(A) to sufficiently monitor and contribute 
to the control of the transmission of SARS– 
CoV–2 in the United States; 
(B) to ensure that any reduction in social 
distancing efforts, when determined appropriate 
by public health officials, can be undertaken in 
a manner that optimizes the health and safety 
of the people of the United States, and reduces 
disparities (including disparities related to race, 
ethnicity, sex, age, disability status, socio-
economic status, primary written and spoken 
language, occupation, and geographic location) 
in the prevalence of, incidence of, and health 
outcomes with respect to, COVID–19; and 
(C) to provide for ongoing surveillance suf-
ficient to support contact tracing, case identi-
fication, quarantine, and isolation to prevent fu-
ture outbreaks of COVID–19; 
(2) specific plans and benchmarks, each with 
clear timelines, to ensure— 
(A) such level of, types of, and approaches 
to testing as are described in paragraph (1), 
with respect to optimizing health and safety; 
(B) sufficient availability of all necessary 
testing materials and supplies, including extrac-
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tion and testing kits, reagents, transport media, 
swabs, instruments, analysis equipment, per-
sonal protective equipment if necessary for test-
ing (including point-of-care testing), and other 
equipment; 
(C) allocation of testing materials and sup-
plies in a manner that optimizes public health, 
including by considering the variable impact of 
SARS–CoV–2 on specific States, territories, In-
dian Tribes, Tribal organizations, urban Indian 
organizations, communities, industries, and pro-
fessions; 
(D) sufficient evidence of validation for 
tests that are deployed as a part of such strat-
egy; 
(E) sufficient laboratory and analytical ca-
pacity, including target turnaround time for 
test results; 
(F) sufficient personnel, including per-
sonnel to collect testing samples, conduct and 
analyze results, and conduct testing follow-up, 
including contact tracing, as appropriate; and 
(G) enforcement of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116– 
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127) to ensure patients who are tested are not 
subject to cost sharing; 
(3) specific plans to ensure adequate testing in 
rural areas, frontier areas, health professional short-
age areas, and medically underserved areas (as de-
fined in section 330I(a) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–14(a))), and for underserved 
populations, Native Americans (including Indian 
Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian orga-
nizations), and populations at increased risk related 
to COVID–19; 
(4) specific plans to ensure accessibility of test-
ing to people with disabilities, older individuals, indi-
viduals with limited English proficiency, and individ-
uals with underlying health conditions or weakened 
immune systems; and 
(5) specific plans for broadly developing and 
implementing testing for potential immunity in the 
United States, as appropriate, in a manner suffi-
cient— 
(A) to monitor and contribute to the con-
trol of SARS–CoV–2 in the United States; 
(B) to ensure that any reduction in social 
distancing efforts, when determined appropriate 
by public health officials, can be undertaken in 
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a manner that optimizes the health and safety 
of the people of the United States; and 
(C) to reduce disparities (including dispari-
ties related to race, ethnicity, sex, age, dis-
ability status, socioeconomic status, primary 
written and spoken language, occupation, and 
geographic location) in the prevalence of, inci-
dence of, and health outcomes with respect to, 
COVID–19. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this section— 
(1) in coordination with the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency; 
(2) in collaboration with other agencies and de-
partments, as appropriate; and 
(3) taking into consideration the State plans for 
COVID–19 testing prepared as required under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and 
Social Service Emergency Fund’’ in title I of divi-
sion B of the Paycheck Protection Program and 
Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116– 
139; 134 Stat. 620, 624). 
(c) UPDATES.— 
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(1) FREQUENCY.—The updated national plan 
under subsection (a) shall be updated every 30 days 
until the end of the public health emergency first de-
clared by the Secretary under section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on Jan-
uary 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19. 
(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAW.—Paragraph (1) 
applies in lieu of the requirement (for updates every 
90 days until funds are expended) in the second to 
last proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Health and Human Services—Office of the Sec-
retary—Public Health and Social Service Emergency 
Fund’’ in title I of division B of the Paycheck Pro-
tection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act 
(Public Law 116–139; 134 Stat. 620, 627). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate. 
