S.Amdt. 4262

SA 4262. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. GLOBAL COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AND DELIVERY.

(a) Accelerating Global COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Strategy.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the Chief Executive Officer
of the United States International Development Finance
Corporation, and the heads of other relevant Federal
departments and agencies, as determined by the President,
shall develop a strategy to expand access to, and accelerate
the global distribution of, COVID-19 vaccines to other
countries.
(b) Contents.--The strategy developed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall--
(1) describe how the United States Government will ensure
the efficient delivery and

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administration of COVID-19 vaccines to United States citizens
residing overseas, including through the donation of vaccine
doses to United States embassies, consulates, and
international Department of Defense Outside Contiguous United
States sites, as appropriate; and
(2) give priority for COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to--
(A) countries in which United States citizens are deemed
ineligible or low priority in the national vaccination
deployment plan; and
(B) countries that are not presently distributing a COVID-
19 vaccine that--
(i) has been approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration for emergency use; or
(ii) has met the necessary criteria for safety and efficacy
established by the World Health Organization.
(c) Submission of Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall submit the strategy developed pursuant to subsection
(a) to--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(4) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate;
(5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(7) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
(8) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
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