To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of certain medical materials essential to national defense, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7777 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7777 To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of certain medical materials essential to national defense, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2026 Ms. Salazar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of certain medical materials essential to national defense, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Medical Supply Chains Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SECURING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL MATERIALS. (a) Statement of Policy.--Section 2(b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4502) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) authorities under this Act should be used when appropriate to ensure the availability of medical materials essential to national defense, including through measures designed to secure the drug supply chain, and taking into consideration the importance of United States competitiveness, scientific leadership and cooperation, and innovative capacity;''. (b) Strengthening Domestic Capability.--Section 107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4517) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(including medical materials)'' after ``materials''; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``(including medical materials such as drugs (as defined under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Ac