,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hich  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjbj   
,ms4 ,gabb>d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 to      
e/abli% a /&>diz$ proc$ure = all ,/ates 
to submit weekly reports on hospital    
policies & metrics relat$ to ! response 
to ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,/&>diz+ ,covid-#ai data report+  7a7 ,9
 g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
& 9 collaboration ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all 
e/abli% a /&>diz$ proc$ure = all ,/ates1
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( heal?   
7or o!r ,/ate ag5cies t adm9i/] public  
heal? programs71 to submit 9 an         

electronic =mat1 on a weekly basis1 to !
 ,secret>y reports t include ! in=mation
 specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d74  7a7 
,hospital reports ,beg9n+ on ! date t is
 #b weeks aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & e #b weeks !reaft] until ! date
 t is #f mon?s aft] ! date on :i* !     
em]g5cy p]iod ends1 ea* hospital 7or    
affiliat$ facility or site !re(7 t      
receiv$ ,,covid-#ai response fund+ %all1
 z a condition on receipt ( su* fund+1  
submit to ! relevant ,/ate dep>tm5t (   
heal? ! foll[+ in=mation reg>d+         
,,covid-#ai3  7#a7 ,) respect to !      
hospital's 7or affiliat$ facility or    
site !re(7 ,,covid-#ai caseload-- 7,a7 !
 total numb] 7if great] ?an z]o7 (      
,,covid-#ai cases dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod2 
7,b7 ! numb] ( su* cases to date2  7,c7 
h[ _m pati5ts infect$ ) ,,covid-#ai--   
7i7 h be5 dis*>g$2 &  7ii7 h di$ 7& !   
und]ly+ cause1 o!r ?an ,,covid-#ai1 =   
su* dea?s72 &  7,d7 h[ _m /aff memb]s ( 
! hospital 7or affiliat$ facility or    
site !re(7 h be5 infect$ ) ,,covid-#ai &

 ! outcomes f ^? cases4  7#b7 ,) respect
 to te/+ = ,,covid-#ai conduct$ by !    
hospital 7or affiliat$ facility or site 
!re(7--  7,a7 ! type ( te/s conduct$2   
7,b7 ! location :]e ! te/s are be+ s5t =
 analysis2  7,c7 ! turn>\nd "t on       
results ( su* te/s2  7,d7 ! total te/s  
p]=m$ to date2 &  7,e7 ! results ( su*  
te/s1 disaggregat$ by positive1         
negative1 or antibodies pres5t4  7#c7 ,)
 respect to ! hospital's 7or affiliat$  
facility or site !re(7 ,,covid-#ai surge
 capacity--  7,a7 ! curr5t b$           
availability 9 ! hospital 7or affiliat$ 
facility or site !re(7 "u non-surge     
conditions & ! availability ( int5sive  
c>e unit b$s2  7,b7 :e!r ! hospital 7or 
affiliat$ facility or site !re(7 has    
e/abli%$ or retr(itt$ new ,,covid-#ai   
w>ds2  7,c7 ! curr5t v5tilator capacity2
 &  7,d7 any o!r relevant /ati/ics are  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#d7 ,) respect
 to p]sonal protective equipm5t1 !      
curr5t availability ( all relevant      
p]sonal protective equipm5t at !        

hospital 7or affiliat$ facility or site 
!re(71 includ+ :e!r !re are %ortages (  
su* equipm5t or o!r necess>y treatm5t   
equipm5t = ,,covid-#ai4  7e7 ,hospital  
policy reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on
 ! date t is #b weeks aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #b weeks       
!reaft] until ! date t is #f mon?s aft] 
! date on :i* ! em]g5cy p]iod ends1 ea* 
hospital 7or affiliat$ facility or site 
!re(7 t receiv$ ,,covid-#ai response    
fund+ %all1 z a condition on receipt (  
su* fund+1 ma9ta9 a /&>diz$1            
compreh5sive1 publicly available website
 detail+ ! hospital's 7or affiliat$     
facility or site !re(7                  
,,covid-#ai-relat$ policies & proc$ures 
t--  7,a7 is available 9 multiple       
languages2  7,b7 is publi%$ 9 an        
accessible mann]2  7,c7 is updat$ on a  
weekly basis2 &  7,d7 conta9s !         
in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74     
7#b7 ,in=mation describ$ ,! in=mation   
describ$ 9 ?is section is ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,,covid-#ai te/+ /&>ds1 policies1      

