,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hafg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #d1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,cri/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pay*eck
 ,protection ,program & ,heal? ,c>e     
,enhancem5t ,act to exp& !              
appropriations "u ! ,public ,heal? &    
,social ,s]vices ,em]g5cy ,fund to      
include ! scale up ( te/+ by vet]9>y &  
biote*nology company laboratories1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,coronavirus ,te/+     
,capacity ,expansion ,act4  #b4         
,expansion ( appropriations & e/abli%m5t
 ( direct reimbursem5t program  7a7     
,expansion ( appropriations "u ! ,public
 ,heal? & ,social ,s]vices ,em]g5cy     
,fund ,! second p>agraph ( ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices--,(fice ( !    
,secret>y--,public ,heal? & ,social     
,s]vices ,em]g5cy ,fund ( title ,i (    
division ,b ( ! ,pay*eck ,protection    
,program & ,heal? ,c>e ,enhancem5t ,act 

7,public ,law #aaf-aci7 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ & hospital laboratories ea* place 
x appe>s & ins]t+ hospital1 vet]9>y1 &  
biote*nology company laboratories4  7b7 
,direct reimbursem5t program = c]ta9    
,,covid-#ai items & s]vices  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
dur+ ! specifi$ p]iod1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is         
subsection1 ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all c>ry out a program t reimburses an 
eligible entity t furni%es an eligible  
item or s]vice4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,9   
addition to ! purposes specifi$ 9 !     
second p>agraph ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices--,(fice ( !             
,secret>y--,public ,heal? & ,social     
,s]vices ,em]g5cy ,fund ( title ,i (    
division ,b ( ! ,pay*eck ,protection    
,program & ,heal? ,c>e ,enhancem5t ,act 
7,public ,law #aaf-aci71 an eligible    
entity may use funds to hire & tra9 /aff
 7includ+ adm9i/rative /aff or          
individuals :o conduct te/+ =           
,,covid-#ai74  7#c7 ,claims =           

reimbursem5t  7,a7 ,claims ,an eligible 
entity may only submit to ! ,secret>y a 
claim = reimbursem5t ( an eligible item 
or s]vice furni%$ by su* entity4  7,b7  
,reimbursem5t ,^u receipt ( a valid     
claim = reimbursem5t describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all      
reimburse an eligible entity an am\nt = 
an eligible item or s]vice 7z det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y74  7#d7 ,prohibition (     
co/-%>+ ,an eligible entity may n impose
 any co/-%>+ = an eligible item or      
s]vice4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means-- 7,a7 any laboratory t has
 n submitt$ a claim = reimbursem5t = an 
eligible item or s]vice be=e ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 any        
laboratory t is n a subsidi>y ( a       
laboratory t has submitt$ a claim =     
reimbursem5t = an eligible item or      
s]vice be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7#b7 ,eligible item or s]vice ,! 
t]m eligible item or s]vice is an item  
or s]vice t is specifi$ "u title ,i ( ! 

,pay*eck ,protection ,program & ,heal?  
,c>e ,enhancem5t ,act 7,public ,law     
#aaf-aci74  7#c7 ,specifi$ p]iod ,! t]m 
specifi$ p]iod means ! p]iod-- 7,a7     
beg9n+ on ! fir/ day ( ! em]g5cy p]iod  
describ$ 9 section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b772 &  7,b7 end+  
on ! date t is ! lat] ( !-- 7i7 ! la/   
day ( ! em]g5cy p]iod2 or  7ii7 ! day on
 :i* funds appropriat$ "u ! second      
p>agraph ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices--,(fice ( ! ,secret>y--,public 
,heal? & ,social ,s]vices ,em]g5cy ,fund
 ( title ,i ( division ,b ( ! ,pay*eck  
,protection ,program & ,heal? ,c>e      
,enhancem5t ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aci7
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