,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbj,ms4 
,fudge introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committees on ,education and    
,labor1 ,armed ,services1 and           
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to award grants to     
,state1 local1 and ,tribal public health
 departments to train and equip ,federal
 public health reserve corps personnel  
to assist with testing1 contact tracing1
 and treatment of ,,covid-#ai1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,pandemic      
,community ,reserve and ,public ,health 
,response ,act4  #b4 ,grants to increase

 ,federal public health reserve corps   
personnel  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall-- 
7#a7 award grants to ,state1 local1 and 
,tribal public health departments to    
train and equip public health and       
medical personnel to serve as ,federal  
public health reserve corps personnel to
 assist with testing1 contact tracing1  
and treatment of ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7     
reactivate retired personnel of any such
 corps to assist with such testing1     
contact tracing1 and treatment of       
,,covid-#ai2 and  7#c7 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,labor1 award    
grants to local workforce development   
boards established under section #ajg of
 the ,workforce ,innovation and         
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb7 
to develop transition plans 7including  
career exposure1 career planning1 and   
career pathways7 and transferable       
credits and certifications for ,federal 

public health reserve corps personnel to
 pursue further service in a            
health-related career4  7b7 ,funds ,a   
,state1 local1 or ,tribal health        
department that receives a grant under  
this section may use funds received     
through the grant awarded under         
subsection 7a77#a7 to establish         
partnerships with medical training and  
public health programs1 such as medical 
schools1 nursing schools1 respiratory   
therapy programs1 and community-based   
organizations1 to recruit individuals to
 serve as ,federal public health reserve
 corps personnel4  7c7 ,priority ,in    
establishing partnerships under         
subsection 7b71 a ,state1 local1 or     
,tribal health department that receives 
a grant under this section shall give   
priority to institutions eligible to    
receive funding under section #cga of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74  7d7 ,training  
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services shall establish1 in           

consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 a national training program   
7in digital and in-person formats7 for  
individuals serving as ,federal public  
health reserve corps personnel with     
respect to responding to ,,covid-#ai1   
including necessary surge capacity and  
activation on short notice in local     
communities1 including hot spot areas   
with #ajj or more ,,covid-#ai hospital  
admissions4 ,any certification received 
for completion of any such training     
shall not supersede any training        
required under ,state law for public    
health personnel4  7e7 ,reports ,not    
later than #a year after the date on    
which 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;,b777 ends1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  

,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate a report on the
 state of the ,federal public health    
reserve corps1 including-- 7#a7 the rate
 of participation by members of racial  
and ethnic minority groups in such      
corps2  7#b7 specific occupations of    
corps personnel2  7#c7 careers attained 
after service in the corps2 and  7#d7   
specific recommendations on the amount  
of funding necessary for successful     
deployment of ,federal heath reserve    
corps personnel during public health    
emergencies4  7f7 ,federal public health
 reserve corp ,in this section1 the term
 ,federal public health reserve corps   
includes-- 7#a7 ,federal public health  
and medical personnel under the         
authority of the ,secretary1 including  
the ,ready ,reserve ,corps1 the ,regular
 ,corps1 the ,national ,disaster        
,medical ,system1 the ,medical ,reserve 
,corps1 and the ,emergency ,system for  
,advance ,registration of ,volunteer    
,health ,professionals2  7#b7 personnel 

of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency appointed under section #cjf7;c7
 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster 
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eadi72  7#c7 personnel  
of the ,pandemic ,community ,reserve    
,corps2 and  7#d7 members of the        
,national ,guard4  7g7 ,state defined   
,in this section1 the term ,state has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7h7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #be1jjj1jjj1jjj to remain       
available until expended4  #c4 ,grants  
to establish ,pandemic ,community       
,reserve ,corps  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #cj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with the     
,office of ,minority ,health and ,health
 ,equity of the ,centers for ,disease   
,control and ,prevention1 shall award   

grants to ,state1 local1 and ,tribal    
public health departments to establish  
and operate a ,pandemic ,community      
,reserve ,corps within the jurisdiction 
of such ,state1 local1 or ,tribal public
 health department for the purposes of--
 7#a7 increasing diversity in           
recruitment of reserve corps personnel2 
7#b7 ensuring a locally-sourced public  
health workforce to supplement the      
existing ,state and ,federal public     
health infrastructure2 and  7#c7        
assisting with testing1 contact tracing1
 and treatment of ,,covid-#ai4  7b7     
,conditions ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services shall1 as a        
condition on the receipt of a grant     
under this section1 require that a      
,state1 local1 or ,tribal public health 
department that receives a grant under  
this section-- 7#a7 requires that       
personnel of the ,pandemic ,community   
,reserve ,corps complete training under 
the national program established under  
section #a7;d72 and  7#b7 in            

establishing and operating a ,pandemic  
,community ,reserve ,corps1 gives       
priority to dislocated workers1 the     
underemployed1 youth1 veterans1 and     
individuals with barriers to employment4
  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 ,reports to        
,secretary ,not later than #a year after
 the date on which the first grant is   
awarded under this section1 and annually
 thereafter1 each ,state1 local1 and    
,tribal public health department        
receiving such a grant shall submit to  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services a report on the state of the  
,pandemic ,community ,reserve ,corps    
within the jurisdiction of such ,state1 
local1 or ,tribal public health         
department1 including-- 7,a7 the rate of
 participation by members of racial and 
ethnic minority groups in such corps2   
7,b7 specific occupations of corps      
personnel2  7,c7 careers attained after 
service in the corps2 and  7,d7 specific
 recommendations on the amount of       
funding necessary for successful        

deployment of ,pandemic ,community      
,reserve ,corps personnel during public 
health emergencies4  7#b7 ,report to    
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date on which 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;,b777 ends1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate a report on the
 state of the ,pandemic ,community      
,reserve ,corps receiving funding       
pursuant to this section1 including the 
information specified in each of        
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 of      
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,locally-sourced ,the
 term locally-sourced means1 with       
respect to personnel of a ,pandemic     

,community ,reserve ,corps established  
pursuant to subsection 7a71 individuals 
residing within the community or        
communities served by that ,pandemic    
,community ,reserve ,corps that reflect 
the diversity of such community or      
communities4  7#b7 ,state ,the term     
,state has the meaning given that term  
in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7e7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #ej1jjj1jjj1jjj to remain       
available until expended4