1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Emergency Production Act . 2. Emergency production of supplies to address COVID–19 pandemic (a) In general Not later than 1 day after the date of the enactment of this section, the President shall— (1) determine under section 101(b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4511(b) ) that— (A) COVID–19 supplies are a scarce and critical material essential to the national defense; and (B) the requirements of the national defense for such COVID–19 supplies cannot be met without exercising the authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.); (2) identify private sector capacity to produce such COVID–19 supplies; and (3) exercise the authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) to the extent necessary— (A) to require emergency production of the supplies needed to respond to the COVID–19 pandemic; and (B) to establish a fair and reasonable price for the sale of COVID–19 supplies produced pursuant to subparagraph (A). (b) Coordination The President shall coordinate and direct the distribution of COVID–19 supplies produced under subsection (a)(3)(A) based on— (1) requests submitted to the President by the Governors of the States