S5638-118

Introduced

To secure the supply of drugs in the United States, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 19, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To secure the supply of drugs in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Defense and Enhancement Act.
  • Section id979F46FE771A4C52AE3AE9CFFDB9EAB0: 2. Listing of critical drugs Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs...
  • Section id23AA183232D442E78A25EF1955273CAB: 3. Boosting domestic drug and active ingredient manufacturing capacity The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and...
  • Section id35e646c9393045238bfe0bc4c6444d32: 4. Supply chain transparency Each domestic manufacturer of a drug that supplies such drug to the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the...
  • Section ide4fdcd9762da4bd7a5a90fc489787677: 5. Oversight of foreign pharmaceutical investment Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Federal Trade...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To secure the supply of drugs in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, To secure the supply of drugs in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 19, 2024

Ms. Warren (for herself and Ms. Smith) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

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

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"starting material" §id64F9BF7E6F3A4E309115BF0DCB28D2A6

a raw material, intermediate, or a drug substance that is used in the production of a drug substance and that is incorporated as a significant structural fragment into the structure of the drug substance

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