Congressional Record — Senate, August 10, 2020, Page S5381
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Page S5381 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 10, 2020. It prints amendment text. One part is the Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act, or SAM–C Act, under which the Secretary shall designate 5 institutions of higher education as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, with a purpose of improving the competitiveness of domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing. Another part is the Route 66 Centennial Commission Act, whose findings say 2026 will be the centennial anniversary of Route 66, which connected the Midwest to California. The Commission text has the President appoint members on the recommendation of the Governor of Texas and of New Mexico.
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August 10, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5381
SEC. ll. NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ‘‘(1) assist pharmaceutical manufacturers SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
ADVANCED PHARMACEUTICAL MAN- in retaining or expanding industrial produc- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Route 66
UFACTURING. Centennial Commission Act’’.
tion and jobs in the United States;
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be ‘‘(2) conduct research, development, and SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
cited as the ‘‘Securing America’s Medicine demonstration projects, including proof-of- Congress finds that—
Cabinet Act’’ or the ‘‘SAM–C Act’’. concept development and prototyping, to re- (1) Route 66 was the first all-weather high-
(b) AMENDMENT.—Chapter X of the Federal duce the cost, time, and risk of commer- way in the United States connecting the
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 391 cializing new technologies and improve- Midwest to California, and has played a
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the ments in existing technologies, processes, major role in the history of the United
following: products, and research and development of States;
‘‘SEC. 1015. NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE materials to solve precompetitive industrial (2) Route 66 has become a symbol of the
IN ADVANCED PHARMACEUTICAL
MANUFACTURING.
problems with economic or national security heritage of travel and the legacy of seeking
implications; and a better life shared by the people of the
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall des-
‘‘(3) develop and implement education, United States, and has been enshrined in the
ignate 5 institutions of higher education as
training, and workforce recruitment courses, popular culture of the United States; and
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced
materials, and programs with respect to (3) the year 2026 will be the centennial an-
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, including
pharmaceutical manufacturing. niversary of Route 66, and a commission
continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pro- ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may ter- should be established to study and rec-
gram under this section are to— minate the designation of an entity des- ommend in a report to Congress activities
‘‘(1) improve the competitiveness of domes- ignated under subsection (a) upon a deter- that are fitting and proper to celebrate that
tic pharmaceutical manufacturing and in- mination that the entity no longer meets the anniversary in a manner that appropriately
crease the production of pharmaceutical requirements of subsection (c). honors the Mother Road of the United
goods manufactured predominantly within ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 States.
the United States; year after the date on which the first des- SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
‘‘(2) stimulate United States leadership in ignation is made under subsection (a), and There is established a commission to be
advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing re- annually thereafter, the Secretary shall sub- known as the ‘‘Route 66 Centennial Commis-
search, innovation, and technology; mit a report to Congress on the activities of sion’’ (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Com-
‘‘(3) facilitate the transition of innovative the entities designated under such sub- mission’’).
technologies into scalable, cost-effective, section. SEC. 4. DUTIES.
‘‘(g) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.—In this The Commission shall—
and high-performing manufacturing capabili-
section, the term ‘advanced manufacturing’ (1) study activities that may be carried out
ties;
means pharmaceutical product development by the Federal Government to determine
‘‘(4) accelerate the development of an ad-
and manufacturing that incorporates novel whether the activities are fitting and proper
vanced pharmaceutical manufacturing work-
technology or uses an established technique to honor Route 66 on the occasion of the cen-
force;
or technology in a new or innovative way tennial anniversary of Route 66, including
‘‘(5) facilitate peer exchange of, and the
that can improve pharmaceutical product activities such as—
documentation of, best practices in address-
quality, address shortages of medicines, and (A) the issuance of commemorative coins,
ing advanced manufacturing challenges;
speed time-to-market. medals, certificates of recognition, and post-
‘‘(6) leverage non-Federal sources of sup-
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— age stamps;
port to promote a stable and sustainable
To carry out this section, there are author- (B) ceremonies and celebrations commemo-
business model without the need for long-
ized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for the pe- rating specific events; and
term Federal funding; and
riod of fiscal year 2021 through 2025.’’. (C) the production, publication, and dis-
‘‘(7) create and preserve jobs in the United
States. tribution of books, pamphlets, films, elec-
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for des- SA 2646. Mr. CORNYN submitted an tronic publications, and other educational
ignation under subsection (a) an entity amendment intended to be proposed to materials; and
shall— amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. (2) recommend to Congress—
‘‘(1) be an institution of higher education; MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con- (A) the activities that the Commission
‘‘(2) demonstrate— demn gross human rights violations of considers most fitting and proper to honor
‘‘(A) the physical and technical capacity ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and Route 66 on the occasion described in para-
for research and development of advanced graph (1); and
calling for an end to arbitrary deten- (B) 1 or more entities in the Federal Gov-
pharmaceutical manufacturing;
tion, torture, and harassment of these ernment that the Commission considers
‘‘(B) a record of transferring scientific
knowledge to the marketplace; communities inside and outside China; most appropriate to carry out those activi-
‘‘(C) scalable manufacturing knowledge, which was ordered to lie on the table; ties.
