,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #aa1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell 7for        
herself1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,higgins  
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1
 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4        
,escobar1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,garcia of 
,texas1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4  
,clyburn1 and ,mr4 ,soto7 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 award   
grants to eligible entities to          
establish1 improve1 and maintain mobile 
testing programs for ,,sars-,co,v-#b and
 ,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,mobile ,options for ,testing   
,in ,our ,neighborhoods ,act or the     
,,motion ,act4  #b4 ,mobile testing for 
,,sars-,co,v-#b and ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #abj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1

 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services 7in this ,act referred to as  
the ,secretary7 shall award grants to   
establish1 improve1 and maintain mobile 
testing programs to conduct testing for 
,,sars-,co,v-#b and ,,covid-#ai4  7b7   
,eligible entity ,in this section1 the  
term eligible entity means-- 7#a7 a     
health center 7as defined in section    
#ccj of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #c #bed;b771        
including community health centers2     
7#b7 a federally qualified health center
 7as defined in section #ahfa of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex772  7#c7 a rural health clinic   
7as defined in section #ahfa of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex772  7#d7 a ,state1 local1        
,tribal1 or territorial health          
department2  7#e7 medical centers and   
research labs at an institution of      
higher education 7as defined in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772  7#f7     

nonprofit organizations2 and  7#g7 any  
other entity as determined by the       
,secretary4  7c7 ,use of funds ,an      
eligible entity receiving grant funds   
under subsection 7a7 shall use the funds
 to-- 7#a7 purchase equipment and       
supplies to conduct mobile testing for  
,,sars-,co,v-#b and ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7  
serve multiple communities 7including   
zip codes or cities7 in a period        
determined by the ,secretary2  7#c7     
purchase1 lease1 and maintain mobile    
vehicles and equipment to conduct such  
testing2  7#d7 hire and train laboratory
 personnel and other staff to conduct   
such testing2  7#e7 provide or          
administer1 as the case may be-- 7,a7   
vaccines licensed under section #cea of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 for ,,sars-,co,v-#b or  
,,covid-#ai2 and  7,b7 drugs and        
biological products-- 7i7 approved under
 sections #eje and #efd of the ,federal 
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cee and #cfj;bbb-#c7 for     

,,sars-,co,v-#b or ,,covid-#ai2 or  7ii7
 licensed under section #cea of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 for the cure1           
mitigation1 or treatment of             
,,sars-,co,v-#b or ,,covid-#ai2 and     
7#f7 carry out other activities related 
to such testing1 as determined by the   
,secretary4  7d7 ,consideration ,in     
establishing the grant program under    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
take into consideration ,,covid-#ai     
testing plans required under the fourth 
proviso under the second paragraph under
 the heading ,department of ,health and 
,human ,services--,office of the        
,secretary--,public ,health and ,social 
,services of title #a of division ,b of 
the ,paycheck ,protection ,program and  
,health ,care ,enhancement ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaf-aci74  7e7 ,priority ,in     
awarding grants pursuant to this        
section1 the ,secretary shall give      
priority to eligible entities that      
serve-- 7#a7 communities that have      

limited access to transportation1       
including communities-- 7,a7 with a high
 percentage of households that do not   
have access to private vehicles2  7,b7  
that do not have public transit2  7,c7  
with a high percentage of individuals   
who primarily use public transit for    
transportation2 or  7,d7 with reduced   
access to public transit as a result of 
the spread of ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7        
medically underserved populations 7as   
defined in section #ccj7;b77#c7 of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c #bed;b7b77#c7772 and  7#c7     
health professional shortage areas 7as  
defined in section #ccj7;a7 of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c #bed;e7a7774  7f7 ,reports     
7#a7 ,report to ,secretary ,not later   
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 an entity that  
receives grant funds pursuant to this   
,act shall submit to the ,secretary a   
report on the activities carried out    
using such grant funds4  7#b7 ,report to

 ,congress ,not later than ,december    
#ca1 #bjba1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to ,congress a report on the            
effectiveness of the activities carried 
out pursuant to this ,act4  7g7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act #djj1jjj1jjj1 to    
remain available until expended4