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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8086 

To provide additional appropriations for the public health and social services 

emergency fund, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 22, 2020 

Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide additional appropriations for the public health 

and social services emergency fund, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2020: 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

2 SERVICES 

3 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

4 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

5 FUND

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So8 cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $29,000,000,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, pre10 pare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 

11 internationally, including the development of necessary 

12 countermeasures and vaccines, prioritizing platform-based 

13 technologies with United States-based manufacturing ca14 pabilities, the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, 

15 diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, as well as medical 

16 surge capacity, addressing blood supply chain, workforce 

17 modernization, telehealth access and infrastructure, initial 

18 advanced manufacturing, novel dispensing, enhancements 

19 to the United States Commissioned Corps, and other pre20 paredness and response activities: Provided, That funds 

21 appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be 

22 used to develop and demonstrate innovations and enhance23 ments to manufacturing platforms to support such capa24 bilities: Provided further, That the Secretary of Health 

25 and Human Services shall purchase vaccines developed 


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1 using funds made available under this paragraph in this 

2 Act to respond to an outbreak or pandemic related to 

3 coronavirus in quantities determined by the Secretary to 

4 be adequate to address the public health need: Provided 

5 further, That products purchased by the Federal govern6 ment with funds made available under this paragraph in 

7 this Act, including vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics, 

8 shall be purchased in accordance with Federal Acquisition 

9 Regulation guidance on fair and reasonable pricing: Pro10 vided further, That the Secretary may take such measures 

11 authorized under current law to ensure that vaccines, 

12 therapeutics, and diagnostics developed from funds pro13 vided in this Act will be affordable in the commercial mar14 ket: Provided further, That in carrying out the previous 

15 proviso, the Secretary shall not take actions that delay the 

16 development of such products: Provided further, That the 

17 Secretary shall ensure that protections remain for individ18 uals enrolled in group or individual health care coverage 

19 with pre-existing conditions, including those linked to 

20 coronavirus: Provided further, That products purchased 

21 with funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act 

22 may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and 

23 Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National 

24 Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the Public Health Serv25 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b): Provided further, That of 


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1 the amount appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, 

2 not more than $2,000,000,000 shall be for the Strategic 

3 National Stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of such Act: 

4 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

5 paragraph in this Act may be transferred to, and merged 

6 with, the fund authorized by the Covered Counter Measure 

7 Process Fund under section 319F–4 of the Public Health 

8 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6e): Provided further, That 

9 of the amount appropriated under this paragraph in this 

10 Act, $20,000,000,000 shall be available to the Biomedical 

11 Advanced Research and Development Authority for nec12 essary expenses of manufacturing, production, and pur13 chase, at the discretion of the Secretary, of vaccines, 

14 therapeutics, diagnostics, and small molecule active phar15 maceutical ingredients, including the development, trans16 lation, and demonstration at scale of innovations in manu17 facturing platforms: Provided further, That funds in the 

18 previous proviso may be used for the construction or ren19 ovation of United States-based next generation manufac20 turing facilities, other than facilities owned by the United 

21 States Government: Provided further, That of the amount 

22 provided under this heading in this Act, $6,000,000,000 

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1 cine coverage: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

2 coordinate funding and activities outlined in the previous 

3 proviso through the Director of Centers for Disease Con4 trol and Prevention: Provided further, That the Secretary, 

5 through the Director of Centers for Disease Control and 

6 Prevention, shall report to the Committees on Appropria7 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate with8 in 60 days of enactment of this Act on a comprehensive 

9 coronavirus vaccine distribution strategy and spend plan 

10 that includes how existing infrastructure will be leveraged, 

11 enhancements or new infrastructure that may be built, 

12 considerations for moving and storing vaccines, guidance 

13 for how States and health care providers should prepare 

14 for, store, and administer vaccines, nationwide vaccination 

15 targets, funding that will be distributed to States, how an 

16 informational campaign to both the public and health care 

17 providers will be executed, and how the vaccine distribu18 tion plan will focus efforts on high risk, underserved, and 

