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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2020-10-01 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |