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Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020

2/9/2022, 3:11 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3514

Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deploy drugs, vaccines, biological products, medical devices, and other supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile directly to health programs or facilities operated by the Indian Health Service (IHS), tribes, or tribal organizations. Such supplies from the stockpile are used to respond to public health emergencies.

Specifically, if HHS distributes pandemic or epidemic products (e.g., drugs or medical devices) to states or other entities, HHS must also deploy such products directly to health programs or facilities operated by IHS or other tribal entities.

HHS must coordinate with states, programs, and facilities to ensure supplies and products are distributed to such tribal entities.

Current Status of Bill S 3514

Bill S 3514 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 17, 2020. Bill S 3514 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on March 17, 2020.  Bill S 3514's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of March 17, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3514

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3514

Primary Policy Focus

Native Americans

Potential Impact Areas

- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Federal-Indian relations
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Minority health
- Strategic materials and reserves

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3514

Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020
Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020
A bill to ensure that facilities of the Indian Health Service, facilities operated by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or inter-tribal consortium, and facilities operated by an urban Indian organization receive items from the strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products directly from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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