,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g] introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,education & ,labor1 &   
,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
make paym5ts to hospitals 9 ,,covid-#ai 
hot spots to provide h]o pay to eligible
 work]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,! ,dr4   
,joseph ,co/a ,honor+ ,ess5tial         
,am]icans ,risk+ ,_! ,safety ,act (     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,h]o pay = eligible work]s  
at hospitals 9 ,,covid-#ai hot spots    
7a7 ,h]o paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject
 to ! availability ( appropriations1 !  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    

%all make a paym5t to ea* eligible      
hospital to provide h]o pay to ea*      
eligible work] ( ! hospital4  7#b7      
,eligible hospitals ,to be eligible to  
seek a paym5t "u ?is section1 a hospital
 %all-- 7,a7 be locat$ 9 an area t is or
 0 a ,,covid-#ai hot spot id5tifi$      
pursuant to subsection 7b72 &  7,b7     
submit an application at su* "t1 9 su*  
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation &        
assurances z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7#c7 ,eligible work]s ,to be eligible to
 receive h]o pay pursuant to ?is        
section1 a work] %all-- 7,a7 be a heal? 
c>e pr(essional 7includ+ individuals    
*>g$ ) assi/+ 9 heal? c>e s]vices1 !    
nonm$ical c>e ( pati5ts1 or ma9ta9+ ord]
 & cleanl9ess7 s]v+ z ! employee or ag5t
 ( a hospital receiv+ a paym5t "u ?is   
section2 &  7,b7 provide treatm5t or o!r
 applicable s]vices at ! hospital       
directly to pati5ts ) ,,covid-#ai4  7#d7
 ,paym5t p]iod ,a hospital receiv+ a    
paym5t "u ?is section may provide h]o   
pay to a work] "u ?is section only )    

respect to mon?s dur+ :i*-- 7,a7 !      
hospital is locat$1 = any numb] ( days1 
9 a ,,covid-#ai hot spot id5tifi$       
pursuant to subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 !   
work] provides treatm5t or o!r          
applicable s]vices1 z describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#c71 = a m9imum ( #aj "w days4
  7#e7 ,paym5t am\nt ,! am\nt ( ! h]o   
pay ) respect to an eligible work] %all 
be-- 7,a7 #aaj = ,m>*1 #bjbj1 if !      
paym5t p]iod = su* work] includes su*   
mon?2 &  7,b7 #bbe = any o!r applicable 
mon?4  7#f7 ,exclusion f gross income ,=
 purposes ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (  
#aihf1 gross income %all n include h]o  
pay "u ?is section4  7b7 ,id5tification 
( hot spots  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (
 ?is section1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =  
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 79 ?is   
section ref]r$ to z ! ,director7 %all   
id5tify all ,,covid-#ai hot spots 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]m ,,covid-#ai hot spot     
means an area-- 7,a7 = :i* a ,/ate      
decl>ation ( em]g5cy is 9 effect 9      

connection ) ,,covid-#ai2 &  7,b7 t has1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,director1 a high rate (
 hospitalization associat$ )            
,,covid-#ai4  #c4 ,volunt>y regi/ry (   
c]ta9 individuals :o "w at high risk    
dur+ ,,covid-#ai p&emic  7a7 ,regi/ry ( 
employees at risk ( ,,covid-#ai ,beg9n+ 
n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 act+ ?r\gh !       
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute =     
,occupational ,safety & ,heal? %all     
ma9ta9 a regi/ry ( individuals :o work$1
 dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod1 z a physician1   
nurse1 or non-physician heal? c>e       
speciali/ 9 a hospital or ,,covid-#ai   
alt]native c>e site4  7b7 ,cons5t       
requir$ = inclusion ,! ,director %all-- 
7#a7 include an individual 9 ! regi/ry  
"u ?is section only ) ! individual's    
cons5t2 &  7#b7 all[ individuals 9 !    
regi/ry1 at any "t1 to opt out ( !      
regi/ry "u ?is section & heal? monitor+ 
"u subsection 7d74  7c7 ,grants to      
,/ates ,! ,director may aw>d grants to  
,/ates to enc\rage & facilitate !       

inclusion ( eligible individuals 9 !    
regi/ry "u ?is section4  7d7 ,heal?     
monitor+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all monitor !   
heal? ( ! individuals 9 ! regi/ry "u ?is
 section :o1 at "s po9t dur+ or aft] !  
em]g5cy p]iod1 te/$ positive ?r\gh      
diagno/ic or s]ological te/+ = a pres5t 
or pa/ infection ) ! virus t causes     
,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,duration ,subject to
 subsection 7b77#b71 9 c>ry+ out        
monitor+ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director  
%all1 ) respect to ea* individual 9 !   
regi/ry "u ?is section1 conduct su*     
monitor+ = ! lifetime ( ! individual4   
7e7 ,privacy requirem5ts ,! data        
collection & analysis necess>y = !      
regi/ry "u ?is section & monitor+ "u    
subsection 7d7 %all be conduct$ &       
ma9ta9$ 9 a mann] t protects !          
confid5tiality ( individually           
id5tifiable heal? in=mation consi/5t )  
applicable /atutes & regulations1       
includ+1 z applicable1 ,,hipaa privacy &

 security law 7z def9$ 9 section        
#cjji7;a77#b7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cjj;jj-#ai7;a77#b77 & section #eeb;a ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7f7     
,availability = rese>* ,subject to      
subsection 7e71 9 addition to us+ !     
regi/ry "u ?is subsection = heal?       
monitor+ "u subsection 7d71 ! ,director 
%all make ! in=mation 9 ! regi/ry       
available to rese>*]s = public heal?    
rese>*4  7g7 ,prelim9>y report ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all submit to   
,congress a prelim9>y report on ov]all  
heal? outcomes ( individuals 9 ! regi/ry
 "u subsection 7a71 includ+-- 7#a7      
recomm5dations on be/ practices =       
protect+ work]s describ$ 9 subsection   
7a7 dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7#b7  
recomm5dations on h[ to comp5sate       
individuals 9 ! regi/ry "u subsection   
7a7 = heal? c>e co/s1 :i* may include   
co/s = acute & *ronic conditions & m5tal
 heal? conditions1 t develop z a result 