19 minority populations: Provided further, That such plan 

20 shall be updated and provided to the Committees on Ap21 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen22 ate 90 days after submission of the first plan: Provided 

23 further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees 

24 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

25 Senate 2 days in advance of any obligation in excess of 


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1 $50,000,000, including but not limited to contracts and 

2 interagency agreements, from funds provided in this para3 graph in this Act: Provided further, That funds appro4 priated under this paragraph in this Act may be used for 

5 the construction, alteration, or renovation of non-federally 

6 owned facilities for the production of vaccines, thera7 peutics, diagnostics, and medical supplies where the Sec8 retary determines that such a contract is necessary to se9 cure sufficient amounts of such supplies: Provided further, 

10 That the not later than 30 days after enactment of this 

11 Act, and every 30 days thereafter until funds are ex12 pended, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on 

13 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

14 Senate on uses of funding for Operation Warp Speed, de15 tailing current obligations by Department or Agency, or 

16 component thereof broken out by the coronavirus supple17 mental appropriations Act that provided the source of 

18 funds: Provided further, That the plan outlined in the pre19 vious proviso shall include funding by contract, grant, or 

20 other transaction in excess of $20,000,000 with a notation 

21 of which Department or Agency, and component thereof 

22 is managing the contract: Provided further, That such 

23 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

24 emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So4 cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $8,085,000,000, to re5 main available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, pre6 pare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 

7 internationally: Provided, That $7,600,000,000 of the 

8 funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall 

9 be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Admin10 istration—Primary Health Care’’ for grants, cooperative 

11 agreements, and other necessary expenses under the 

12 Health Centers Program, as defined by section 330 of the 

13 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), including 

14 funding for alteration, renovation, construction, equip15 ment, and other capital improvement costs, and including 

16 funding to support, maintain, or increase health center ca17 pacity and staffing levels, as necessary, to meet the needs 

18 of areas affected by coronavirus: Provided further, That 

19 sections 330(r)(2)(B), 330(e)(3), 330(e)(6)(A)(iii), and 

20 330(e)(6)(B)(iii) of such Act shall not apply to funds in 

21 the preceding proviso: Provided further, That funding 

22 made available under this paragraph in this Act shall not 

23 be subject to requirements under the National Environ24 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or 

25 the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966: Provided 


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1 further, That for the purposes of any funding provided for 

2 fiscal year 2020 for the Health Centers Program pursuant 

3 to section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 254b), maintaining current health center capacity and 

5 staffing levels during a public health emergency as a result 

6 of the coronavirus and any renewal of such declaration 

7 pursuant to such section 319 of this Act shall be deemed 

8 a cost of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of 

9 coronavirus: Provided further, That $250,000,000 of the 

10 funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall 

11 be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Admin12 istration—Bureau of Health Workforce’’, to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2022, for supplements to existing 

14 payments under subsections 340E(a) and (h)(1) notwith15 standing the cap imposed by subsection (h)(1) and not16 withstanding subsection (h)(6), for Children’s Hospitals 

17 Graduate Medical Education, to prevent, prepare for, and 

18 respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 

19 Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the funds appro20 priated under this paragraph in this Act shall be trans21 ferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Administra22 tion—Health Care Systems’’, to remain available until 

23 September 30, 2022, for activities under sections 1271 

24 and 1273 of the this Act to improve the capacity of poison 

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1 ther, That of the amount appropriated under this para2 graph in this Act, $225,000,000 shall be for grants or 

3 other mechanisms, to rural health clinics as defined in sec4 tion 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 1395x(aa)(2)) with such funds also available to such enti6 ties for building or construction of temporary structures, 

7 leasing of properties, and retrofitting facilities as nec8 essary to support COVID–19 testing: Provided further, 

9 That such funds shall be distributed using the procedures 

10 developed for the Provider Relief Fund authorized under 

11 the third paragraph under this heading in division B of 

12 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 

13 (Public Law 116–136); may be distributed using contracts 

14 or agreements established for such program; and shall be 

15 subject to the process requirements applicable to such pro16 gram: Provided further, That the Secretary may specify 

