SAVE Act of 2020
United States116th CongressHR-6399House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Mar 26, 2020
Summary
Official Summary
Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act of 2020 or the SAVE Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the President to make payments to manufacturers to increase supply-chain security if doing so is important to the national defense. The President must submit a strategy to Congress that includes, among other elements (1) a plan to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical articles essential to the national defense; and (2) plans to diversify, and address vulnerabilities in, supply chains for essential medical articles.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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