,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1        
#bjbj,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia 7=       
h]self1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4     
,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4  
,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4            
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4       
,cisn]os1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,vela1   
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,sewell (       
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,c>son ( 
,indiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ! ,judici>y1 & ,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      
e/abli% c]ta9 protections & b5efits =   
front l9e work]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,frontl9e ,h]oes ,act4  #b4 ,data on    
infections & mortalities ( employees &  
contractors at heal?c>e facilities  7a7 

,data collection ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$  
to z ! ,secret>y7 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director
 ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &       
,prev5tion %all-- 7#a7 collect data on  
,,covid-#ai infections & ! relat$       
mortalities or mortality rate (         
employees & contractors at nurs+ homes1 
long-t]m c>e facilities1 hospitals1 &   
o!r heal?c>e facilities nationwide2 &   
7#b7 compile su* data1 r$act$ to exclude
 any p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation1   
into a database disaggregat$ by         
geographic region4  7b7 ,requir$ report+
 to ,secret>y ,dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai       
em]g5cy p]iod1 ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 may   
require a nurs+ home1 long-t]m c>e      
facility1 hospital1 or o!r heal?c>e     
facility to report ! data describ$ 9    
subsection 7a77#a7 9 ! possession ( !   
respective facility z a condition on !  
receipt by su* facility ( any ,f$]al    
funds1 & %all require su* report+ z a   
condition on ! receipt by su* facility (
 any funds made available "u-- 7,a7 !   

,coronavirus ,prep>$ness & ,response    
,supplem5tal ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj
 7,public ,law #aaf-abc72  7,b7 !       
,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response  
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg72  7,c7 !   
,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf72 &  
7,d7 ! ,pay*eck ,protection ,program &  
,heal? ,c>e ,enhancem5t ,act 7,public   
,law #aaf-aci72 &  7,e7 any o!r ,f$]al  
/atute enact$ 9 response to !           
,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7#b7 may require 
su* report+ to be made 9 su* =m1 9 su*  
mann]1 & by su* "t z ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es4  7c7 ,report to ,congress ,n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ,secret>y %all submit a    
report on ! /atus ( data collection "u  
?is section & any initial f9d+s &       
conclusions result+ f su* collection to 
! appropriate congressional committees1 
includ+-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on          
,appropriations & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2
 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations
 & ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  

,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4  7d7     
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod has ! mean+   
giv5 to ! t]m em]g5cy p]iod 9 section   
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774  #c4 ,,cdc    
/udy on long-t]m impact ( ,,covid-#ai ,n
 lat] ?an #bjj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
%all submit to ! appropriate ,committees
 ( ,congress1 includ+ ! ,committees     
describ$ "u section #b7;c71 a report    
conta9+ ! results ( a /udy on ! long-t]m
 heal? impacts ( ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ ! 
pot5tial to cause a disability 7z def9$ 
9 section #c7a7 ( ! ,am]icans )         
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb7a7774  #d4 ,,covid-#ai 
,frontl9e ,heal?c>e ,h]oes ,survivor &  
,disability ,b5efits ,program  7a7 ,fil+
 claim  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,assi/ant      
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,civil ,division ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all e/abli% &    

implem5t ! ,,covid-#ai ,frontl9e        
,heal?c>e ,h]oes ,survivor & ,disability
 ,b5efits ,comp5sation ,program1 "u :i* 
a claimant may file a claim =           
comp5sation = dea? or disability relat$ 
to ,,covid-#ai ) ! ,assi/ant ,attorney  
,g5]al by mail or on an onl9e portal    
creat$ by ! ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al4 
7#b7 ,website ,! ,assi/ant ,attorney    
,g5]al ( ! ,civil ,division ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all publi% on !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice website in/ructions 
= submitt+ a claim = comp5sation "u ?is 
section4  7b7 ,eligibility ,! foll[+    
claimants %all be eligible to receive   
comp5sation "u ?is section3 7#a7 ,a     
claimant :o 0 a frontl9e heal?c>e work] 
at ! "t t ! claimant receiv$ a          
,,covid-#ai diagnosis or 9 ! #de-;day   
p]iod be=e su* diagnosis4  7#b7 ,9 !    
case t ! frontl9e heal?c>e work] is     
deceas$1 a survivor ( a frontl9e        
heal?c>e work] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
9 ! foll[+ ord] ( prec$5ce3 7,a7 ,!     
surviv+ sp\se ( ! frontl9e heal?c>e     

work] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 if !     
sp\se 0 m>ri$ to ! claimant = at lea/ #a
 ye> be=e ! frontl9e heal?c>e work]'s   
dea?4  7,b7 ,if !re is no p]son meet+ ! 
requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a71 ! *ildr5
 ( ! frontl9e heal?c>e work] describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 9 equal %>es4  7,c7 ,if  
!re is no p]son meet+ ! requirem5ts (   
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 ! p>5ts ( !   
frontl9e heal?c>e work] describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a71 9 equal %>es4  7,d7 ,if  
!re is no p]son meet+ ! requirem5ts (   
subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c71 !      
gr&*ildr5 ( ! frontl9e heal?c>e work]   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 equal %>es4 
7,e7 ,if !re is no p]son meet+ !        
requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71   
7,c71 or 7,d71 ! gr&p>5ts ( ! frontl9e  
heal?c>e work] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71
 9 equal %>es4  7,f7 ,if !re is no p]son
 meet+ ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a71
 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e71 ! p]son     
designat$ on a life insurance policy ( !
 frontl9e heal?c>e work] describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,necess>y           

