by the Associate Administrator to be essential to the pandemic response to ensure the agency’s readiness to procure, distribute, and track critical nonpharmaceutical materials during a public health emergency. . 5. Planning to meet critical supply needs (a) In general The Associate Administrator of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness and Response, shall develop a companion strategy to accompany the National Health Security Strategy under section 2802 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–1 ) in order to ensure the availability of critical nonpharmaceutical supplies and the ability to distribute such supplies during a public health emergency that triggers the protocols under section 3 of this Act. (b) Contents The companion strategy under subsection (a) shall— (1) include an assessment of critical nonpharmaceutical materials, particularly personal protective equipment and other ancillary medical supplies, needed during a pandemic