17 a minimum amount for each eligible entity accepting as18 sistance under the two previous provisos: Provided further, 

19 That of the amount made available under this heading in 

20 this Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 

21 coronavirus, $5,000,000, shall be available to implement 

22 section 747A of the PHS Act and section 747A(c) shall 

23 not apply to these funds: Provided further, That such 

24 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

25 emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So4 cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $16,000,000,000, to re5 main available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and 

6 respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, 

7 which shall be for necessary expenses for testing, contact 

8 tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation to mon9 itor and suppress COVID–19, including tests for both ac10 tive infection and prior exposure, including molecular, 

11 antigen, and serological tests, the manufacturing, procure12 ment and distribution of tests, testing equipment and test13 ing supplies, including personal protective equipment 

14 needed for administering tests, the development and vali15 dation of rapid, molecular point-of-care tests, and other 

16 tests, support for workforce, epidemiology, to scale up aca17 demic, commercial, public health, and hospital labora18 tories, to conduct surveillance and contact tracing, support 

19 development of COVID–19 testing plans, and other re20 lated activities related to COVID–19 testing: Provided, 

21 That of the amount appropriated under this paragraph in 

22 this Act, not less than $15,000,000,000 shall be for 

23 States, localities, territories, tribes, tribal organizations, 

24 urban Indian health organizations, or health service pro25 viders to tribes for necessary expenses for testing, contact 


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1 tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation, includ2 ing support for workforce, epidemiology, use by employers, 

3 elementary and secondary schools, child care facilities, in4 stitutions of higher education, long-term care facilities, or 

5 in other settings, scale up of testing by public health, aca6 demic, commercial, and hospital laboratories, and commu7 nity-based testing sites, health care facilities, and other 

8 entities engaged in COVID–19 testing, and other related 

9 activities related to COVID–19 testing, contact tracing, 

10 surveillance, containment, and mitigation: Provided fur11 ther, That the amount identified in the preceding proviso 

12 shall be allocated to States, localities, and territories ac13 cording to the formula that applied to the Public Health 

14 Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement in fiscal 

15 year 2019: Provided further, That not less than 

16 $500,000,000 shall be allocated in coordination with the 

17 Director of the Indian Health Service, to tribes, tribal or18 ganizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health 

19 service providers to tribes: Provided further, That the Sec20 retary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this 

21 paragraph as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may satisfy the funding 

22 thresholds outlined in the first and third provisos under 

23 this paragraph in this Act by making awards through 

24 other grant or cooperative agreement mechanisms: Pro25 vided further, That the Governor or designee of each State, 


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1 locality, territory, tribe, or tribal organization receiving 

2 funds pursuant to this Act shall update their plans, as 

3 applicable, for COVID–19 testing and contact tracing sub4 mitted to the Secretary pursuant to the Paycheck Protec5 tion Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public 

6 Law 116–139) and submit such updates to the Secretary 

7 not later than 60 days after funds appropriated in this 

8 paragraph in this Act have been awarded to such recipient: 

9 Provided further, That funds an entity receives from 

10 amounts described in the first proviso in this paragraph 

11 may also be used for the rent, lease, purchase, acquisition, 

12 construction, alteration, renovation, or equipping of non13 federally owned facilities to improve coronavirus prepared14 ness and response capability at the State and local level: 

15 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

17 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So20 cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $25,000,000,000, to re21 main available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and 

22 respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, 

23 which shall be for necessary expenses to reimburse, 

24 through grants or other mechanisms, eligible health care 

25 providers for health care related expenses or lost revenues 


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1 that are attributable to coronavirus: Provided, That these 

2 funds may not be used to reimburse expenses or losses 

3 that have been reimbursed from other sources or that 

4 other sources are obligated to reimburse: Provided further, 

5 That recipients of payments under this paragraph shall 

6 submit reports and maintain documentation as the Sec7 retary determines are needed to ensure compliance with 

