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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Strengthening Supply Chains for Servicemembers and Security Act to address the national security risk posed by the United States’ reliance on foreign entities for pharmaceuticals. The legislation follows a September 2021 report from the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) that confirmed the DoD is over-reliant on foreign made pharmaceuticals without sufficient strategies to address domestic supply chain dysfunction. The Senators successfully secured language in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to require an industrial capacity vulnerability study of the DoD’s dependence on foreign-made pharmaceuticals.
“The report from the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General only confirms what was made glaringly obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic: the United States remains dangerously reliant on foreign nations for its pharmaceuticals,” Rubio said. “It is unacceptable that we do not currently have a plan in place to address these supply chain issues. I’m proud to introduce this legislation to ensure that the DoD is able to reduce its reliance on nations like China for its critical pharmaceutical needs.”
“The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the vulnerability of our nation’s supply chains, including of pharmaceutical products,” Warren said. “This poses a risk not only to public health but to our national security. I’m glad to lead this bill with Senator Rubio to ensure DoD takes steps to reduce its reliance on pharmaceuticals manufactured abroad and to strengthen its supply chains,” said Senator Warren.
The Strengthening Supply Chains for Servicemembers and Security Act would codify the six recommendations included in the DoD OIG report to address supply chain weaknesses:
Recommendation that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment:
Recommendation that the Director of the Defense Health Agency:
Recommendation that the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency modify DLA Instructions 5025.03 and 3110.01 to: