(B) the provision of social services and 
support for such individuals. 
(6) A culturally and linguistically appropriate 
social marketing campaign carried out by trusted 
members of the community involved to increase pub-
lic awareness of— 
(A) health precautions to prevent exposure 
to, and the spread of, the virus that causes 
COVID–19; 
(B) the benefits of monitoring and testing 
for such virus; and 
(C) other public awareness priorities. 
(7) Awarding grants or cooperative agreements 
to epidemiology centers established under section 
214 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
U.S.C. 1621m). 
(c) CONSULTATION.—Before implementing the pro-
gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with Indian Tribes and Tribal orga-
nizations; and 
(2) confer with Urban Indian organizations. 
SEC. 103. In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘essential worker’’ means— 
(A) a health sector employee; 
(B) an emergency response worker; 
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(C) a sanitation worker; 
(D) a worker at a business which a State 
or local government official has determined 
must remain open to serve the public during a 
public health emergency (as declared pursuant 
to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d)) with respect to COVID–19; 
and 
(E) any other worker who cannot telework, 
and whom the State deems to be essential dur-
ing a public health emergency with respect to 
COVID–19. 
(2) The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ means an ‘‘Indian 
tribe’’ as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) The term ‘‘medically underserved commu-
nities’’ means communities that each— 
(A) have a rate of infection, hospitaliza-
tion, or death with respect to COVID–19 that 
is higher than the national average; 
(B) have a high percentage of racial and 
ethnic minorities; or 
(C) are above the 90th percentile according 
to the area deprivation index developed by the 
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Administrator of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration. 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(5) The term ‘‘Tribal organization’’ means a 
‘‘tribal organization’’ as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(6) The term ‘‘Urban Indian organization’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 4 of the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1603). 
SEC. 104. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro-
priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 
and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 
for fiscal year 2020. 
SEC. 105. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
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 shall be available 
(or transferred, as applicable) only if the President subse-
quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COVID Community 
Care Act’’. 
Æ 
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