( contract+ ! virus t causes            
,,covid-#ai4  7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director
 means ! ,director ( ! ,national        
,in/itute ( ,occupational ,safety &     
,heal?4  7#b7 ,em]g5cy p]iod ,! t]m     
em]g5cy p]iod has ! mean+ giv5 to t t]m 
9 section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b77  7#c7 ,/ate ,! 
t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates & 
! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4  #d4 ,loan      
=giv5ess = s]vice 9 a long-t]m c>e or   
nurs+ home facility  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ 
a qualify+ ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy1 !       
,secret>y ( ,education or ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 z applicable1 
%all repay or cancel #aj p]c5t ( !      
out/&+ balance ( pr9cipal & int]e/ due  
on ! eligible ,f$]al loans & ! private  
education loans ( a borr[] = ea* #f-mon?
 p]iod ( s]vice complet$ by ! borr[]4   
7b7 ,limitation ,! total am\nt ( loans (
 a borr[] repaid or cancell$ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 may n exce$ #ej p]c5t ( ! out/&+  

balance ( pr9cipal & int]e/ due on su*  
loans on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ #f-mon?    
p]iod ( s]vice ) respect to :i* su*     
loans are repaid or cancell$4  7c7      
,treatm5t "u ,,irc ,! am\nt ( a loan1 & 
int]e/ on a loan1 :i* is cancel$ or     
repaid "u ?is section %all n be consid]$
 income to ! borr[] = purposes ( !      
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7d7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,eligible ,f$]al loan ,! t]m eligible   
,f$]al loan means-- 7,a7 made1 insur$1  
or gu>ante$ "u "p ,b1 "p ,d1 or "p ,e ( 
title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq41     
#ajhg;a et seq41 or #ajhg;aa et seq472  
7,b7 made "u subp>t ,,ii ( "p ,a ( title
 ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bibq et seq472 or  7,c7 
made "u "p ,e ( title ,,viii ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#big;a et seq474  7#b7 ,qualify+        
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy ,! t]m qualify+     
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy has ! mean+ giv5 to 
! t]m qualify+ em]g5cy 9 section        

#cejb7;a7 ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law 
#aaf-acf74  7#c7 ,p]iod ( s]vice ,! t]m 
p]iod ( s]vice1 us$ ) respect to a      
borr[]1 means a p]iod 9 :i* ! borr[]--  
7,a7 is employ$ 9 a long-t]m c>e        
facility1 nurs+ home facility1 skill$   
nurs+ facility1 or po/-acute c>e        
facility locat$ 9 a jurisdiction )      
respect to :i* a qualify+ ,,covid-#ai   
em]g5cy has be5 decl>$2 &  7,b7 provides
 c>e directly to an individual 9 su*    
facility at lea/ #aj days p] mon?4  7#d7
 ,private education loan ,! t]m private 
education loan has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
"u section #adj7;a7 ( ! ,tru? 9 ,l5d+   
,act4  #e4 ,grants = pr(essional tra9+  
7a7 ,grant au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all pay to ea*
 eligible individual :o submits an      
application "u subsection 7b71 a grant  
equal to #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( ! tuition &
 fees = eligible pr(essional tra9+1 :i* 
may n exce$ #a1jjj p] individual4  7b7  
,application ,to receive a grant "u ?is 
section1 an eligible individual %all    

submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1 :i*
 %all include an agreem5t to commit to  
employm5t1 = n less ?an a #b-ye> p]iod  
aft] receiv+ ! eligible pr(essional     
tra9+ = :i* ! grant is aw>d$1 at a      
long-t]m c>e facility1 nurs+ home       
facility1 skill$ nurs+ facility1 or     
po/-acute c>e facility & at :i* !       
individual w provide c>e directly to an 
individual 9 su* facility at lea/ #aj   
days p] mon? = su* #b-ye> p]iod4  7c7   
,repaym5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! ev5t t an 
eligible individual fails or refuses to 
comply ) ! employm5t commitm5t "u       
subsection 7b71 ! sum ( ! am\nts ( any  
grant receiv$ by su* individual may1 ^u 
a det]m9ation ( su* a failure or refusal
 9 su* employm5t commitm5t1 be subject  
to repaym5t1 toge!r ) int]e/ !reon      
accru+ f ! date ( ! grant aw>d1 9       
accordance ) t]ms & conditions specifi$ 
by ! ,secret>y 9 regulations "u ?is     
section4  7#b7 ,ext5uat+ circum/ances ,!

 ,secret>y may waive any repaym5t       
requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 ! ev5t (  
ext5uat+ circum/ances4  7d7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is subsection3 7#a7 ,eligible       
individual ,! t]m eligible individual   
means an individual :o is employ$1 &    
provides ! c>e1 z describ$ 9 section    
#d7;d77#c74  7#b7 ,eligible pr(essional 
tra9+ ,! t]m eligible pr(essional tra9+ 
means tra9+ t leads to a recogniz$      
po/second>y cr$5tial = a heal? c>e c>e] 
9 a long-t]m c>e facility1 nurs+ home   
facility1 skill$ nurs+ facility1 or     
po/-acute c>e facility4  7#c7 ,recogniz$
 po/second>y cr$5tial ,! t]m recogniz$  
po/second>y cr$5tial has ! mean+ giv5 ! 
t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce           
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74