Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act

To ensure that all communities have access to urgently needed COVID–19 testing, treatment, public health information, and relief benefits regardless of immigration status or limited English proficiency, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Coronavirus public health emergency The term coronavirus public health emergency (A) an emergency involving Federal primary responsibility determined to exist by the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191(b) (B) an emergency declared by a Federal official with respect to coronavirus (as defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 (C) a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 (D) a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247(d) (2) Coronavirus response law The term coronavirus response law (A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 (B) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 (C) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 (D) any subsequent law enacted as a response to a coronavirus public health emergency. (3) COVID–19 The term COVID–19 (4) Enforcement action The term enforcement action (5) Sensitive location The term sensitive location (A) a medical treatment or health care facility, including a hospital, an office of a health care practitioner, an accredited health clinic, an alcohol or drug treatment center, an emergent or urgent care facility, and a community health center; (B) a location at which emergency service providers distribute food or provide shelter; (C) an organization that provides— (i) disaster or emergency social services and assistance; (ii) services for individuals experiencing homelessness, including food banks and shelters; or (iii) assistance for children, pregnant women, victims of crime or abuse, or individuals with significant mental or physical disabilities; (D) a public assistance office, including any Federal, State, or municipal location at which individuals may apply for or receive unemployment compensation or report violations of labor and employment laws; (E) a Federal, State, or local courthouse, including the office of the legal counsel or representative of an individual; (F) a domestic violence shelter, rape crisis center, supervised visitation center, family justice center, or victim services provider; (G) an office of the Social Security Administration; (H) a childcare facility or a school, including a preschool, primary school, secondary school, post-secondary school up to and including a college or university, and any other institution of learning such as a vocational or trade school; (I) a church, synagogue, mosque or any other institution of worship, such as a building rented for the purpose of a religious service; (J) the site of a funeral, wedding, or any other public religious ceremony; (K) in the case of a jurisdiction in which a shelter-in-place order is in effect during a coronavirus public health emergency, any business location considered to provide an essential service, such as a pharmacy or a grocery store; and (L) any other location specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 3. Suspension of adverse immigration actions that deter immigrant communities from seeking health services in a public health emergency (a) In general Beginning on the date on which a coronavirus public health emergency is declared and ending on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the coronavirus public health emergency expires— (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall not— (A) implement the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (B) implement the interim final rule of the Department of State entitled Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds (C) implement the proposed rule of the Department of Justice entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (D) conduct any enforcement action against an individual at, or in transit to or from, a sensitive location unless the enforcement action is conducted pursuant to a valid judicial warrant; (E) detain or remove— (i) a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking, or any other individual, who has a pending application under section 101(a)(15)(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 106, 240A(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T) (ii) a VAWA self-petitioner described in section 101(a)(51) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51) (I) a provision referred to in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of that section; or (II) section 101(a)(27)(J) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J) (F) require an individual subject to supervision by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report in person. (2) The Attorney General shall conduct fully telephonic bond hearings and allow supporting documents to be faxed and emailed to the appropriate clerk. (3) The Secretary of Homeland Security, to the extent practicable, shall stipulate to bond determinations on written motions. (b) Use of benefits funded by coronavirus response law The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall not consider in any determination affecting the current or future immigration status of any individual the use of any benefit of any program or activity funded in whole or in part by amounts made available under a coronavirus response law. 4. Access to COVID–19 testing and treatment for all communities (a) Clarification regarding emergency services for certain individuals Section 1903(v)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(2) For purposes of subparagraph (A), care and services described in such subparagraph include any in vitro diagnostic product described in section 1905(a)(3)(B) that is administered during any portion of the emergency period described in such section beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this sentence (and the administration of such product), any COVID–19 vaccine that is administered during any such portion (and the administration of such vaccine), any item or service that is furnished during any such portion for the treatment of COVID–19 or a condition that may complicate the treatment of COVID–19, and any services described in section 1916(a)(2)(G). . (b) Emergency medicaid for individuals with suspected COVID–19 infections Section 1903(v)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(3) means a means any concern that the individual may have contracted COVID–19 or another. (c) Treatment of assistance and services provided For any period during which a coronavirus public health emergency is in effect— (1) the value of assistance or services provided to any person under a program with respect to which a coronavirus response law establishes or expands eligibility or benefits