docum5tation ,a claim fil$ "u ?is       
section %all include-- 7#a7 evid5ce (   
employm5t z a frontl9e heal?c>e work]   
dur+ ! "t t ,,covid-#ai 0 diagnos$ or   
dur+ ! #de-;day p]iod be=e su*          
diagnosis2  7#b7 a m$ical /atem5t ( a   
,,covid-#ai diagnosis1 :e!r confirm$ by 
a te/ or a presumptive diagnosis by a   
qualifi$ m$ical pr(essional1 &          
confirmation t dea? or disability 0 f   
,,covid-#ai or connect$ to complications
 due to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b2 &  7#c7 9 ! case
 ( a claim = a dea? b5efit1 ! dea?      
c]tificate ( a frontl9e work]1 or 9 !   
case ( a claim = a disability b5efit1   
evid5ce ( total & p]man5t disability z a
 result ( ,,covid-#ai or connect$ to    
complications due to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b4    
7d7 ,review claim ,n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] a claim is submitt$ "u subsection  
7a71 su* claim %all be review$ to       
det]m9e :e!r ! claimant is eligible to  
receive comp5sation "u ?is section4  7e7
 ,am\nts ,a claimant :o is eligible to  
receive comp5sation "u ?is section %all 

receive a "o-"t lump sum paym5t (       
#cfe1fgj n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !     
claimant is det]m9$ to be eligible to   
receive comp5sation "u ?is section4 ,any
 comp5sation receiv$ "u ?is section %all
 n preclude ! claimant f receiv+ any    
collat]al s\rce comp5sation to :i* !    
claimant is entitl$4  7f7 ,appeals  7#a7
 ,appeals (fic] ,! ,assi/ant ,attorney  
,g5]al ( ! ,civil ,division ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all appo9t appeals 
(fic]s to review appeals made pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,appeal+ d5ial  
,9 ! case t a claim "u ?is section is   
d5i$1 a claimant may file an appeal (   
su* d5ial ) an appeals (fic] n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] su* d5ial4  7#c7 ,review  
,9 review+ an appeal1 an appeals (fic]  
may-- 7,a7 grant comp5sation "u ?is     
section2  7,b7 d5y comp5sation "u ?is   
section2 or  7,c7 s5d ! claim to !      
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,civil   
,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice =     
fur!r review1 includ+ = ! purpose (     
collect+ additional evid5ce4  7g7 ,no   

,f$]al tax or ,,cola ,any paym5t made to
 a claimant "u ?is section %all n be    
subject to any ,f$]al tax or co/ ( liv+ 
adju/m5t4  7h7 ,f9al ag5cy action ,a    
decision by an appeals (fic] %all be    
consid]$ a f9al ag5cy action = purposes 
( judicial review4  7i7 ,paym5t ( m$ical
 education loans n dis*>g$ ^u dea?  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,a claimant :o is eligible to 
receive comp5sation "u subsection       
7b77#b7 %all also be eligible to h !    
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,civil   
,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice pay (f
 any private m$ical education loan ( !  
frontl9e heal?c>e work] t 0 n dis*>g$ ^u
 ! dea? ( ! work]4  7#b7 ,fil+ ( claim  
,a claimant may apply = ! paym5t ( a    
m$ical education loan "u ?is subsection 
by includ+ su* reque/ 9 a claim fil$ "u 
subsection 7a71 along ) su* docum5tation
 z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may require4  7#c7
 ,paym5t sep>ate f comp5sation am\nt ,! 
am\nt ( any paym5t made "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all be 9 addition to ! am\nt describ$ 
"u subsection 7e74  7#d7 ,def9ition (   

private m$ical education loan ,9 ?is    
subsection1 ! t]m private m$ical        
education loan means a private education
 loan 7z def9$ "u section #adj7;a7 ( !  
,tru? 9 ,l5d+ ,act7 issu$ ) respect to a
 m$ical education4  7j7 ,rulemak+ ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all issue rules to implem5t ?is        
section1 includ+ rules on ! process =   
det]m9+ disability /atus4  7k7          
,effective p]iod ,?is section %all take 
effect on ! date t is #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all cease 
to be effective #e ye>s aft] su* date4  
7l7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section3 7#a7     
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,civil   
,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ,! t]m
 ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,civil  
,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice means 
! ,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,civil   
,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7#b7
 ,collat]al s\rce comp5sation ,! t]m    
collat]al s\rce means all collat]al     

s\rces1 includ+ life insurance1 p5sion  
funds1 or any o!r dea? or disability    
b5efit program or paym5t = :i* !        
individual is eligible4  7#c7           
,disability ,! t]m disability means1 )  
respect to an individual1 t su*         
individual has a condition1 ! direct &  
proximate consequ5ces ( :i* p]man5tly   
prev5t ! individual f p]=m+ any ga9ful  
"w4  7#d7 ,frontl9e heal?c>e work] ,!   
t]m frontl9e heal?c>e work] means-- 7,a7
 all employees ( heal?c>e facilities1   
nurs+ homes1 & long-t]m c>e facilities &
 em]g5cy c>e provid]s1 includ+ p>am$ics 
& m$ical p]sonnel :o transport pati5ts  
to ! hospital2 &  7,b7 ! contractors :o 
are physically pres5t at su* facilities4