which may be through collaborations of as follows: SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.
other institutions of higher education, bio- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com-
pharmaceutical manufacturers, or other en- lowing: mission shall be composed of 15 members ap-
tities; SEC. lll. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF pointed as follows:
‘‘(D) the ability to train a future workforce BUSINESS EXPENSES. (1) 3 members, each of whom shall be an el-
for research on and implementation of ad- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section igible individual described in subsection (b),
vanced pharmaceutical manufacturing; 1106 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is appointed by the President based on the rec-
‘‘(E) the ability to support Federal agen- amended— ommendation of the Secretary of Transpor-
cies with technical assistance for advanced (1) by striking ‘‘1986, any amount’’ and in- tation.
pharmaceutical technologies, with an em- serting ‘‘1986— (2) 1 member, who shall be an eligible indi-
phasis on creating a secure national pharma- ‘‘(1) any amount’’, vidual described in subsection (b), appointed
ceutical stockpile and the ability to rapidly (2) by striking the period at the end and in- by the President based on the recommenda-
address drug shortages; and serting ‘‘, and’’, and tion of the Governor of Illinois.
‘‘(F) the potential to— (3) by adding at the end the following new (3) 1 member, who shall be an eligible indi-
‘‘(i) improve the competitiveness of domes- paragraph: vidual described in subsection (b), appointed
tic manufacturing; ‘‘(2) no deduction shall be denied or re- by the President based on the recommenda-
‘‘(ii) accelerate non-Federal investment in duced, no tax attribute shall be reduced, and tion of the Governor of Missouri.
advanced manufacturing production capac- no basis increase shall be denied, by reason (4) 1 member, who shall be an eligible indi-
ity in the United States; and of the exclusion from gross income provided vidual described in subsection (b), appointed
‘‘(iii) enable the commercial application of by paragraph (1).’’. by the President based on the recommenda-
new technologies or industry-wide manufac- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments tion of the Governor of Kansas.
turing processes; made by this section shall apply as if in- (5) 1 member, who shall be an eligible indi-
‘‘(3) agree to carry out the activities de- cluded in the enactment of section 1106 of vidual described in subsection (b), appointed
scribed in subsection (d) with the active par- the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). by the President based on the recommenda-
ticipation of representatives from multiple tion of the Governor of Oklahoma.
industrial entities, research universities, SA 2647. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Ms. (6) 1 member, who shall be an eligible indi-
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community colleges, and such other entities DUCKWORTH) proposed an amendment vidual described in subsection (b), appointed
as the Secretary determines appropriate; and by the President based on the recommenda-
to the bill S. 1014, to establish the tion of the Governor of Texas.
‘‘(4) submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such form, and in such man- Route 66 Centennial Commission, and (7) 1 member, who shall be an eligible indi-
ner as the Secretary may require. for other purposes; as follows: vidual described in subsection (b), appointed
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—An entity designated Strike all after the enacting clause and in- by the President based on the recommenda-
under subsection (a) shall— sert the following: tion of the Governor of New Mexico.
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