8 conditions that are imposed by this paragraph for such 

9 payments, and such reports and documentation shall be 

10 in such form, with such content, and in such time as the 

11 Secretary may prescribe for such purpose: Provided fur12 ther, That ‘‘eligible health care providers’’ means public 

13 entities, Medicare or Medicaid enrolled suppliers and pro14 viders, and such for-profit entities and not-for-profit enti15 ties not otherwise described in this proviso as the Sec16 retary may specify, within the United States (including 

17 territories), that provide diagnoses, testing, or care for in18 dividuals with possible or actual cases of COVID–19: Pro19 vided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human 

20 Services shall, on a rolling basis, review applications and 

21 make payments under this paragraph in this Act: Provided 

22 further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph in 

23 this Act shall be available for building or construction of 

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1 ment and testing supplies, increased workforce and 

2 trainings, emergency operation centers, retrofitting facili3 ties, and surge capacity: Provided further, That, in this 

4 paragraph, the term ‘‘payment’’ means a pre-payment, 

5 prospective payment, or retrospective payment, as deter6 mined appropriate by the Secretary: Provided further, 

7 That payments under this paragraph shall be made in con8 sideration of the most efficient payment systems prac9 ticable to provide emergency payment: Provided further, 

10 That to be eligible for a payment under this paragraph, 

11 an eligible health care provider shall submit to the Sec12 retary of Health and Human Services an application that 

13 includes a statement justifying the need of the provider 

14 for the payment and the eligible health care provider shall 

15 have a valid tax identification number: Provided further, 

16 That, not later than 3 years after final payments are made 

17 under this paragraph, the Office of Inspector General of 

18 the Department of Health and Human Services shall 

19 transmit a final report on audit findings with respect to 

20 this program to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur22 ther, That nothing in this section limits the authority of 

23 the Inspector General or the Comptroller General to con24 duct audits of interim payments at an earlier date: Pro25 vided further, That not later than 60 days after the date 


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1 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 

2 Human Services shall provide a report to the Committees 

3 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Senate on obligation of funds, including obligations to 

5 such eligible health care providers summarized by State 

6 of the payment receipt: Provided further, That such re7 ports shall be updated and submitted to such Committees 

8 every 60 days until funds are expended: Provided further, 

9 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

10 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

13 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 SEC. 2. Funds appropriated by this Act may be used 

16 by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 

17 Services to appoint, without regard to the provisions of 

18 sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5 of the United States 

19 Code, candidates needed for positions to perform critical 

20 work relating to coronavirus for which— 

21 (1) public notice has been given; and 

22 (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv23 ices has determined that such a public health threat 

24 exists. 


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1 SEC. 3. Funds made available by this Act may be 

2 used to enter into contracts with individuals for the provi3 sion of personal services (as described in section 104 of 

4 part 37 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 

5 37.104)) to support the prevention of, preparation for, or 

6 response to coronavirus, domestically and internationally, 

7 subject to prior notification to the Committees on Appro8 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 

9 Provided, That such individuals may not be deemed em10 ployees of the United States for the purpose of any law 

11 administered by the Office of Personnel Management: Pro12 vided further, That the authority made available pursuant 

13 to this section shall expire on September 30, 2024. 

14 SEC. 4. (a) If services performed by an employee dur15 ing 2020 are determined by the head of the agency to be 

16 primarily related to preparation, prevention, or response 

17 to coronavirus, any premium pay for such services shall 

18 be disregarded in calculating the aggregate of such em19 ployee’s basic pay and premium pay for purposes of a limi20 tation under section 5547(a) of title 5, United States 

21 Code, or under any other provision of law, whether such 

22 employee’s pay is paid on a biweekly or calendar year 

23 basis. 


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1 (b) Any overtime pay for such services shall be dis2 regarded in calculating any annual limit on the amount 

3 of overtime pay payable in a calendar or fiscal year. 

