Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-8479House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 1, 2020

Summary

Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program with private entities to test the effectiveness of acquiring, maintaining, managing, and distributing a stockpile of generic drugs at risk of shortage. Specifically, HHS must enter into contracts of up to three years for entities to create a six-month stockpile of up to 50 types of such drugs. The bill establishes various program requirements, including annual evaluations by the Government Accountability Office.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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