made available under this heading and transferred to 
Tribes or Tribal organizations shall be transferred on a 
one-time basis, and that these non-recurring funds are not 
part of the amount required by section 106 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5325), and that such amounts may only be used 
for the purposes authorized by section 102 of this Act, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS — THIS ACT 
SEC. 101. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, shall imple-
ment a comprehensive program to— 
(1) prevent and respond to COVID–19 in medi-
cally underserved communities; and 
(2) ensure that such program is designed to 
complement the efforts of State and local public 
health agencies. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The comprehensive program 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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(1) The provision of diagnostic tests for the 
virus that causes COVID–19, including rapid re-
sponse tests and testing through the use of mobile 
health units. 
(2) The provision of serological tests for the 
virus that causes COVID–19. 
(3) Contact tracing to monitor the contacts of 
individuals who are or were infected with the virus 
that causes COVID–19. 
(4) The provision of personal protective equip-
ment to essential workers. 
(5) The facilitation of— 
(A) voluntary isolation and quarantine of 
individuals presumed or confirmed to be in-
fected with, or exposed to individuals presumed 
or confirmed to be infected with, the virus that 
causes COVID–19; and 
(B) the provision of social services and 
support for such individuals. 
(6) A culturally diverse and multilingual social 
marketing campaign carried out by trusted members 
of the community involved to increase public aware-
ness of— 
(A) health precautions to prevent exposure 
to the virus that causes COVID–19; 
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(B) the benefits of monitoring and testing 
for COVID–19; 
(C) health care assistance programs and 
entities that provide treatment for such virus; 
and 
(D) public assistance and unemployment 
programs for individuals affected by the spread 
of COVID–19. 
(c) GRANTS TO PARTNERS.—To carry out the compo-
nents of the comprehensive program under subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall provide grants to— 
(1) faith-based, community, and nonprofit orga-
nizations; and 
(2) eligible institutions of higher education de-
scribed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)) that have part-
nerships with one or more faith-based, community, 
or nonprofit organizations. 
(d) CONTACT TRACING.— 
(1) LOCATION
OF
PERSONNEL.—The individ-
uals hired and trained to perform contact tracing 
pursuant to the comprehensive program under sub-
section (a) shall have— 
(A) experience in medically underserved 
communities; and 
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(B) relationships with individuals who re-
side in medically underserved communities. 
(2) PROTECTION
OF
PERSONAL
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary shall ensure that the individ-
ually identifiable information collected to perform 
contact tracing pursuant to the comprehensive pro-
gram under subsection (a) is secure from unauthor-
ized access and disclosure. 
(e) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop and publish a comprehensive strategy 
with respect to the comprehensive program under 
subsection (a) for the purpose of addressing health 
and health disparities, taking into consideration the 
following: 
(A) Race and ethnicity. 
(B) Sex. 
(C) Age. 
(D) Limited English proficiency. 
(E) Socioeconomic status. 
(F) Disability. 
(G) Census tract. 
(H) Status as a member of the lesbian, 
gay, bisexual, and transgender community. 
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(I) Occupation. 
(J) Other demographic data. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat-
egy under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult 
with health officials who represent the following: 
(A) State and territorial governments. 
(B) Local governments. 
(C) Tribal governments. 
SEC. 102. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Director 
of the Indian Health Service, shall implement a com-
prehensive program to prevent and respond to COVID– 
19 through programs and services administered by— 
(1) the Indian Health Service; and 
(2) Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and 
Urban Indian organizations pursuant to a contract 
or compact under— 
(A) the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.); or 
(B) the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The comprehensive program 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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(1) The provision of diagnostic tests for the 
virus that causes COVID–19, including rapid re-
sponse tests and testing through the use of mobile 
health units. 
(2) The provision of serological tests for the 
virus that causes COVID–19. 
(3) Contact tracing to monitor the contacts of 
individuals who are or were infected with the virus 
that causes COVID–19, including hiring and train-
ing culturally and linguistically competent contact 
tracers. 
(4) The provision of personal protective equip-
ment to essential workers, including— 
(A) community health representatives em-
ployed under section 516 of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616f); and 
(B) community health aides employed 
under section 119 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616l). 
(5) The facilitation of— 
(A) voluntary isolation and quarantine of 
individuals presumed or confirmed to be in-
fected with, or exposed to individuals presumed 
or confirmed to be infected with, the virus that 
causes COVID–19; and 
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