,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hafg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #d1 #bjbj 
,mr4 ,crist introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,paycheck         
,protection ,program and ,health ,care  
,enhancement ,act to expand the         
appropriations under the ,public ,health
 and ,social ,services ,emergency ,fund 
to include the scale up of testing by   
veterinary and biotechnology company    
laboratories1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,coronavirus ,testing ,capacity 
,expansion ,act4  #b4 ,expansion of     
appropriations and establishment of     
direct reimbursement program  7a7       
,expansion of appropriations under the  
,public ,health and ,social ,services   
,emergency ,fund ,the second paragraph  
of ,department of ,health and ,human    
,services--,office of the               
,secretary--,public ,health and ,social 

,services ,emergency ,fund of title ,i  
of division ,b of the ,paycheck         
,protection ,program and ,health ,care  
,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law         
#aaf-aci7 is amended by striking and    
hospital laboratories each place it     
appears and inserting hospital1         
veterinary1 and biotechnology company   
laboratories4  7b7 ,direct reimbursement
 program for certain ,,covid-#ai items  
and services  7#a7 ,in general          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 during the specified period1 the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this subsection1 referred 
to as the ,secretary7 shall carry out a 
program that reimburses an eligible     
entity that furnishes an eligible item  
or service4  7#b7 ,use of funds ,in     
addition to the purposes specified in   
the second paragraph of ,department of  
,health and ,human ,services--,office of
 the ,secretary--,public ,health and    
,social ,services ,emergency ,fund of   
title ,i of division ,b of the ,paycheck

 ,protection ,program and ,health ,care 
,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law         
#aaf-aci71 an eligible entity may use   
funds to hire and train staff 7including
 administrative staff or individuals who
 conduct testing for ,,covid-#ai74  7#c7
 ,claims for reimbursement  7,a7 ,claims
 ,an eligible entity may only submit to 
the ,secretary a claim for reimbursement
 of an eligible item or service         
furnished by such entity4  7,b7         
,reimbursement ,upon receipt of a valid 
claim for reimbursement described in    
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
reimburse an eligible entity an amount  
for an eligible item or service 7as     
determined by the ,secretary74  7#d7    
,prohibition of cost-sharing ,an        
eligible entity may not impose any      
cost-sharing for an eligible item or    
service4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
,act3  7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term  
eligible entity means-- 7,a7 any        
laboratory that has not submitted a     
claim for reimbursement for an eligible 

item or service before the date of the  
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7 any   
laboratory that is not a subsidiary of a
 laboratory that has submitted a claim  
for reimbursement for an eligible item  
or service before the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7 ,eligible 
item or service ,the term eligible item 
or service is an item or service that is
 specified under title ,i of the        
,paycheck ,protection ,program and      
,health ,care ,enhancement ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaf-aci74  7#c7 ,specified period
 ,the term specified period means the   
period-- 7,a7 beginning on the first day
 of the emergency period described in   
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b772 and  7,b7     
ending on the date that is the later of 
the-- 7i7 the last day of the emergency 
period2 or  7ii7 the day on which funds 
appropriated under the second paragraph 
of ,department of ,health and ,human    
,services--,office of the               

,secretary--,public ,health and ,social 
,services ,emergency ,fund of title ,i  
of division ,b of the ,paycheck         
,protection ,program and ,health ,care  
,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law         
#aaf-aci7 are available4