HR6897-118

Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate novel pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies to reduce the reliance of the Department on foreign manufacturers for active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 22, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate novel pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies to reduce the reliance of the Department on foreign manufacturers for active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials., 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 HF6684F30140B4B91BE550F30B54673A5: 1. Domestic synthetic biology pharmaceutical manufacturing pilot program This Act may be cited as the Synthetic Biology and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients...

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 require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate novel pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies to reduce the reliance of the Department on foreign manufacturers for active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Trade, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate novel pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies to reduce the reliance of the Department on foreign manufacturers for active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials., 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 22, 2023

Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Gallagher) introduced the following …

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
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"key starting material" §HF6684F30140B4B91BE550F30B54673A5

any material that is— used in the manufacture of an active pharmaceutical ingredient

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