42 U.S.C. § 256c — Bulk purchases of vaccines for certain programs
submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 102-531 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 241 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must negotiate vaccine purchase agreements with manufacturers for certain immunization programs. Prices in these deals should roughly match prices in similar CDC grantee agreements. The Secretary can enter, change, extend, or end these agreements, but states must keep supplying vaccines regardless.
(a) Agreements for purchases
(1) In general: Within 180 days of October 27, 1992, the Secretary* — acting through the CDC Director*, in consultation with the HRSA Administrator* — had to start negotiating with vaccine manufacturers to set up and maintain agreements. Under these agreements, eligible entities (see (2)) could buy vaccines from manufacturers at the agreed prices.
(2) Relevant entities: The eligible entities are those that give vaccinations against vaccine-preventable diseases using help provided under section 254b.
(b) Negotiation of prices
The Secretary must try to make sure the prices in these agreements are comparable to the prices the Secretary already negotiates for grantees under section 247b(j)(1).
(c) Authority of Secretary
The Secretary can decide, at their discretion, whether to enter into these agreements (or decline to), and can modify, extend, or end them.
(d) Rule of construction
This section cannot be read to force any state* to reduce or stop supplying vaccines to the entities described in (a)(2).
Not later than 180 days after October 27, 1992, the Secretary*, acting through the Director* of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Administrator* of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall enter into negotiations with manufacturers of vaccines for the purpose of establishing and maintaining agreements under which entities described in paragraph (2) may purchase vaccines from the manufacturers at the prices specified in the agreements.
The entities referred to in paragraph (1) are entities that provide immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases with assistance provided under section 254b of this title.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that the prices provided for in agreements under such subsection are comparable to the prices provided for in agreements negotiated by the Secretary on behalf of grantees under section 247b(j)(1) of this title.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, in the discretion of the Secretary, may enter into the agreements described in such subsection (and may decline to enter into such agreements), may modify such agreements, may extend such agreements, and may terminate such agreements.
This section may not be construed as requiring any State* to reduce or terminate the supply of vaccines provided by the State to any of the entities described in subsection (a)(2).
Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 340C, formerly § 340B, as added Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 305, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3494; renumbered § 340C, Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(i)(2)(A)(ii), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 213; amended Pub. L. 104–299, § 4(a)(2), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3645.)
- 1944Enacted · Pub. L. 102-531 · 106 Stat. 3494
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-43 · 107 Stat. 213
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-299 · 110 Stat. 3645
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 102-531 on 1944-07-01.
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