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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1264
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE OWLETT
Printer's No. 1342
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 5 through 18; page 2, lines 1
through 30; page 3, lines 1 through 20; by striking out all of
said lines on said pages and inserting
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the COVID-19
Pandemic Reporting, Response and Accountability Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19." The novel coronavirus as identified in the
Governor's proclamation of disaster emergency issued on March 6,
2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).
"COVID-19 vaccine." A vaccine for COVID-19 that has received
an emergency-use authorization from the United States Food and
Drug Administration.
"Personal protective equipment." Gloves, respirators, face
masks, gowns, face shields, clothing or other protective
equipment designed to be worn by individuals to prevent or
contain contact with, or to prevent or control transmission of,
a communicable illness or the pathogens that cause communicable
illness.
Section 3. Administration.
No later than 90 days after the effective date of this
section, the Department of General Services, in consultation
with the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of
Health and the Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency, shall submit a report to the President pro tempore of
the Senate, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority
Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Majority Leader of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
State Government Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and
minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of the
House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of
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the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of
Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the
Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the
House of Representatives. The report shall include:
(1) A report of personal protective equipment and
medical supplies purchased or acquired by the Commonwealth or
its agencies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and
warehoused at the Farm Show Complex. The report under this
paragraph must include the following:
(i) The types of personal protective equipment
acquired.
(ii) The number of items of each type of personal
protective equipment under subparagraph (i).
(iii) The number of items of each type of personal
protective equipment which was distributed prior to the
date of the report.
(iv) The number of items of each type of personal
protective equipment which remains in the possession of
the Commonwealth as of the date of the report.
(v) The amount and source of the money used to
purchase personal protective equipment to address the
COVID-19 pandemic.
(vi) The amount and source of personal protective
equipment donated to, or otherwise acquired by, the
Commonwealth at no cost to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
(vii) The country of origin or manufacture of each
type of personal protective equipment under subparagraph
(i).
(viii) The facilities utilized to store, maintain or
warehouse the Commonwealth's stockpile of personal
protective equipment other than the Farm Show Complex.
(ix) Measures taken to secure and protect the
Commonwealth's stockpile of personal protective
equipment, including, but not limited to, costs
associated with security services and pest control.
(2) A report of the number and types of COVID-19
vaccines administered to residents of this Commonwealth.
(3) A report of the number and types of COVID-19 tests
administered to residents of this Commonwealth.
Section 4. Expiration.
This act shall expire December 31, 2024.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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