,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fhbb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ab1 #bjbj,ms4 ,houlahan 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,deutch7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij to establish a national public health service program to respond to public health emergencies1 including the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,public ,health ,corps ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,national ,public ,health ,service ,program 7a7 ,national ,public ,health ,service ,program ,subtitle ,e of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfaa et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #aea 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfaa7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 public health4 2 7#b7 in section #aeb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfab7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7b7-- 7i7 by striking two2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following paragraph3 7#c7 ,a national public health service program4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7c71 by striking ,both and inserting ,the2 7#c7 by adding after section #aed 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfad7 the following new section3 #aed;,a4 ,national public health service program 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director1 in consultation with the ,secretary1 shall establish the national public health service program as a component of the ,national ,civilian ,community ,corps ,program as authorized by section #aeb7;a74 7#b7 ,purpose ,under the national public health service program established under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall1 in accordance with section #aee7;c71 ensure the preparation and assignment of participants under such program to units which shall serve service sites in response to public health emergencies1 including the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4 7#c7 ,notification ,not later than #cj days after the establishment of the national public health service program1 the ,director shall notify the following about applying to participate in the national public health service program3 7,a7 ,volunteers under the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beja et seq47-- 7i7 as of the date of the enactment of the ,national ,public ,health ,service ,program ,act of #bjbj2 and 7ii7 that successfully completed the requirements of the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beja et seq474 7,b7 ,volunteers under title ,i serving during the emergency period 7as defined in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of section #aace7;g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g777 who were unsuccessful in completing the requirements of such programs due to ,,covid-#ai4 7,c7 ,volunteers under title ,i of the ,domestic ,volunteer ,service ,act of #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #diea et seq47 serving during the emergency period 7as defined in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of section #aace7;g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g777 who were unsuccessful in completing the requirements of such programs due to ,,covid-#ai4 7,d7 ,any individuals from organizations the ,director determines appropriate4 7b7 ,eligible participants ,the ,director shall establish criteria to determine eligibility for the national public health service program established under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,submissions by service sites ,each service site shall submit to the ,director a request that includes-- 7#a7 the preference of such service site with respect to-- 7,a7 the number of participants under the national public health service program assigned to serve such service site2 7,b7 the method of service for such participants2 and 7,c7 the duration of service for such participants2 7#b7 information pertaining to the work such participants would be engaging in at such service site2 7#c7 an agreement that such service site-- 7,a7 may receive training from the ,secretary with respect to the appropriate use of contact tracing tools1 including the ,text ,illness ,monitoring system2 and 7,b7 shall provide personal protective equipment to such participants if the work such participants are assigned to do at such service site requires the use of such personal protective equipment2 and 7#d7 any other information that the ,director1 in coordination with the ,secretary1 determines necessary4 7d7 ,assignment of national public health service program participants 7#a7 ,public health emergencies ,if a public health emergency is declared by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71 the campus director may task participants under the national public health service program to assist in response4 7#b7 ,assignment ,under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director1 in coordination with the campus director1 may-- 7,a7 assign interested participants under the national public health service program to service sites to assist with contact tracing1 testing1 and providing support for the administration of vaccinations for ,,covid-#ai2 7,b7 make travel arrangements for the assigned national public health service program participants to service sites2 and 7,c7 provide funds to the service sites to which national public health service program participants are assigned1 to enable such sites to coordinate and provide housing1 living stipends1 and insurance for those assigned members4 7e7 ,,covid-#ai projects ,with respect to participants under the national public health service program who serve during the emergency period 7as defined in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of section #aace7;g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g7771 the campus director shall encourage such participants to perform tasks1 in-person or virtually1 to address issues arising during such emergency period which include-- 7#a7 contact tracing2 7#b7 supporting the administration of testing for ,,covid-#ai2 7#c7 supporting the administration of vaccinations2 and 7#d7 any other activities recommended by the ,secretary to address issues arising relating to ,,covid-#ai4 7f7 ,secretary defined ,in this section1 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services acting through-- 7#a7 the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 and 7#b7 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,preparedness and ,response4 2 7#d7 in section #aee 