4 (c) With regard to such services, any pay that is dis5 regarded under either subsection (a) or (b) shall be dis6 regarded in calculating such employee’s aggregate pay for 

7 purposes of the limitation in section 5307 of such title 5. 

8 (d)(1) Pay that is disregarded under subsection (a) 

9 or (b) shall not cause the aggregate of the employee’s basic 

10 pay and premium pay for the applicable calendar year to 

11 exceed the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 

12 II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 

13 5, United States Code, as in effect at the end of such cal14 endar year. 

15 (2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 

16 employee who would otherwise be subject to the premium 

17 pay limits established under section 5547 of title 5, United 

18 States Code, ‘‘premium pay’’ means the premium pay paid 

19 under the provisions of law cited in section 5547(a). 

20 (3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 

21 employee under a premium pay limit established under an 

22 authority other than section 5547 of title 5, United States 

23 Code, the agency responsible for administering such limit 

24 shall determine what payments are considered premium 

25 pay. 


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1 (e) This section shall take effect as if enacted on Feb2 ruary 2, 2020. 

3 (f) If application of this section results in the pay4 ment of additional premium pay to a covered employee of 

5 a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for retire6 ment or any other purpose, that additional pay shall not— 

7 (1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered 

8 employee for any purpose; or 

9 (2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment 

10 to the covered employee for accumulated and ac11 crued annual leave under section 5551 or section 

12 5552 of title 5, United States Code. 

13 SEC. 5. The paragraph codified at 42 U.S.C. 231 

14 shall be applied in this and all other fiscal years as though 

15 the phrase ‘‘central services’’ referred to central services 

16 for any Federal agency, and this section shall be effective 

17 as if enacted on the date of the enactment of such para18 graph. 

19 SEC. 6. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

20 heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’, 

21 except for the amounts specified in the third and fourth 

22 paragraphs under the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social 

23 Services Emergency Fund’’, may be transferred to, and 

24 merged with, other appropriation accounts under the 

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1 ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, 

2 ‘‘Administration for Children and Families’’, ‘‘Administra3 tion for Community Living’’, and ‘‘National Institutes of 

4 Health’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 

5 coronavirus following consultation with the Office of Man6 agement and Budget: Provided, That the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such 

9 transfer: Provided further, That, upon a determination 

10 that all or part of the funds transferred from an appro11 priation by this Act are not necessary, such amounts may 

12 be transferred back to that appropriation: Provided fur13 ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act 

14 may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 

15 205 of division A of Public Law 116–94 or section 241(a) 

16 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238j(a)). 

17 SEC. 7. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

18 the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer19 gency Fund’’, up to $6,000,000 shall be transferred to, 

20 and merged with, funds made available under the heading 

21 ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Office of Inspector General’’, and 

22 shall remain available until expended, for oversight of ac23 tivities supported with funds appropriated to the Depart24 ment of Health and Human Services to prevent, prepare 

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1 nationally: Provided, That the Inspector General of the 

2 Department of Health and Human Services shall consult 

3 with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

4 Representatives and the Senate prior to obligating such 

5 funds: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro6 vided by this section is in addition to any other transfer 

7 authority provided by law. 

8 SEC. 8. Funds made available in Public Law 113– 

9 235 to the accounts of the National Institutes of Health 

10 that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2015 

11 shall be made available through fiscal year 2021 for the 

12 liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal year 

13 2015: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

14 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

15 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

17 901(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended. 

18 SEC. 9. Section 675B(b)(3) of the Community Serv19 ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9906(b)(3)) shall not 

20 apply with respect to funds appropriated by the 

21 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub22 lic Law 116–136) to carry out the Community Services 

23 Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.): Provided, That 

24 the amounts repurposed in this section that were pre25 viously are designated by the Congress as an emergency 


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1 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

2 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

3 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

4 SEC. 10. (a) Each amount designated in this Act by 

5 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur6 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

7 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be avail8 able (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 

9 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

10 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

11 (b) Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 

12 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

13 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently 

15 so designated by the President, and transferred pursuant 

16 to transfer authorities provided by this Act shall retain 

17 such designation. 

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