requirem5ts1 & crit]ia = pati5ts1       
visitors1 & /aff 7m$ical & non-m$ical74 
7,b7 ,,covid-#ai infection control &    
prev5tion1 includ+ p]sonal protective   
equipm5t usage & dis9fection1 visitor   
guidance1 pati5t placem5t & triage 7su* 
z proc$ures to isolate pati5ts infect$ )
 ,,covid-#ai71 be/ practices = /aff1    
pati5ts1 & visitors1 & :e!r /aff are    
work+ bo? )9 & outside ( ,,covid-#ai    
units or w>ds4  7,c7 ,protocols = /aff  
to leave f & return to "w aft] be+ 9    
contact ) a ,,covid-#ai positive case or
 te/+ positive = ,,covid-#ai4  7,d7 ,!  
availability ( teleheal?1 access to     
s]vices 7includ+ ! rate ( paym5t = su*  
s]vices74  7,e7 ,policies & proc$ures = 
surg]ies unrelat$ to ,,covid-#ai4  7,f7 
,int]nal contact trac+ policies1 if any4
  7,g7 ,any o!r policy ! ,secret>y1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,director1 det]m9es is         
applicable4  7f7 ,data requirem5ts  7#a7
 ,disaggregation ,all data report$ "u   
?is section ) respect to ,,covid-#ai    
pati5ts %all be disaggregat$ by age1    

sex1 race1 e?nicity1 & o!r demographic  
factors z may be specifi$ by !          
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,privacy ,any in=mation
 collect$ pursuant to ?is section )     
respect to ,,covid-#ai pati5ts %all be  
de-id5tifi$ & o!rwise subject to all    
applicable ,f$]al & ,/ate privacy laws4 
7g7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y %all use to c>ry
 out ?is section fund+ made available "u
 ! ?ird p>agraph "u ! head+ ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices--,(fice ( !    
,secret>y--,public ,heal? & ,social     
,s]vices ,em]g5cy ,fund ( ! ,,c>es ,act 
7,public ,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,/at4      
#efc74  7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,! t]m appropriate committees (    
,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2  7,b7 ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2  7,c7 ! ,committee on  
,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2  7,d7 ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,e7 !     
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       

,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,f7 !
 ,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7
 ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai response fund+ means
 ,f$]al fund+ receiv$ "u--  7,a7 !      
,coronavirus ,prep>$ness & ,response    
,supplem5tal ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj
 7,public ,law #aaf-abc71 or an am5dm5t 
made by t ,act2  7,b7 ! ,families ,fir/ 
,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public    
,law #aaf-abg71 or an am5dm5t made by t 
,act2  7,c7 ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law 
#aaf-acf71 or an am5dm5t made by t ,act2
  7,d7 ! ,pay*eck ,protection ,program &
 ,heal? ,c>e ,enhancem5t ,act 7,public  
,law #aaf-aci71 or an am5dm5t made by t 
,act2 or  7,e7 any o!r ,f$]al law "u :i*
 ,f$]al assi/ance is provid$ to ,/ates &
 o!r non-,f$]al entities = purposes (   
respond+ to ,,covid-#ai4  7#c7 ,! t]m   
em]g5cy p]iod has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9
 section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774  7#d7 ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director 

( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &        
,prev5tion4  7#e7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea*
 ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 !        
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ! ,tru/ ,t]ritory ( ! 
,pacific ,isl&s1 & ea* f$]ally recogniz$
 ,indian ,tribe4