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SEC. 212. CORONAVIRUS IMMIGRANT FAMILIES PROTEC-
TION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CORONAVIRUS
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMER-
GENCY.—The term ‘‘coronavirus public health emer-
gency’’ means— 
(A) an emergency involving Federal pri-
mary responsibility determined to exist by the 
President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) with respect to 
COVID–19 or any other coronavirus with pan-
demic potential; 
(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 et seq.) with respect to 
COVID–19 or any other coronavirus with pan-
demic potential; and 
(D) a public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 
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Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247(d)) with respect to 
COVID–19 or any other coronavirus with pan-
demic potential. 
(2) CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE LAW.—The term 
‘‘coronavirus response law’’ means— 
(A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Re-
sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–123); 
(B) the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (Public Law 116–127); 
(C) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco-
nomic Security Act (Public Law 116–136); and 
(D) any subsequent law enacted as a re-
sponse to a coronavirus public health emer-
gency. 
(3) 
COVID–19.—The 
term 
‘‘COVID–19’’ 
means the Coronavirus Disease 2019. 
(4) ENFORCEMENT
ACTION.—The term ‘‘en-
forcement action’’ means an apprehension, an arrest, 
a search, an interview, a request for identification, 
or surveillance for the purposes of immigration en-
forcement. 
(5) SENSITIVE LOCATION.—The term ‘‘sensitive 
location’’ means all physical space located within 
1,000 feet of— 
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(A) a medical treatment or health care fa-
cility, 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 serv-
ices and assistance; 
(ii) services for individuals experi-
encing homelessness, including food banks 
and shelters; or 
(iii) assistance for children, pregnant 
women, victims of crime or abuse, or indi-
viduals 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 un-
employment compensation or report violations 
of labor and employment laws; 
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(E) a Federal, State, or local courthouse, 
including the office of the legal counsel or rep-
resentative of an individual; 
(F) a domestic violence shelter, rape crisis 
center, supervised visitation center, family jus-
tice center, or victim services provider; 
(G) an office of the Social Security Admin-
istration; 
(H) a childcare facility or a school, includ-
ing a preschool, primary school, secondary 
school, post-secondary school up to and includ-
ing a college or university, and any other insti-
tution 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 busi-
ness location considered to provide an essential 
service, such as a pharmacy or a grocery store; 
and 
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(L) any other location specified by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
(b) SUSPENSION
OF ADVERSE IMMIGRATION AC-
TIONS THAT DETER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM 
SEEKING HEALTH SERVICES
IN
A PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date on 
which a coronavirus public health emergency is de-
clared and ending on the date that is 60 days after 
the date on which the coronavirus public health 
emergency expires— 
(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of State, and the Attorney Gen-
eral shall not— 
(i) implement the final rule of the De-
partment of Homeland Security entitled 
‘‘Inadmissibility 
on 
Public 
Charge 
Grounds’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 41292 (August 
14, 2019)); 
(ii) implement the interim final rule of 
the Department of State entitled ‘‘Visas: 
Ineligibility 
Based 
on 
Public 
Charge 
Grounds’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 54996 (October 
11, 2019)); 
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(iii) implement the proposed rule of 
the Department of Justice entitled ‘‘Inad-
missibility on Public Charge Grounds’’ 
published in the Fall 2018 Uniform Regu-
latory Agenda; 
(iv) conduct any enforcement action 
against an individual at, or in transit to or 
from, a sensitive location unless the en-
forcement action is conducted pursuant to 
a valid judicial warrant; 
(v) detain or remove— 
(I) a survivor of domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or human traf-
ficking, or any other individual, who 
has a pending application under sec-
tion 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), 
1101(a)(15)(U), 
1105a, 
1229b(b)(2)) 
or 
section 
244(a)(3) of that Act (as in effect on 
March 31, 1997); or 
(II) a VAWA self-petitioner de-
scribed in section 101(a)(51) of that 
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Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)) who has a 
pending application for relief under— 
(aa) a provision referred to 
in any of subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) of that section; or 
(bb) section 101(a)(27)(J) 
of 
that 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)(J)); and 
(vi) require an individual subject to 
supervision by U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement to report in person. 
