This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to identify and replace medical syringes used by the military that have safety concerns flagged by the Food and Drug Administration. Within 180 days of the bill's enactment, the Department of Defense must develop a plan to review all syringes currently in military stockpiles and those being purchased, looking for any products that have been subject to FDA import alerts or safety communications issued in the past five years. The legislation requires the military to replace problematic syringes with alternatives produced domestically or by U.S. allies and to stop acquiring any syringes with FDA safety concerns. The Department must also establish an ongoing process to monitor FDA alerts and safety communications and adjust its syringe purchases accordingly. Finally, the Secretary of Defense must submit a report to Congress detailing how many affected syringes are in military inventory, which ones are being acquired, their manufacturers and countries of origin, and how the tracking and replacement process will work.
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