; (ii) an assessment of needs related to COVID–19 vaccines; (iii) an assessment of the manner in which the Defense Production Act of 1950 could be exercised to increase services related to health surveillance to ensure that the appropriate level of contact tracing related to detected infections is available throughout the United States to prevent future outbreaks of COVID–19 infections; and (iv) an assessment of any additional services needed to address the COVID–19 pandemic. (C) Plan The report required by this paragraph shall include a plan for meeting the longer-term needs to combat the COVID–19 pandemic, including the needs described in subparagraph (B). This plan shall include— (i) a plan to exercise authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) necessary to increase the production of the medical equipment, supplies, and services that are essential to meeting the needs identified in subparagraph (B), including the number of N–95 respirator masks and other personal protective equipment needed, based on meaningful consultations with relevant stakeholders, by the private sector to resume economic activity and by the public and nonprofit sectors to significantly increase their activities; (ii) results of the consultations with the relevant stakeholders required by clause (i); (iii) an estimate of the funding and other measures necessary to rapidly expand manufacturing production capacity for such equipment and supplies, including— (I) any efforts to expand, retool, or reconfigure production lines; (II) any efforts to establish new production lines through the purchase and installation of new equipment; or (III) the issuance of additional contracts, purchase orders, purchase guarantees, or other similar measures