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfae7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking in the national service and all that follows through ,program and inserting in a program under section #aeb7;b72 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by striking ,the ,director and inserting 7,a7 ,in general4--,the ,director2 and 7,,ii7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 ,preferred participants for national public health service program ,in selecting individuals for the national public health service program1 the ,director shall prioritize applicants that1 due to the emergency period 7as defined in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of section #aace7;g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g777-- 7i7 were selected to participate in a program under title ,i and title ,i of the ,domestic ,volunteer ,service ,act of #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #diea et seq47 but were unsuccessful in completing the requirements of such programs2 and 7ii7 experienced unemployment4 2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking ,to be selected and inserting 7,a7 ,in general4--,to be selected2 and 7,,ii7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 ,national public health service program specific requirements ,with respect to an individual applying for participation in the national public health service program-- 7i7 each individual shall include in the application under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 information about the work experience of the applicant and sufficient information to enable the ,director to determine whether selection of the applicant for such program is appropriate2 and 7,,ii7 the preference of the applicant with respect to-- 7aa7 length of service2 and 7bb7 method of service 7in-person1 virtually1 or a combination of virtual and in-person72 and 7ii7 the ,director may waive the application under subparagraph 7,a7 and select1 in accordance with paragraph 7#b71 an individual under section #aed;,a7a77#c74 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 by striking ,the ,director shall ensure and inserting 7#a7 ,in general4--,the ,director shall ensure2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,units for national public health service program ,with respect to a unit of participants under the national public health service program1 the ,director1 in consultation with the campus director1 may assign such unit to assist more than one service site depending on the number of participants requested by such service site under section #aed;,a7c74 2 7#e7 in section #aef 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfaf7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking ,each member and inserting 7#a7 ,in general4--,each member2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,waiver for national public health service program participants ,with respect to a participant under the national public health service program1 the ,director may waive or modify the requirements of paragraph 7#a7 for such participant during an emergency period declared by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,national public health service program ,members of the ,corps participating in the national public health service program-- 7,a7 shall receive the training required by ,state or ,federal ,government to perform tasks assigned to such member2 and 7,b7 may receive training from or approved by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services with respect to the appropriate use of contact tracing tools1 including the ,text ,illness ,monitoring system4 2 7#f7 in section #aeg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfag7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by adding public health1 after conservation12 7,b7 in subsection 7b77#a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7,a71 by adding the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,preparedness and ,response1 after ,transportation12 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7,b71 by adding service sites after entities2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7c71 by adding the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,supporting ,,covid-#ai response ,the campus director of participants under the national public health service program shall be encouraged to select projects that support the response to ,,covid-#ai which may include contact tracing4 2 and 7#g7 in section #afe 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfbf7 by adding at the end the following3 7#aa7 ,contact tracing ,the term contact tracing means the technological and interpersonal process of identifying persons who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequently collecting further information about these contacts to implement mitigation measures and reduce infections in the population4 7#ab7 ,,covid-#ai ,the term ,,covid-#ai means the #bjai novel coronavirus or the ,,sars-,co,v-#b4 7#ac7 ,indian ,tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe means any ,indian ,tribe1 band1 nation1 or other organized group or community 7including any ,native village1 ,regional ,corporation1 or ,village ,corporation 7as those terms are defined in section #c of the ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb777 that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the ,united ,states to ,indians because of their status as ,indians4 7#ad7 ,medical ,reserve ,corps ,the term ,medical ,reserve ,corps means the program established under section #bhac of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#ae74 7#ae7 ,service site ,the term service site means any of the following3 7,a7 ,an agency with the primary responsibility for public health within the ,state government1 local government1 ,indian ,tribe1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 ,a ,medicare ,reserve ,corps unit4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abeja et seq47 is amended by adding after the item relating to section #aed the following3 ,sec4 #aed;,a4 ,national public health service program4 4 #c4 ,authorities relating to ,,covid-#ai ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,chief ,executive ,officer of the ,corporation for ,national and ,community ,service shall submit a report to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate containing recommendations on any additional authorities the ,chief ,executive ,officer believes are necessary to respond to issues related to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4