,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4 
,gonzalez of ,ohio 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4       
,gonzalez of ,texas1 and ,mr4           
,gottheimer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to reduce the spread of        
,,covid-#ai through payments to ,states 
to lease hotels to temporarily house1 on
 a voluntary basis1 eligible            
individuals1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,isolate ,,covid-#ai ,act of    
#bjbj4  #b4 ,reducing the spread of     
,,covid-#ai through payments to ,states 
to lease hotels to temporarily house    
eligible individuals  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services may make payments to ,states  
to lease hotels to temporarily house1 on
 a voluntary basis1 eligible            
individuals4  7b7 ,formula ,the         

,secretary shall allocate the amount    
appropriated to carry out this section  
pursuant to a formula developed by the  
,secretary that-- 7#a7 distributes the  
amount among the ,states that-- 7,a7    
submit applications in accordance with  
subsection 7c72 and  7,b7 are determined
 by the ,secretary to need such         
payments2 and  7#b7 takes into          
consideration-- 7,a7 the number of      
active cases of individuals infected    
with ,,covid-#ai in the applying ,state 
relative to the overall population of   
the ,state2 and  7,b7 the average income
 of individuals in the applying ,state  
relative to the average income of       
individuals in the ,united ,states4  7c7
 ,applications  7#a7 ,in general ,to    
seek a payment under this section1 a    
,state shall submit an application to   
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
and assurances as the ,secretary may    
require4  7#b7 ,process ,the ,secretary 
shall-- 7,a7 not later than #ae days    

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 publish the process for ,states to
 apply for payments under this section2 
and  7,b7 not later than #ae days after 
the submission of an application in     
accordance with such process1 approve or
 disapprove the application4  7#c7      
,contents ,the ,secretary shall require 
the application of a ,state under this  
section to include-- 7,a7 a plan for    
leasing hotels as described in          
subsection 7a72  7,b7 health guidelines 
which the ,state will require to be     
implemented to protect the staff of the 
hotels2  7,c7 the rates to be paid to   
lease the hotels2  7,d7 a plan to ensure
 that the hotels each have-- 7i7        
workplace safety standards for their    
staff2  7ii7 proper personal protective 
equipment and sanitation supplies2      
7iii7 a cleaning protocol for rooms and 
facilities2 and  7iv7 at least one      
qualified health care professional      
onsite or on call to monitor the health 
of individuals being housed at the      

hotels2  7,e7 a plan to feed and provide
 other necessary materials to           
individuals described in subsection 7a7 
at the hotels1 including medications and
 hygiene products1 without letting such 
individuals leave their rooms or accept 
visitors2  7,f7 a plan to assist the    
hotels in removing individuals who      
attempt to continue their stay after the
 allotted time2  7,g7 a plan for        
hospital networks1 local health         
departments1 and the hotels to          
coordinate on the exchange and          
protection of patient information in    
accordance with other applicable law2   
7,h7 a plan to effectively communicate  
the ,state's program funded through this
 section to racial and ethnic minority  
groups and low-income communities2 and  
7,i7 each funding assurance listed in   
subsection 7e74  7d7 ,no responsibility 
for diet or administration of medicine  
,notwithstanding subsection             
7c77#c77;,e71 a contract between a      
,state and a hotel pursuant to this     

section shall not make the hotel        
responsible for the diet of1 or the     
administration of medications to1       
individuals described in subsection 7a74
  7e7 ,funding assurances ,as a         
condition on receipt of a payment of    
this section1 a ,state shall give such  
assurances as the ,secretary may require
 that-- 7#a7 each contract between the  
,state and a hotel pursuant to this     
section will be entered into on a       
voluntary basis1 and no hotel will be   
required by the ,state to participate in
 the program under this section2  7#b7  
individuals described in subsection 7a7 
will not be charged for their lodging at
 a hotel pursuant to this section1      
except that such individuals may be     
required to reimburse the costs of      
receiving food and beverages2  7#c7     
individuals described in subsection 7a7 
will retain the option of self-isolating
 at home 7including the option of       
checking out early and returning to     
their homes7 rather than being required 

to stay at a hotel funded pursuant to   
this section2  7#d7 before an individual
 is allowed to stay at a hotel pursuant 
to this section1 the individual will be 
required to present1 in such form and   
manner as may be required by the local  
department of health1 documentation from
 a physician that the individual meets  
the criteria described in subsection    
7a72  7#e7 any non-transient homeless   
population residing at a hotel will not 
be displaced for purposes of entering   
into or carrying out a contract between 
the ,state and the hotel under this     
section2 and  7#f7 the ,state will pay  
7from funds provided to the ,state under
 this section or from other ,state      
funds7-- 7,a7 at least #dj percent of   
the costs of the personal protective    
equipment and sanitation supplies needed
 by individuals staying at a hotel      
pursuant to this section and the staff  
of such hotel2 and  7,b7 all of the     
costs of having one or more qualified   
health care professionals described in  

subsection 7c77#c77;,d77iii7 for the    
provision of monitoring described in    
such subsection 7whether by being onsite
 or on call74  7f7 ,review ,at the      
conclusion of the program under this    
section1 the ,inspector ,general of the 
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services shall-- 7#a7 review the       
program and activities of each ,state   
funded pursuant to this section2 and    
7#b7 submit a report on the results of  
the review to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on  
,energy and ,commerce and the ,committee
 on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,finance and the          
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate4   
7g7 ,liability protection  7#a7 ,in     
general ,except as provided under       
paragraph 7#b71 a hotel or member of the
 staff shall not be liable under        
,federal or ,state law for-- 7,a7 any   
harm caused by an act or omission in the
 provision of hotel services pursuant to

 this section2 or  7,b7 failing to keep 
an individual who is staying at a hotel 
pursuant to this section isolated from  
people other than the staff of the hotel
 and any qualified health care          
professional described in subsection    
7c77#c77;,d77iii74  7#b7 ,exception     
,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply in the   
case that the harm was caused by an act 
or omission constituting willful or     
criminal misconduct1 gross negligence1  
reckless misconduct1 or a conscious     
flagrant indifference to the rights or  
safety of the individual harmed4  7h7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term eligible individual means an      
individual who is unable to self-isolate
 at home1 does not require inpatient or 
outpatient health care treatment1 and-- 
7,a7 has a laboratory-confirmed case of 
,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 has a presumptive    
positive case of ,,covid-#ai2 or  7,c7  
is a person under investigation who is  
displaying symptoms of ,,covid-#ai4     
7#b7 ,the terms ,indian tribe and tribal

 organization have the meanings given to
 those terms in section #d of the       
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#c7 ,the term       
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services4  7#d7 ,the
 term ,state includes each of #ej       
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
each ,indian ,tribe and tribal          
organization1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1  
the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1   
the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and 
the ,commonwealth of the ,northern      
,mariana ,islands4  7i7 ,funding ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated           
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available     
through the earlier of-- 7#a7 the end of
 calendar year #bjba2 or  7#b7 the end  
of the emergency period 7as defined in  
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774