,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dceg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ba1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to provide for emergency  
grants to safeguard essential health    
care workers1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,hazard ,pay for ,health ,care  
,heroes ,act4  #b4 ,safeguarding        
essential health care workers ,the      
,public ,health ,service ,act is amended
 by inserting after section #cai;,d-#a  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#d;b7 the         
following3  #cai;,d-#b4 ,emergency      
grants to safeguard essential health    
care workers  7a7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,emergency or disaster    
,the term emergency or disaster means-- 
7,a7 a major disaster declared by the   
,president under section #dja of the    

,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act2  7,b7  
an emergency declared by the ,president 
under section #eja of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act2  7,c7 a    
national emergency declared by the      
,president under the ,national          
,emergencies ,act2  7,d7 a public health
 emergency declared under section #cai2 
and  7,e7 a ,state1 local1 territorial1 
or ,tribal emergency or disaster1 as    
declared by the applicable ,state1      
local1 territorial1 or ,tribal          
government4  7#b7 ,eligible health care 
worker ,the term eligible health care   
worker means an essential health care   
worker whose work cannot be conducted   
remotely4  7#c7 ,essential health care  
worker ,the term essential health care  
worker means-- 7,a7 a health care       
provider1 including a direct care worker
 7as defined in section #gii;,b72  7,b7 
a medical technologist2  7,c7 a public  
health worker2  7,d7 an orderly 7as     

defined in the #bjaj ,standard          
,occupational ,classifications of the   
,department of ,labor under the code for
 ,orderlies 7#ca-ajae772  7,e7 an       
environmental service1 janitorial1 or   
custodial worker in a health care       
setting2 and  7,f7 any other            
professional role that the ,secretary   
determines is essential to the care of  
patients or the maintenance of public   
health4  7b7 ,grants  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary may make grants to      
public or private nonprofit health care 
facilities and home health agencies for 
use in accordance with paragraph 7#b74  
7#b7 ,use of funds  7,a7 ,hazardous duty
 compensation  7i7 ,in general ,the     
recipient of a grant under paragraph    
7#a7 shall use the grant funds to       
provide hazardous duty compensation to  
eligible health care workers for work   
performed during the period of an       
emergency or disaster in cases in which 
the ,secretary determines that-- 7,i7   
the performance of the work by the      

eligible health care worker for the     
applicable health care facility or home 
health agency is hazardous2 or  7,,ii7  
the commute of the eligible health care 
worker is hazardous4  7ii7 ,requirement 
7,i7 ,in general ,subject to subclause  
7,,ii71 the amount of hazardous duty    
compensation under clause 7i7 shall be  
not more than #ac per hour1 which shall 
be in addition to the wages or          
remuneration the eligible health care   
worker otherwise receives for the work4 
7,,ii7 ,maximum amount ,the total amount
 of hazardous duty compensation received
 by any #a eligible health care worker  
under this subparagraph may not exceed  
#be1jjj per year4  7,b7 ,additional uses
 ,the recipient of a grant under        
paragraph 7#a7 may use the grant funds  
to provide safety measures to safeguard 
and protect eligible health care workers
 from hazards due to the applicable     
emergency or disaster1 including        
alternative transit options1 personal   
protective equipment1 and other safety  

measures4  7c7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section such sums as may be necessary4  
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