,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #g1 #bjbb,ms4 
,pressley 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,blunt     
,rochester1 and ,mr4 ,beyer7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to award grants to eligible   
entities for creating or enhancing      
capacity to treat patients with ,long   
,,covid through a multidisciplinary     
approach4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,targeting          
,resources for ,equitable ,access to    
,treatment for ,long ,,covid ,act or the
 ,,treat ,long ,,covid ,act4  #b4 ,grant
 program to support multidisciplinary   
,long ,,covid clinics  7a7              
,establishment of program ,the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this section referred to  
as the ,secretary7 shall award grants on
 a competitive basis to eligible        

entities for the purpose of creating or 
enhancing capacity to treat patients    
with ,long ,,covid 7also referred to as 
post-acute sequelae of ,,covid-#ai and  
post-,,covid conditions7 through a      
multidisciplinary approach4  7b7 ,use of
 funds ,an eligible entity receiving a  
grant under this section shall use the  
grant1 for the purpose described in     
subsection 7a71 to-- 7#a7 enhance the   
capacity of one or more existing        
multidisciplinary ,long ,,covid clinics 
to serve the ,long ,,covid population2  
or  7#b7 create one or more             
multidisciplinary clinics to address the
 physical and mental health needs of    
,long ,,covid patients4  7c7 ,eligible  
entities ,to be eligible to receive a   
grant under this section1 an entity     
shall be a health care provider1        
,federally qualified health center 7as  
defined in section #ahfa7;aa7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7aa7771 rural health clinic1 urban
 ,indian health center1 or ,state or    

local public health department1 that--  
7#a7 7,a7 operates an existing          
multidisciplinary ,long ,,covid clinic  
or other specialized ,long ,,covid      
program2 or  7,b7 demonstrates an intent
 to create a multidisciplinary ,long    
,,covid clinic or other specialized     
,long ,,covid program2 and  7#b7 submits
 to the ,secretary an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information and         
assurances as the ,secretary may        
require4  7d7 ,equitable access ,in     
order to ensure equitable access        
treatment-- 7#a7 no grantee under this  
section shall deny access to treatment  
with respect to ,long ,,covid based on  
insurance coverage1 date or method of   
diagnosis1 or previous hospitalization2 
7#b7 a grantee under this section shall 
with respect to ,long ,,covid-- 7,a7    
offer equity-centered resources1        
information1 and training to safety net 
health systems2 and  7,b7 disseminate   
best practices and treatment approaches 

that enhance access to high-quality care
 to everyone where they live2 and  7#c7 
treatment for ,long ,,covid shall be    
included as a ,,covid-#ai treatment1    
consistent with the ,american ,rescue   
,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law       
#aag-b74  7e7 ,grant amount ,the amount 
of a grant awarded under this section   
shall not exceed #b1jjj1jjj4  7f7 ,grant
 period ,the period of a grant under    
this section shall be up to three years1
 with an opportunity for renewal4  7g7  
,priority ,in awarding grants under     
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
give priority to eligible entities      
that-- 7#a7 submit a plan to engage with
 medically underserved communities1 and 
with populations disproportionately     
impacted by ,,covid-#ai1 in a degree    
sufficient to advance health care equity
 in ,long ,,covid treatment and         
outcomes2  7#b7 demonstrate capacity 7or
 an intent to build capacity7 to        
facilitate patient access to            
multidisciplinary health care providers 

with expertise in treating ,long ,,covid
 symptoms and other complex post-viral  
conditions1 including such providers who
 are primary and specialty care         
physicians 7such as physiatrists1       
neurologists1 cardiologists1            
immunologists1 and pulmonologists71     
therapists1 nurses1 care coordinators1  
social workers1 nutritionists1 and      
behavioral health specialists2 and  7#c7
 submit a plan to ensure ongoing        
multidisciplinary continuing education  
on infection-triggered conditions for-- 
7,a7 physicians treating ,long ,,covid2 
and  7,b7 other physicians and health   
care workers who are not treating ,long 
,,covid1 but are otherwise serving      
patients in the community4  7h7 ,reports
  7#a7 ,annual reports by grantees to   
,secretary ,on an annual basis1 a       
recipient of a grant under this section 
shall-- 7,a7 submit to the ,secretary1  
and make publicly available1 a report on
 the activities carried out through the 
grant2 and  7,b7 include quantitative   

and qualitative evaluations of such     
activities1 including the experience of 
individuals who received health care    
through such grant4  7#b7 ,annual       
reports by ,secretary to ,congress ,not 
later than the end of each of fiscal    
years #bjbc through #bjbe1 the          
,secretary shall submit to the          
,congress1 and make publicly available1 
a report that-- 7,a7 summarizes the     
reports received under paragraph 7#a72  
7,b7 evaluates the effectiveness of     
grants under this section2 and  7,c7    
makes recommendations with respect to   
expanding coverage for clinical care for
 ,long ,,covid4  7i7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there are authorized to be     
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary for each of fiscal years #bjbc
 through #bjbe4