(B) The Attorney General shall conduct 
fully telephonic bond hearings and allow sup-
porting documents to be faxed and emailed to 
the appropriate clerk. 
(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
to the extent practicable, shall stipulate to bond 
determinations on written motions. 
(2) 
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 deter-
mination 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 
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amounts made available under a coronavirus re-
sponse law. 
(c) ACCESS TO COVID–19 TESTING AND TREAT-
MENT FOR ALL COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
EMERGENCY 
SERVICES
FOR
CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 
1903(v)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(v)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following flush sentence: 
‘‘For purposes of subparagraph (A), care and services 
described in such subparagraph include any in vitro diag-
nostic 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 adminis-
tered 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 con-
dition that may complicate the treatment of COVID–19, 
and any services described in section 1916(a)(2)(G).’’. 
(2) 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)) is amended by striking ‘‘means a’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘means any concern that the individual 
may have contracted COVID–19 or another.’’. 
(3) TREATMENT OF ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES 
PROVIDED.—For 
any 
period 
during 
which 
a 
coronavirus public health emergency is in effect— 
(A) the value of assistance or services pro-
vided to any person under a program with re-
spect to which a coronavirus response law es-
tablishes or expands eligibility or benefits shall 
not be considered income or resources; and 
(B)(i) 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))) for any purpose under 
any Federal, State, or local law, including law 
relating to taxation, welfare, and public assist-
ance programs; 
(ii) a participating State or political sub-
division of a State shall not decrease any assist-
ance otherwise provided to an individual be-
cause of the receipt of benefits under the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); and 
(iii) assistance and services described in 
this subparagraph shall be considered noncash 
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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 applica-
ble before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person shall be, 
on the basis of actual or perceived immigration sta-
tus, excluded from participation in, denied the bene-
fits of, or subject to discrimination under, any pro-
gram or activity funded in whole or in part by 
amounts made available under a coronavirus re-
sponse law. 
(d) LANGUAGE ACCESS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR 
PUBLIC HEALTH.— 
(1) 
GRANTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Director’’) 
shall provide grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with, community-based organiza-
tions for the purpose of supporting culturally 
and linguistically appropriate preparedness, re-
sponse, and recovery activities, such as the de-
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velopment of educational programs and mate-
rials to promote screening, testing, treatment, 
and public health practices. 
(B) DEFINITION
OF
COMMUNITY-BASED 
ORGANIZATION.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘community-based organization’’ means an en-
tity that has established relationships with 
hard-to-reach populations, including racial and 
ethnic minorities, individuals with limited 
English proficiency, and individuals with dis-
abilities. 
(2) TRANSLATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall pro-
vide for the translation of materials on aware-
ness, 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. 
(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Not later 
than 7 days after the date on which the mate-
rials described in subparagraph (A) are made 
available to the public in English, the Director 
shall ensure that the translations required by 
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383 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207); 
and 
(3) determining whether such essential worker 
is exempt from application of such section 7 under 
section 13(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1)). 
(f) ESSENTIAL WORKER DEATH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which an es-
sential worker of an essential work employer receiv-
ing a grant under section 806 exhibits symptoms of 
COVID–19 and dies, the essential work employer 
shall pay as a lump sum to the next of kin of the 
essential worker for premium pay under subsection 
(b)— 
(A) for an essential worker who is not a 
highly-compensated 
essential 
worker, 
the 
amount determined under subsection (b)(2)(A) 
minus the total amount of any premium pay the 
worker received under subsection (b) prior to 
the death; or 
(B) for a highly-compensated essential 
worker, the amount determined under sub-
section (b)(2)(B) minus the amount of any pre-
mium pay the worker received under subsection 
(b) prior to the death. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.— 
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