,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,crow 7for himself and ,mr4 ,waltz7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services to establish a database to    
facilitate the provision of health care 
services by a volunteer at a ,federal or
 ,state agency during the ,,covid-#ai   
public health emergency1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,temporary          
,responders for ,immediate ,aid in      
,grave ,emergencies ,act of #bjbj or the
 ,,triage ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,health   
care professional volunteer program  7a7
 ,health care professional volunteer    
database ,not later than #g days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall establish a database to
 facilitate the provision of health care
 services by volunteers during the      

period of the public health emergency at
 ,federal or ,state agencies4  7b7      
,volunteer information collection ,for  
purposes of the database under          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
establish a toll-free telephone number  
and a public website to collect the     
relevant information of health care     
professional volunteers1 including--    
7#a7 the contact information of a       
volunteer2 and  7#b7 the ,federal or    
,state agency at which the health care  
professional prefers to volunteer4  7c7 
,coordination ,the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services shall coordinate  
with the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs1 the ,secretary of ,defense1   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency1 the     
,attorney ,general of the ,united       
,states1 and the ,state agencies with   
the primary responsibility for public   
health within the respective ,states1 to
 facilitate the exchange of information 

collected pursuant to subsection 7b74   
#c4 ,grant program to expedite          
reactivation of an expired license  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary may award   
grants to ,states for reactivating the  
expired licenses of health care         
professionals to the extent necessary to
 allow such professionals to volunteer1 
and assigning such professionals to     
volunteer1 pursuant to section #b during
 the public health emergency4  7b7 ,use 
of funds  7#a7 ,public ,health          
,emergency ,during the public health    
emergency1 a ,state receiving a grant   
under this section may use such funds   
to-- 7,a7 expedite the reactivation of a
 medical license1 including-- 7i7 a     
criminal record history check and       
similar vetting as required under ,state
 law for each volunteer2  7ii7 covering 
the cost of reactivation of the license2
  7iii7 hiring additional staff2  7iv7  
providing appropriate refresher         
training2 and  7v7 any other logistical1
 administrative1 or material costs that 

may arise2 and  7,b7 implement a process
 to assign a health care professional to
 a hospital1 a health care clinic1 or   
any other health care facility within   
the ,state4  7#b7 ,termination of       
,public health emergency ,if a ,state   
receiving a grant under this section has
 grant funds remaining at the end of the
 public health emergency1 the ,state may
 use such funds1 during the #f-month    
period following such emergency1 for    
restoring health care system readiness  
and procuring infectious disease        
personal protective equipment4  7c7     
,reactivated license  7#a7 ,in general  
,as a condition on receipt of a grant   
under this section1 a ,state shall      
require a health care professional whose
 license is reactivated pursuant to the 
grant to perform health care services   
under the guidance of a health care     
professional with an active license and 
in good standing on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,restriction ,as a condition on receipt 

of a grant under this section1 a ,state 
may not use a grant under this section  
to reactivate a license of an unlicensed
 health care professional if-- 7,a7 the 
unlicensed health care professional was 
not in good standing when the medical   
license expired2 or  7,b7 the unlicensed
 health care professional has been      
convicted of a crime that would limit   
their ability to provide health care    
services4  7d7 ,grant amount ,the amount
 of a grant under this section shall not
 exceed #bej1jjj4  7e7 ,period of the   
grant ,the period of a grant under this 
section shall be in effect only for the 
length of the public health emergency4  
7f7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant under this section1 a   
,state shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application in such form1 and          
containing such information1 as the     
,secretary may require4  7g7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this ,act may  
be construed to require a ,state to     
continue in effect a license beyond the 

public health emergency4  7h7           
,authorization of ,appropriation ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#aj1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4  
#d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,subject to paragraph 7#g71 the term    
health care professional means an       
individual who is licensed1 registered1 
or certified under ,federal or ,state   
law to provide health care services4    
7#b7 ,the term health care services     
means any services provided by a health 
care professional1 or by any individual 
working under the supervision of a      
health care professional1 that relate to
 the assessment or care of the health of
 a human being1 including the diagnosis1
 prevention1 or treatment of            
,,covid-#ai4  7#c7 ,the term license    
includes a license1 registration1 or    
certification1 as defined by the ,state 
of licensure1 registration1 or          
certification to provide health care    
services4  7#d7 ,the term public health 
emergency means the public health       

emergency declared by the ,secretary    
pursuant to section #cai of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d7 on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 with    
respect to ,,covid-#ai4  7#e7 ,except as
 otherwise specified in this ,act1 the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services4  7#f7 ,the
 term ,state has the meaning given the  
term in section #caa of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#g7 ,the term  
unlicensed health care professional     
means a health care professional with an
 expired license4  7#h7 7,a7 ,the term  
volunteer means a health care           
professional who1 with respect to the   
health care services rendered1 does not 
receive compensation or any other thing 
of value in lieu of compensation4  7,b7 
,in this paragraph the term             
compensation-- 7i7 includes a payment   
under any insurance policy or health    
plan1 or under any ,federal or ,state   
health benefits program2 and  7ii7      
excludes-- 7,i7 receipt of items to be  

used exclusively for rendering health   
care services2 and  7,,ii7 excludes any 
direct payment or something of value    
from a ,state1 hospital1 or any other   
donation1 including reimbursement for   
travel1 lodging1 and per diem in lieu of
 subsistence4