118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3794 — FLASH Act of 2023

“To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experimental or test purposes, and acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Jun 5, 2023

Last action Jun 22, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 5, 2023

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Referred

Jun 9, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands federal contracting and other authorities to support the development and acquisition of products and supplies that are necessary for national public health and health security. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may use noncompetitive procedures to procure medical countermeasures (e.g., vaccines), chemical materials and reagents, manufacturing supplies, and similar items that are needed to develop products for national public health and health security. Additionally, HHS may acquire, subject to dollar limits and other conditions, innovative commercial products and services by soliciting proposals and selecting proposals through peer review. F...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 4 actions

Jun 22, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Jun 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 5, 2023

Introduced in House

Jun 5, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.