(b) FUNDS.—A State, local, or Tribal health depart-
ment that receives a grant under this section may use 
funds received through the grant awarded under sub-
section (a)(1) to establish partnerships with medical train-
ing and public health programs, such as medical schools, 
nursing schools, respiratory therapy programs, and com-
munity-based organizations, to recruit individuals to serve 
as Federal public health reserve corps personnel. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In establishing partnerships under 
subsection (b), a State, local, or Tribal health department 
that receives a grant under this section shall give priority 
to institutions eligible to receive funding under section 371 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q). 
(d) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall establish, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense, a national training program (in digital and 
in-person formats) for individuals serving as Federal pub-
lic health reserve corps personnel with respect to respond-
ing to COVID–19, including necessary surge capacity and 
activation on short notice in local communities, including 
hot spot areas with 100 or more COVID–19 hospital ad-
missions. Any certification received for completion of any 
such training shall not supersede any training required 
under State law for public health personnel. 
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(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the emergency period (as defined in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B))) ends, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the 
state of the Federal public health reserve corps, includ-
ing— 
(1) the rate of participation by members of ra-
cial and ethnic minority groups in such corps; 
(2) specific occupations of corps personnel; 
(3) careers attained after service in the corps; 
and 
(4) specific recommendations on the amount of 
funding necessary for successful deployment of Fed-
eral heath reserve corps personnel during public 
health emergencies. 
(f) FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH RESERVE CORP.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Federal public health reserve 
corps’’ includes— 
(1) Federal public health and medical personnel 
under the authority of the Secretary, including the 
Ready Reserve Corps, the Regular Corps, the Na-
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tional Disaster Medical System, the Medical Reserve 
Corps, and the Emergency System for Advance Reg-
istration of Volunteer Health Professionals; 
(2) personnel of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency appointed under section 306(c) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149); 
(3) personnel of the Pandemic Community Re-
serve Corps; and 
(4) members of the National Guard. 
(g) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 
of title 38, United States Code. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000,000 to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH PANDEMIC COMMUNITY RE-
SERVE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, in consultation with the Office of 
Minority Health and Health Equity of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to State, 
local, and Tribal public health departments to establish 
and operate a Pandemic Community Reserve Corps within 
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the jurisdiction of such State, local, or Tribal public health 
department for the purposes of— 
(1) increasing diversity in recruitment of re-
serve corps personnel; 
(2) ensuring a locally-sourced public health 
workforce to supplement the existing State and Fed-
eral public health infrastructure; and 
(3) assisting with testing, contact tracing, and 
treatment of COVID–19. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall, as a condition on the receipt of a 
grant under this section, require that a State, local, or 
Tribal public health department that receives a grant 
under this section— 
(1) requires that personnel of the Pandemic 
Community Reserve Corps complete training under 
the national program established under section 1(d); 
and 
(2) in establishing and operating a Pandemic 
Community Reserve Corps, gives priority to dis-
located workers, the underemployed, youth, veterans, 
and individuals with barriers to employment. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date on which the first grant is 
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awarded under this section, and annually thereafter, 
each State, local, and Tribal public health depart-
ment receiving such a grant shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services a report on 
the state of the Pandemic Community Reserve Corps 
within the jurisdiction of such State, local, or Tribal 
public health department, including— 
(A) the rate of participation by members of 
racial and ethnic minority groups in such corps; 
(B) specific occupations of corps personnel; 
(C) careers attained after service in the 
corps; and 
(D) specific recommendations on the 
amount of funding necessary for successful de-
ployment of Pandemic Community Reserve 
Corps personnel during public health emer-
gencies. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date on which the emergency period 
(as defined in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B))) ends, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
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