,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4  
,panetta 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1
 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,crow1 and ,mrs4    
,murphy of ,florida7 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 provide 
funding for ,state strike teams for     
resident and employee safety in skilled 
nursing facilities and nursing          
facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,sending ,outside  
,support ,act of #bjbj or the ,,sos ,act
 of #bjbj4  #b4 ,funding for ,state     
strike teams for resident and employee  
safety in skilled nursing facilities and
 nursing facilities  7a7 ,in general ,of
 the amounts made available under       
subsection 7c71 the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services 7referred  
to in this section as the ,secretary7   
shall allocate such amounts among the   

,states1 in a manner that takes into    
account the percentage of skilled       
nursing facilities and nursing          
facilities in each ,state that have     
residents or employees who have been    
diagnosed with ,,covid-#ai1 for purposes
 of establishing and implementing strike
 teams in accordance with subsection    
7b74  7b7 ,use of funds ,a ,state that  
receives funds under this section shall 
use such funds to establish and         
implement a strike team that will be    
deployed to a skilled nursing facility  
or nursing facility in the ,state with  
diagnosed or suspected cases of         
,,covid-#ai among residents or staff for
 the purposes of assisting with clinical
 care1 infection control1 or staffing4  
7c7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,for purposes of carrying out this      
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #ejj1jjj1jjj4  7d7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,nursing facility ,the term nursing     
facility has the meaning given such term

 in section #aiai7;a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifr7a774  7#b7 ,skilled nursing      
facility ,the term skilled nursing      
facility has the meaning given such term
 in section #ahai7;a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;i-#c7;a774