States.
(b) Content.--The reports submitted under subsection (a)
shall include updates, as appropriate, on the following:
(1) The number of vaccines procured by the United States
and distributed through COVAX or through other bilateral or
multilateral agreements.
(2) The number of vaccines procured by the United States
that the Federal Government has allocated for potential
future distribution through COVAX or through other bilateral
or multilateral agreements.
(3) A framework for how countries will be prioritized for
the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines provided directly by the
Federal Government.
(4) A review of deployments of health and diplomatic
personnel overseas engaged in COVID-19 response efforts.
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