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S. 5671

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A bill to reauthorize and improve the pilot program to support State medical stockpiles, to ensure that State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments or officials are consulted by the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced
September 30, 2026
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This bill reauthorizes and expands a federal pilot program that helps states build and maintain their own medical stockpiles for public health emergencies. The legislation extends funding through fiscal year 2031 and allows states to coordinate with each other to share best practices and potentially establish regional stockpiles in addition to state-specific ones. The bill also requires federal officials overseeing the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise to consult with state, local, tribal, and territorial public health departments, rather than doing so only "as appropriate." Additionally, it directs the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of regional stockpiling approaches as part of its oversight activities. The bill affects state and local public health officials, health care providers, and emergency management officials who will be involved in coordinating these stockpiling efforts.

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