shall not be considered income or resources; and (2) (A) any medical coverage or services shall be considered treatment for an emergency medical condition (as defined in section 1903(v)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(3) (B) a participating State or political subdivision of a State shall not decrease any assistance otherwise provided to an individual because of the receipt of benefits under the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 301 (C) assistance and services described in this paragraph shall be considered noncash disaster assistance, notwithstanding the form in which the assistance and services are provided, except that cash received by an individual or a household may be treated as income by any public benefit program under the rules applicable before the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Nondiscrimination No person shall be, on the basis of actual or perceived immigration status, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in part by amounts made available under a coronavirus response law. 5. Language access and public outreach for public health (a) Grants and cooperative agreements (1) In general The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the Director (2) Definition of community-based organization In this subsection, the term community-based organization (b) Translation (1) In general The Director shall provide for the translation of materials on awareness, screening, testing, and treatment for COVID–19 into the languages described in the language access plan of the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated October 1, 2016, as the languages most frequently encountered. (2) Public availability Not later than 7 days after the date on which the materials described in paragraph (1) are made available to the public in English, the Director shall ensure that the translations required by that paragraph are made available to the public. (c) Hotline The Director shall establish an informational hotline line that provides, in the languages referred to in subsection (b)(1), information to the public directly on COVID–19. (d) Interagency coordination With respect to individuals with limited English proficiency, the Director shall facilitate interagency coordination among agencies activated through the National Response Framework based on the language access standards established under the language access plans of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services. (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to be available until expended. (2) Grants and cooperative agreements Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to carry out subsection (a). 6. Access to support measures for vulnerable communities (a) Disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 (1) in section 102(1) ( 42 U.S.C. 5122(1) or pandemic catastrophe (2) in section 301 ( 42 U.S.C. 5141 or an emergency due to a pandemic major disaster (3) in section 412 ( 42 U.S.C. 5179 (A) by inserting or an emergency due to a pandemic major disaster (B) in subsection (a), by inserting without regard to regular allotments and to make surplus (C) by adding at the end the following: (d) Assistance during a pandemic In the case of an emergency due to a pandemic, for purposes of providing benefits under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall remove or delay the requirement of an in-person interview, and if an interview occurs, provide an alternative to the in-person interview requirement for all applicants. Assistance shall be provided based on need and not lost provisions. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, only if such sums are designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ; and (4) in section 502(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 5192(a) (A) in paragraph (7), by striking and (B) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (9) provide assistance in accordance with section 412. . (b) Access to benefits using individual taxpayer identification number Subsection (g)(2)(A) of section 6428 Public Law 116–136 or a taxpayer identification number (c) Extension of immigration status and employment authorization (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (2) Alien described An alien described in this paragraph is an alien (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (A) expired during the 30-day period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act; or (B) will expire not later than— (i) one year after such date of enactment; or (ii) 90 days after the date on which the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 (d) Language access Any agency receiving funding under a coronavirus response law shall ensure that all programs and opportunities made available to the general public provide translated materials describing the programs and opportunities into the languages described in the language access plan of the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated October 1, 2016, as the languages most frequently encountered.

Summary: Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act This bill addresses immigration issues related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and otherwise makes changes to certain COVID-19 response activities, benefits, and programs. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) must temporarily limit in-person immigration proceedings, and, during the COVID-19 emergency, DHS, DOJ, and the Department of State shall not take certain adverse immigration actions. In addition, an individual's use of certain assistance related to COVID-19 may not be considered in current or future immigration determinations concerning that individual. The bill includes pandemics within the scope of specified disaster and emergency laws and modifies nutrition and other benefits during such emergencies. For example, states may receive Medicaid payments for COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and treatment for certain unlawful aliens, and individuals who use an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number may receive cash assistance related to the COVID-19 response. In addition, individuals may not be excluded from participating in COVID-19 response programs due to actual or perceived immigration status. To ensure the availability of information related to COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must (1) establish programs for eligible community-based organizations to develop preparedness materials that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, and (2) translate materials and operate telephone hotlines in specified languages. Agencies that receive funding under a law enacted in response to COVID-19 must also provide information about programs and opportunities in such languages.