Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, 11 combatant commands, other Federal agencies, and partner and allied nations. (8) DLA has supported the COVID–19 response of the Department of Defense by increasing the production and acquisition of critical items through existing large-scale contracts across multiple supply chains. (9) As a logistics integrator and acquisition and service provider, DLA has the unique capability to manage the supply chain that few other organizations, public or private, can match to assist States, local governments, hospitals, and health care providers around the country with supplies so they are not needlessly competing against one another. (10) Additionally, the COVID–19 Joint Acquisition Task Force ( JATF ), established by the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, plays a critical role in the national response to the COVID–19 pandemic. (11) The JATF’s understanding of reliance on foreign suppliers, often many tiers down in the supply chain, and the impact of that reliance on producing at scale has allowed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to better plan for replenishment of the Strategic National Stockpile. (12) DLA should provide direct support for States during the COVID–19 pandemic and future emergencies. (13) DLA can identify private sector capacity and assess additional needs for rapid mass production a COVID–19 vaccine in advance of approval by the Federal Drug Administration of such vaccine. (14) The Secretary of Defense should be prepared to reconvene the JATF to support future emergencies such as COVID–19. 3. Defense Logistics Agency system to access covered items during a covered emergency (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall— (1) establish and maintain an online system, or expand access to an existing system, through which States and local governments affected by a covered emergency may submit requests for covered items