,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #b1 #bjba,mr4
 ,ru% 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4    
,bey]1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,c>son1   
,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,coh51   
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (
 ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1  
,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael 
,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,evans1 
,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4  
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,l>son (    
,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 
,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,morelle1 
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4    
,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,mississippi1 & ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
to eligible entities to conduct         
diagno/ic te/+ = ,,covid-#ai1 & relat$  

activities su* z contact trac+1 ?r\gh   
mobile heal? units &1 z necess>y1 at    
individuals' resid5ces1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,te/+1 ,rea*+1 
,& ,contact+ ,ev]yone 7,,trace7 ,act4   
#b4 ,,covid-#ai te/+ & contact trac+ us+
 mobile heal? units  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 may aw>d
 grants to eligible entities to conduct 
diagno/ic te/+ = ,,covid-#ai1 to trace &
 monitor ! contacts ( infect$           
individuals1 & to support ! qu>ant9e (  
su* contacts1 ?r\gh-- 7#a7 mobile heal? 
units2 &  7#b7 z necess>y1 te/+         
individuals & provid+ individuals )     
s]vices relat$ to te/+ & qu>ant9e at _! 
resid5ces4  7b7 ,p]missible uses ( funds
 ,a grant recipi5t "u ?is section may   
use ! grant funds1 9 support ( !        
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a7--  
7#a7 to hire1 tra91 comp5sate1 & pay !  
exp5ses ( individuals2 &  7#b7 to       

pur*ase p]sonal protective equipm5t &   
o!r supplies4  7c7 ,priority ,9 select+ 
grant recipi5ts "u ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all give priority to-- 7#a7  
applicants propos+ to conduct activities
 fund$ "u ?is section 9 hot spots &     
m$ically und]s]v$ communities2 &  7#b7  
applicants t agree1 9 hir+ individuals  
to c>ry out activities fund$ "u ?is     
section1 to hire resid5ts ( ! area or   
community :]e ! activities w prim>ily   
occur1 ) high] priority among applicants
 describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph giv5 bas$ on ! 
p]c5tage ( individuals to be hir$ f su* 
area or community4  7d7 ,di/ribution ,9 
select+ grant recipi5ts "u ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all ensure t grants are    
di/ribut$ across urban & rural areas4   
7e7 ,f$]al privacy requirem5ts ,no?+ 9  
?is section %all be con/ru$ to sup]s$e  
any ,f$]al privacy or confid5tiality    
requirem5t1 includ+ ! regulations       
promulgat$ "u section #bfd7;c7 ( !      
,heal? ,insurance ,portability &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiif 7,public    

,law #ajd-aia2 #aaj ,/at4 #bjcc7 &      
section #edc ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd-#b74  7f7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a f$]ally  
qualifi$ heal? c5t] 7z def9$ 9 section  
#ahfa7;aa7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa7772  7,b7 a    
s*ool-bas$ heal? cl9ic2  7,c7 a         
disproportionate %>e hospital 7z def9$  
"u ! applicable ,/ate plan "u title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 pursuant to    
section #aibc7;a77#a77;,a7 ( su* ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifr-#d772  7,d7 an    
academic m$ical c5t]2  7,e7 a nonpr(it  
organization 7includ+ any su* fai?-bas$ 
organization72  7,f7 an in/itution (    
high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772  7,g7 a high s*ool 7z
 def9$ 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &  
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja772 or  7,h7 any o!r type
 ( entity t is det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to

 be an eligible entity = purposes ( ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,! 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;,b774  7#c7 ,! t]m  
hot spot means a geographic area :]e !  
rate ( infection ) ! virus t causes     
,,covid-#ai exce$s ! national av]age4   
7#d7 ,! t]m m$ically und]s]v$ community 
has ! mean+ giv5 to t t]m 9 section     
#gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep74  7#e7 ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices4  7g7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$--   
7#a7 #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>      
#bjba2 &  7#b7 su* sums z may be        
necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye> #bjbb & any 
subsequ5t fiscal ye> dur+ :i* ! em]g5cy 
p]iod cont9ues4