SEC. 3. Funds made available by this Act may be 
used to enter into contracts with individuals for the provi-
sion of personal services (as described in section 104 of 
part 37 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 
37.104)) to support the prevention of, preparation for, or 
response to coronavirus, domestically and internationally, 
subject to prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That such individuals may not be deemed em-
ployees of the United States for the purpose of any law 
administered by the Office of Personnel Management: Pro-
vided further, That the authority made available pursuant 
to this section shall expire on September 30, 2024. 
SEC. 4. (a) If services performed by an employee dur-
ing 2020 are determined by the head of the agency to be 
primarily related to preparation, prevention, or response 
to coronavirus, any premium pay for such services shall 
be disregarded in calculating the aggregate of such em-
ployee’s basic pay and premium pay for purposes of a limi-
tation under section 5547(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, or under any other provision of law, whether such 
employee’s pay is paid on a biweekly or calendar year 
basis. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:58 Sep 05, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8086.IH
H8086
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
(b) Any overtime pay for such services shall be dis-
regarded in calculating any annual limit on the amount 
of overtime pay payable in a calendar or fiscal year. 
(c) With regard to such services, any pay that is dis-
regarded under either subsection (a) or (b) shall be dis-
regarded in calculating such employee’s aggregate pay for 
purposes of the limitation in section 5307 of such title 5. 
(d)(1) Pay that is disregarded under subsection (a) 
or (b) shall not cause the aggregate of the employee’s basic 
pay and premium pay for the applicable calendar year to 
exceed the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 
II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 
5, United States Code, as in effect at the end of such cal-
endar year. 
(2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 
employee who would otherwise be subject to the premium 
pay limits established under section 5547 of title 5, United 
States Code, ‘‘premium pay’’ means the premium pay paid 
under the provisions of law cited in section 5547(a). 
(3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 
employee under a premium pay limit established under an 
authority other than section 5547 of title 5, United States 
Code, the agency responsible for administering such limit 
shall determine what payments are considered premium 
pay. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:58 Sep 05, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8086.IH
H8086
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
(e) This section shall take effect as if enacted on Feb-
ruary 2, 2020. 
(f) If application of this section results in the pay-
ment of additional premium pay to a covered employee of 
a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for retire-
ment or any other purpose, that additional pay shall not— 
(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered 
employee for any purpose; or 
(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment 
to the covered employee for accumulated and ac-
crued annual leave under section 5551 or section 
5552 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. The paragraph codified at 42 U.S.C. 231 
shall be applied in this and all other fiscal years as though 
the phrase ‘‘central services’’ referred to central services 
for any Federal agency, and this section shall be effective 
as if enacted on the date of the enactment of such para-
graph. 
SEC. 6. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’, 
except for the amounts specified in the third and fourth 
paragraphs under the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social 
Services Emergency Fund’’, may be transferred to, and 
merged with, other appropriation accounts under the 
headings ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’’, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:58 Sep 05, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8086.IH
H8086
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, 
‘‘Administration for Children and Families’’, ‘‘Administra-
tion for Community Living’’, and ‘‘National Institutes of 
Health’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus following consultation with the Office of Man-
agement and Budget: Provided, That the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such 
transfer: Provided further, That, upon a determination 
that all or part of the funds transferred from an appro-
priation by this Act are not necessary, such amounts may 
be transferred back to that appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act 
may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 
205 of division A of Public Law 116–94 or section 241(a) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238j(a)). 
SEC. 7. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer-
gency Fund’’, up to $6,000,000 shall be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available under the heading 
‘‘Office of the Secretary, Office of Inspector General’’, and 
shall remain available until expended, for oversight of ac-
tivities supported with funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:58 Sep 05, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8086.IH
H8086
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
nationally: Provided, That the Inspector General of the 
Department of Health and Human Services shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate prior to obligating such 
funds: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro-
vided by this section is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by law. 
SEC. 8. Funds made available in Public Law 113– 
235 to the accounts of the National Institutes of Health 
that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2015 
shall be made available through fiscal year 2021 for the 
liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal year 
2015: Provided, 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 (2 U.S.C. 
901(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended. 
SEC. 9. Section 675B(b)(3) of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9906(b)(3)) shall not 
apply with respect to funds appropriated by the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136) to carry out the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.): Provided, That 
the amounts repurposed in this section that were pre-
viously are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:58 Sep 05, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00020
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8086.IH
H8086
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS