HR6802-118

Introduced

To improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products with vulnerable supply chains and ensure that reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions in the event of drug shortages or public health emergencies.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 14, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products with vulnerable supply chains and ensure that reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions in the event of drug shortages or public health emergencies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Trade, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7F9D109FE71D49099D556AAC6724DD03: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rolling Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Drug Reserve Act or the RAPID Reserve Act.
  • Section HF7F2C79CDBB649B9BC171B19D03D0175: 2. Rolling active pharmaceutical ingredient and drug reserve The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall...
  • Section H21EA378924B04953856BE660B23370DA: 3. GAO report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— examine, such as through a...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products with vulnerable supply chains and ensure that reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions in the event of drug shortages or public health emergencies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Trade, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products with vulnerable supply chains and ensure that reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions in the event of drug shortages or public health emergencies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Trade Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 14, 2023

Ms. Craig (for herself, Mr. Van Drew, and Ms. Spanberger) …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Trade Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"eligible entity" §HF7F2C79CDBB649B9BC171B19D03D0175

a person that— is the holder of an approved application under subsection (j) of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or subsection (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for an eligible drug

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